The beautiful world of bongs

A bong is a device that has become associated primarily with illegal substances, although in truth it can be used to smoke many other products, including tobacco and other legal highs. Bongs can come in all shapes and sizes.

While bongs are traditionally made out of glass, the acrylic bong has become increasingly popular due in part to the fact that they are a lot easier to clean and a lot harder to accidentally break than the more common glass bongs. Acrylic bongs are also often quite a bit cheaper than their glass counterparts, and are available in a more interesting variety. Glass bong users, such as fans of roor bongs, claim that they give generally smoother ‘pulls’ than their acrylic rivals. Bongs have been around for a very long time, having been used for a great many centuries in countries such as Thailand and Laos. Often, multi-pipe bongs are used in cultural ceremonies.

The appeal of the bong, as opposed to other methods for smoking various substances, is that the water in the bong helps cool the substance, thus cutting down the chances of burning either the mouth or the lungs. The water can also help to trap heavier particles and some soluble minerals, giving a kind of “filtration” effect and preventing some of the more toxic elements of the substance from entering the user’s body. There are several studies that do indeed back up this widely held belief, suggesting that smoking with a bong is safer than smoking unfiltered.

In some countries, the bong is sold specifically as a tobacco inhaling device, thus allowing them to remain on sale.

Posted in Bongs, Herbal Highs, Legal Highs, Smoking by jungle at December 9th, 2010.
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