hey, Can you tell me what a "choke mechanism " is?

http://www.bongs-sale.com/prod/Giant...ss-Water-Bong/

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looks like a flue, like the kind in a fireplace. you can open and close a flap to control airflow.

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This guide is great, Bookworm. It's too bad people can't appreciate it without nitpicking. You would almost think that seeing a knowledgeable opinion somehow calls into question their own prowess and makes them go on the defensive.

Mokie is right, though, you have a long way to go. You can hardly expect people to pay attention to it until you have included a list of the exact chest and neck muscles involved in taking a great bong rip, as well as the ideal order of contractions. Who do you think you are?!

good shit man keep it coming

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so do you own any illadelph glass...?

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Good shit bookworm


Post some of you bongs

You forgot to mention techniques: such as milking, clearing, and etc.

Also, have you heard of the pieces that attach to the whip of a vaporizer and the other end fits in the downstem? They work pretty well...

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I have in fact heard of these, but have yet to see one in person.

I guess I should write up a bit more and add it on.


Well, for some reason, there is no edit button on my original post, so bong school continues here:

How to spot (and pick out) a quality bong:
Alright, bongs come in three levels of quality: absolute shit, poor, and good. An absolute shit bong has one thing wrong with it: it cannot hit well. Maybe it's cracked, or missing an O-ring (more on those later) or has mismatched parts, but you just don't get that luscious, thick smoke that bongs are known for. My sister has a bong like this, I avoid it like the plague. The way to test if a bong hits well is ridiculously simple: cover the bowl with your palm and pull on the mouthpiece like you're taking a hit. If you can pull in air you've got a bad bong, don't use it, or if it's a cheap bong, check the seals.

If the bong is a Glass on Glass (GonG) and does not seal well, you're straight outta luck. If it's a cheaply made bong (trust me, you'll know) try rotating the bowl to see if it fits better another way, and if it has an O-Ring (rubber ring) on the bowl stem, try moving it up and down the stem tp make a better seal. You may need to press down on the bowl to make the o-ring seal while you're hitting it. If you're on a budget, this is something you may have to deal with.

Once you've determined if the bong has a solid seal (or at least a tolerable one) it's time to check build quality. This is all about the glass. Is the glass of uniform thickness, does it have any imperfections, bubbles, cracks, or other issues? (Don't listen to the guy behind the counter, ANY deviation from how the glass should look is a weak point, and you don't want anything to do with it). The thicker the glass is the better. A KEY point to look for problems is where the downstem meets the main chamber.

As long as the piece you're looking at has good build quality and nice glass, anything else you want is up to you.

Hitting the bong:
Hitting a bong can be either no big deal, or quite an accomplishment, depending on the circumstances. Hitting a 10" tall bong is not a problem, get your source of ignition, place it over the bowl and inhale, when you're ready, pull the bowl and clear that chamber like a champ.

Hitting a larger bong is more complex though, they hold such a large volume of air that taking a "normal" hit isn't very efficient. What you want to do here is pull on the bong until you taste smoke in your mouth, then exhale (NOT back into the bong) all that clean air you just pulled, then pull the bowl and clear the bong. What size bong you can clear all depends on your lung capacity, and practice makes perfect.

The techniques mentioned by beginningbotanist420 of milking, clearing, etc.

Milking: pulling slowly and in a very controlled manner, so as to make the smoke as thick as possible, and maximize the size of the hit.

Clearing: pulling the bowl and sucking all the smoke right out of the bong.

Like a champ: Not being phased by your hit.

Cornering: Holding the source of ignition in such a manner so that you take the greens only in a corner of the bowl, rather than torching all that clean taste for yourself.

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or taking a snapper: loading up about 0.2 of ground tree into a bowl, control your draw so that you can blow that whole bowl, snap it through and clear the residual smoke all in the same breath...which having an EXCELLENT bong will help you with, and every body gets fresh green taste every time...

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If you have a glass on glass you might run into the problem of the diffuser wanting to get stuck in the bong. If you gently but firmly try to wiggle it free you can probably get it out, but don't try to force it. You can try boiling it and then firmly wiggling it out. Ever since mine first got stuck I've started lubing it with a bit of vaseline before each use and never ran into a problem since.

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