Electronic cigarettes

[Rye]

Okay, I keep seeing these booths in the mall advertising them. They are the douchiest things since the Ed Hardy clothing line was created. What ARE they? What IS an e-cigarette?

What is the lamest new creation you've encountered lately? :greenie:

[Shoeberto]

They're not bad and have a lot of benefits. They're little vaporizers with flavor cartridges that you attach, so when you inhale you get a vaporized flavor with or without nicotine. The upside of it all is that you get the look and feel (though not exactly flavor) of a cigarette, with full nicotine delivery, but with a lot less risk than actually filling your lungs with most of the crap that comes out of regular cigs. I kinda liked it when I tried my friend's set out.

[Rye]

Wait, so is it like hookah, except not hookah tobacco and in the shape of a cigarette? What?

[IronOcean]

wait you can get cigs without the balls taste but all the nicotine you body cant live without? where can this be found only in new york cause indiana is bumpkin....dammit i knew it :mad:

[Rye]

It was in Rhode Island too, and Rhode Island is pretty much a tiny dead end little bumpkin state. Keep looking, I guess? They look pretty dumb though! If you need nicotine, get the patch, dude! If you don't, when you get older you're be all wrinkly and cough up all of the time like my parents!

[Seraphic]

I just saw this at the mall today too! The guy running the stand was just standing there with one of them in his mouth and I must admit, he did look quite douchey.
I dunno, I mean what's the point of smoking really if it looks like you're playing with candy cigarettes?

[Rye]

That's what I think. It's like... you smoke because you enjoy SMOKING, or you smoke because you're addicted. In that case, if you just want the nicotine without the unhealthy tar and tobacco, just suck on a lemon drop and get the patch! It makes no sense! But then again, it makes no sense to me why people wear Ed Hardy! Paradox~ D:

[Tama2]

It's about the hand to mouth action also.

[o_O]

They're to satisfy the urge to hold a cigarette and also the addiction to nicotine if the user is addicted. It also enables the user to feel as if they're socially part of a smokers' circle.

I think they're a good thing. Smokers are going to put nicotine into their system regardless of how it gets there, so anything that cuts down on the toxins they and others around them receive is good. Seeing a few of my friends who are smokers, I realise that smoking isn't just about getting a fix; it also provides a reason to socialise or a talking point between themselves and other smokers, so by retaining the appearance of a cigarette it's not cutting them out of the social smokers group.

[NeoCracker]

Some have been said before, but I'll go ahead and list off some benefits to theses.

1) It doesn't cause anywhere near as much damage to your health, while still feeding ones addition to Nicotine.

2) In the long run, it actually ends up costing you less the Cigarretes.

3) It creates more completion for the Tabbaco industry, and more competion is good for the economy.

4) I'm surprised no ones mentioned this, because it's probably the biggest reason I like them. They don't have the smell. I wouldn't smoke them myself, but I have a lot of friends that smoke, and overall these can help make them more pleasant to be around. And it kills off the reason I refuse to date a girl who smokes, the smell.

[Aydin]

I'm actually considering buying one, actually... >_>

[Breine]

It's about the hand to mouth action also.

..and about blowing out the smoke too.

[xXsarahXx]

My friends giving up a smoking habit of 20 years. For him it was the social side of smoking that was the difficult part to give up. He swears by these elctronic ciggerettes as he can now be with his friends in a social situation and not feel out of place.

Im a month into giving up smoking, ive been doing it for 8 years myself.
All of my friends are smokers and i feel really out of place when they all go outside for a ciggie. I may get one of these.

[Caraliz]

I can't fathom this. I've never seen/heard of it but then again I have been on a farm for a month.

Personally I can't imagine it would be the same as a regular cigarette. I'm kind of interested but skeptical.

[xXsarahXx]

It looks exactly the same as a normal ciggerette, and you inhale smoke (well steam vapour) like a real ciggerette, only difference is it dont contain nicotine.
I think its a comfort to people who are stuck in the habit and to make giving up not so much of a huge life and habit change.

Tbh anything that helps is great, its difficult giving up.

Hers a vid of it in action..

YouTube - new model of electronic cigarette (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cqFAiqCbrw&feature=related)

[Caraliz]

Wow. That's kind of weird.

I guess it'd be cool to try one. Are they expensive?

[xXsarahXx]

I just found the kit in the UK with 10 refil cartriges (aprox 200 cigs worth) for £20 + £3 postage so no thats actually really cheap if you compare it to how much a smoker spends.

1 pack of 20 cigs = £5-6 ish.

