Shisha = Egyptian name for the hookah, not the "tobacco" one smokes on it. That's referred to as molasses.
Otherwise, good thread. Fun hobby.
I've got one of them too, a turkish one, looks pretty neat, it's about the same size as OP's picture.
It came with Molasses, Apple, and Strawberry tobacco, the Apple one by far the best, it has a neat sweet taste, but if you smoke it too much you'll get a nasty after-taste, wich sucks and makes you feel dizzy.
[QUOTE=iamgnome;17876147]I got a Hookah right next to me. I smoke it when people are around, it's a great social tool.
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Its only a great social tool if you look middle eastern
Everyone gathers around you and asks questions and shit
But if you don't look middle eastern people will think you're just weird.
[url]http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax/vol17/17-23.pdf[/url]
Hi OP, I suggest you learn a little bit more about the hookah in which you smoke. Here's a fine and dandy University of Maryland Study, to help you with that.
Hookahs are amazing. The taste, texture, the smoke makes your lungs feel amazing. When you exhale, this beautiful cloud of wispy smoke bellows from your mouth. It's beautiful.
FYI, [highlight]this is just as bad as smoking tobacco[/highlight].
The flavoring chemicals in this cause cancer. In case you didn't know, there's a LOT of flavoring chemicals in this. The cooled smoke also increases the amount of chemicals your lungs can absorb from it.
[url]http://www.who.int/tobacco/global_interaction/tobreg/Waterpipe%20recommendation_Final.pdf[/url]
[QUOTE=TheAnarchist;17877668]FYI, [highlight]this is just as bad as smoking tobacco[/highlight].
The flavoring chemicals in this cause cancer. In case you didn't know, there's a LOT of flavoring chemicals in this. The cooled smoke also increases the amount of chemicals your lungs can absorb from it.[/QUOTE]
(citation needed)
I did this a few times, once my room was all foggy and I had a gigantic room :buddy:
Smoking is bad m'kay.
[QUOTE=TropicalV2;17877674](citation needed)[/QUOTE]
Can't copy it for some reason, see under "Health effects."
[QUOTE]This puts waterpipe smokers and second-hand smokers at risk for the same kinds of diseases as are caused by cigarette smoking, including cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, and adverse effects during pregnancy.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.who.int/tobacco/global_interaction/tobreg/Waterpipe%20recommendation_Final.pdf[/url]
[QUOTE=Conspiracy;17873044]Try getting some Mint tobbaco in one hand, and some Grape tobbaco in the other. Mix them up a bit and pack a bowl of it. Orgasm in smoke form, I'm not even fucking joking. Grape + Mint = the shit.
And Al-Fakher is an Arabic brand, but it's pronounced more... Al Fa(Phlegmmy sound)er[/QUOTE]
No! I tried that! The mint overwhelms the grape and you can't even taste the grape.
[QUOTE=Ultralast;17856178]You don't smoke weed out of a hookah, that's just a no-no. Not only does it fuck up the hookah, it tastes like ass. The whole point of hookah is the taste.[/QUOTE]
umm no. it works perfectly and tastes like smoking weed out of anything else
[QUOTE=Conscript;17878780]umm no. it works perfectly and tastes like smoking weed out of anything else[/QUOTE]
But with the added flavor of water.
[QUOTE=Ultralast;17856178]You don't smoke weed out of a hookah, that's just a no-no. Not only does it fuck up the hookah, it tastes like ass. The whole point of hookah is the taste.[/QUOTE]
Lots of people in Egypt do that.
Just hit up a friend, grab a table and two seats, sit in the ocean-like breeze and then just smoke it.
No one will notice [I]at all.[/I]
[img]http://www.wrightysworld.com/Wrighty/images/Travels/Egypt/Ma_Me_Hubbly_Bubbly.JPG[/img]
Hookah is pretty fun, and not that bad in moderation. I rarely ever use one.
maybe I'm wrong, but I believe this will destroy your lungs just as much as any other kind of smoking, so I don't think I'll ever do this.
I've tried it - didn't like it at all. Nothing beats regular cigarettes, especially not this.
I saw some people smoking these down in London. I wanted to punch them.
[QUOTE=limulus54;17885531]maybe I'm wrong, but I believe this will destroy your lungs just as much as any other kind of smoking, so I don't think I'll ever do this.[/QUOTE]
Doing it once won't destroy your lungs (like cigarettes), and it's not unpleasant like regular tobacco, so it's worth trying IMO.
Lol @ health freaks. You're still going to die regardless of if you take a few hits from a hookah.
[QUOTE=frums;17887014]Lol @ health freaks. You're still going to die regardless of if you take a few hits from a hookah.[/QUOTE]
of course you're going to die. you just accelerate it by smoking. but hookah doesn't sound quite as bad as, say, tobacco, or marijuana.
You smoke an hooker? What?
[QUOTE=RichyZ;17888300]join the army, gonna die anyways right?[/QUOTE]
Because smoking is going to shorten your life as quickly as joining the army. There's also a decent chance that you'll die from something that has nothing to do with your health. I think enjoying your life is more important than prolonging it.
[QUOTE=limulus54;17888218]of course you're going to die. you just accelerate it by smoking. but hookah doesn't sound quite as bad as, say, tobacco, or marijuana.[/QUOTE]
Shisha is tobacco. Marijuana is easier on the lungs than both.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;17888300]join the army, gonna die anyways right?[/QUOTE]
If you think joining the army is fun, and if you think it outweighs the risks of dying early (which are quite small I might add), then you should. I don't think joining the army is more dangerous than smoking on average, but don't hold me up to it.
[QUOTE=frums;17888602]Because smoking is going to shorten your life as quickly as joining the army. There's also a decent chance that you'll die from something that has nothing to do with your health. I think enjoying your life is more important than prolonging it.
Shisha is tobacco. Marijuana is easier on the lungs than both.[/QUOTE]
fine then, cigarettes.
and about marijuana, what it does in terms of lung cancer is still really kind of uncertain.
You smoke it for flavor? Goddamn buy some candy or something...
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I love this thing. I can do it for a month straight.
Can I smoke pot from all up in this bitch?
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[QUOTE=TheAnarchist;17878829]But with the added flavor of water.[/QUOTE]
You sir do not know how a regular bong works, then. That has the added flavor of water, as well. I'm assuming from the picture that the hookah filters out some shit using the water?
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[QUOTE=TheAnarchist;17877862]Can't copy it for some reason, see under "Health effects."
[url]http://www.who.int/tobacco/global_interaction/tobreg/Waterpipe%20recommendation_Final.pdf[/url][/QUOTE]
Holy shit, everyone stop breathing now!!! Mold spores are in the air you are breathing!! STOP!! [b]for the love of goddd[/b]
[QUOTE=BackflipHatchetAttack;17889512]You smoke it for flavor? Goddamn buy some candy or something...
inb4box[/QUOTE]
It's flavored cigarettes.
Same "relaxing" effects as cigarettes except with a flavor.
I tried this recently, I liked the taste but I had to make massive inhalations to taste anything. Other than that all I like about it is the social aspect.
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