[Quindiana Jones]

At least they look better than those Tampon inhalers (http://www.firstchemist.com/images/ProductImages/nicoretteinhaler.jpg) we Brits get. :roll2

[xXsarahXx]

Ohh the inhelators!
They are awful things :(
Like like a right pleb with one of those hanging out of your mouth.
Im gonna try my friends on friday and if i like it im gonna get one myself i think.

[aquatius]

If people won't but non-alcoholic beer, why would they buy this?

[Unbreakable Will]

I haven't seen these, but then again I live in the middle of nowhere in Tennessee. I quit smoking a while back, mostly because I wanted to and partly because Nikki would have kicked my ass If I hadn't quit. I still get a craving every once in a while, especially driving past the tobacco barns that are currently smoking their crops.

[Loony BoB]

We could just shoot every cigarette smoker in the world and solve a lot of problems. Less homeless people, more jobs (particularly in the crematorium business, I'd imagine) made available, less pollution, less mouths to feed, less cancer. Solving all the world's problems, me? Well. 8-)

[Rye]

I'll be Little Orphan Jessie. Every single person in my family smokes. :cry:

[Quindiana Jones]

Hey, at least you'd be able to get your 360 back, Rye.

[Rye]

I love you, Quin. xD Halo 3 Teabag time!

[xXsarahXx]

We could just shoot every cigarette smoker in the world and solve a lot of problems. Less homeless people, more jobs (particularly in the crematorium business, I'd imagine) made available, less pollution, less mouths to feed, less cancer. Solving all the world's problems, me? Well. 8-)

Thats a little narrow minded dont you think?
Your putting smokers on a par with people who really need to be shot, ie rapists and murderers.

Smokers arnt bad people.

[Loony BoB]

I'm glad someone realised that I was being, to quote Bleys, 'dead serious'.

[Quindiana Jones]

Most rapists and murderers smoke. Most car accidents involve young men. If that kind of link justifies forcing me to pay ridiculously high insurance costs, then it totally justifies mass....smokericide.

[Loony BoB]

There is the downside that I'd probably lose two pretty close friends. But I figure if they start shooting other smokers then they'd probably quit pretty quick. Well, one might not, but she's just angry and believes in freedom, which we all know is a silly thing to believe in.

[Quindiana Jones]

An angry smoker is even more likely to be a murderer, so we should definitely shoot her.

[Jowy]

Holy :bou::bou::bou::bou:, I want one. This way I can still enjoy nicotine without the not-girlfriend-approved side effects.

[Raistlin]

I'm glad someone realised that I was being, to quote Bleys, 'dead serious'.

I was happier to see someone not realize it. Much more entertaining.

[xXsarahXx]

i fail at internets :( lol

[Loony BoB]

I'm glad someone realised that I was being, to quote Bleys, 'dead serious'.

I was happier to see something not realize it. Much more entertaining.
I was also being 'dead serious' in that post, too, so not only do we agree but you just entertained me.

[Raistlin]

Wait, so Linus is really dead?

[Loony BoB]

Coolest zombie out there, man.

[Crimson]

It's cigarettes for nerds.

[Rodarian]

I'm recovering from my illness and I've decided to quit smoking... Was a social smoker any way but a smoker nonetheless...

Its illegal in Canada at the moment.

[rubah]

If people won't but non-alcoholic beer, why would they buy this?

Because it contains the chemical you crave but not the nasty rat poison.

[Quindiana Jones]

Is there anything on the market without the nicotine but with the rat poison? Because that's what I crave.

[The Space Pope]

If somebody offered me an electronic cigarette I'd light them on fire.

[Breine]

Is there anything on the market without the nicotine but with the rat poison? Because that's what I crave.

That'd be rat poison :p

[Crimson]

If somebody offered me an electronic cigarette I'd light them on fire.

With artificial fire?

[Darkswordofchaos]

I dont smoke cigs but the closest thing i've ever used to fake cig is a metal one that has a tiny bowl in the end to pack in some weed so you can smoke in public

[Aerith's Knight]

Some have been said before, but I'll go ahead and list off some benefits to theses.

1) It doesn't cause anywhere near as much damage to your health, while still feeding ones addition to Nicotine.

2) In the long run, it actually ends up costing you less the Cigarretes.

3) It creates more completion for the Tabbaco industry, and more competion is good for the economy.

4) I'm surprised no ones mentioned this, because it's probably the biggest reason I like them. They don't have the smell. I wouldn't smoke them myself, but I have a lot of friends that smoke, and overall these can help make them more pleasant to be around. And it kills off the reason I refuse to date a girl who smokes, the smell.

5. The first model was developed by a dutch student, so you know it's good.

[The Space Pope]

I dont smoke cigs but the closest thing i've ever used to fake cig is a metal one that has a tiny bowl in the end to pack in some weed so you can smoke in public

Oh a one hitter? Yeah those come in handy. I had one that looked like a pen. But who smokes a pen? I mean besides people who hollow out the metal ones and turn them into crackpipes...not that I ever did that or anything.

[Jess]

Don't shoot me, Daniel. :(

One of my friends at work got one of these. They work out so much cheaper than real cigarettes, and you get the nicotine and the social side of things. I think they're a good thing, but I haven't thought about buying one myself.

[Shoeberto]

If people won't but non-alcoholic beer, why would they buy this?
A lot of people buy alcoholic beer, especially if they are limited on what they can drink because of health issues. Not really a great analogy.

[Darkswordofchaos]

If people won't but non-alcoholic beer, why would they buy this?
A lot of people buy alcoholic beer, especially if they are limited on what they can drink because of health issues. Not really a great analogy.

Well from what ive been told non alcoholic beer has all the bad parts like bad taste but none of the good parts like getting drunk these e-cigs seem to be the reverse of that in that you get the good, nico, but not the bad stuff so i can see why theyd be good

[The Space Pope]

You think beer tastes bad? What have you been drinking? I mean beer is a waste of money if you're just looking to get drunk, there's liquor for that, but imo most beers taste pretty good.

[Darkswordofchaos]

You think beer tastes bad? What have you been drinking? I mean beer is a waste of money if you're just looking to get drunk, there's liquor for that, but imo most beers taste pretty good.
yeas i hate beer
liquor imo tastes better and by level of drunkness is cheaper to.

[Peegee]

My friend has one. A couple near where we live imports them from the USA and sells them.

You're talking about 'happy vapper' (sic) right? A battery operated hookah cigarette? They are pretty neat.

It's not too silly because it can help with quitting smoking, which while I argue to be a harmless activity should not really be something encouraged ;D

However I don't think I would ever get one because I would be even more pretentious than I am.

[The Space Pope]

yeas i hate beer
liquor imo tastes better and by level of drunkness is cheaper to.
Well I certainly won't argue with the second part, and yes some beers do definitely taste like ass but with so many different varieties it's hard to find at least one you wouldn't like.

Personally, I'd recommend Guinness, warmed up with some black coffee and a hint of Wild Irish Rose or brandy. That'll wake ya up in the morning.

[Darkswordofchaos]

thats one that i think i might like i've never tried it though

[The Space Pope]

Oh you definitely should, it sounds kinda odd but it tastes great. I don't know what your opinion of dark ales is though, but Guinness of among the best of them.

[Raistlin]

Alcohol in general is an acquired taste. I used to dislike most beers, and I know people who dislike all beer.

EDIT:
I don't know what your opinion of dark ales is though, but Guinness of among the best of them.

Yuck.

[The Space Pope]

Yuck.

acquired taste.
:colbert:

Seriously though that combo I mentioned tastes surprisingly good, and I wasn't a huge Guinness fan or coffee fan for that matter either. Guinness is meant to be drank warm or even hot imo, as are most dark ales.

[NeoCracker]

Only beer I can stand the taste of, oddly enough, is Smirnoff. :p

First time trying Whiskey though, I was in love. :love:

Though I think to enjoy Whiskey, you have to like the Burn, which I do, oh so much.

That Jack is such a Gentleman. :love:

[Trumpet Thief]

I always feel sorry for that dude in the mall standing at the 'Electronic Cigarette' booth just waiting for somebody to come his way. I was contemplating giving the dude a hug :p

But yeah those High-definition glasses seem pretty stupid haha. Now let's go buy some Sham wow's.

[Akaria]

My buddy's brother told me that he tried the e-cigarettes, and that he'll never do it again.

Maybe he'd been doing it wrong or something, but he said that if you don't hold it vertically all the time, the nicotine eats away at the battery, but if you do, you basically suck on liquid nicotine.

[Quindiana Jones]

Is there anything on the market without the nicotine but with the rat poison? Because that's what I crave.

That'd be rat poison :p

Huzzah! My prayers have been answered!

[krissy]

has everyone forgotten the travesty that was the chocolate cigarette rebellion of 94
shame

shame on you all

[Aydin]

has everyone forgotten the travesty that was the chocolate cigarette rebellion of 94
shame

shame on you all

....... I completely forgot about that. O_O