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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ

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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧁āϰ⧇āϟāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ (āĻļāĻ°ā§āϟ) āĻšāϞ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ - āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ, āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻšāĻŋāϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž, āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻāχ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āϕ⧀ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞāϟāĻŋ āφāϝāĻŧāĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻšā§‹āϞ āĻšāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āϝāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāϞ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āφāϞ⧋ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧁āĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āφāϙ⧁āϞ āĻŦāĻž āφāϙ⧁āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ, āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻļāĻžāϰ, āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϟ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤


āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻŋ?

Definition: āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧁āϰ⧇āϟāϰ (āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŦ⧁āϰ⧇āϟāϰ) āĻšāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇, āϝāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤

Location:

  • āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇
  • āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āφāϙ⧁āϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ 3-5 āĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ
  • āϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ, āĻŦ⧁āĻĻāĻŦ⧁āĻĻ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ bongs āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ

āϏāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāĻž:

  • āϚāĻŋāϞ⧁āĻŽāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ-āĻšāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ: āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āύ⧇āχ
  • āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻŦāĻ‚: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ
  • āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āϞāĻ•: āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āύ⧇āχ


āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇

āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻž

āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ:

  • āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨ
  • āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
  • āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āϜāĻŽā§‡

āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ:

  • āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧂āύāϤāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĨ
  • āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĢ⧁āϏāĻĢ⧁āϏ⧇ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āϠ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ
  • āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ

āĻāϟāĻž āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ like a straw with a hole - cover the hole and you suck liquid, release and you get air.


āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇: āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 1: āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āϖ⧁āρāϜ⧁āύ

āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧁āĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āφāϙ⧁āϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āχ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤

āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ : āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻ•āϰ⧇ (āφāϙ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ)

āĻŦāĻžāρāĻšāĻžāϤāĻŋ: āĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 2: āφāϞ⧋ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

1. āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ - āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

2. āĻ ā§‹āρāĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ āφāύ⧁āύ

3. āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāϞ⧋āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

4. āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ­āϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ

Key: āĻāχ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āϏāĻŋāϞ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 3: āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāύ:

  • āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ āĻ­āϰāĻžāϟ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇
  • āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āφāϛ⧇
  • āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž (āϖ⧁āĻŦ-āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž)

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 4: āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ

1. āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āĻž āϏāϰāĻžāύ

2 āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧋āϞāύ

3. āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāύ

4. āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āϛ⧁āĻŸā§‡ āφāϏ⧇, āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϏāĻĢ⧁āϏ⧇ āϠ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ

5. āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ

The timing: āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĨ¤ āϕ⧇āω āϕ⧇āω āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϰāĻž āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 5: āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧁āύ

āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ (āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•) āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧁āύāĨ¤


āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āϕ⧇āύ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻļāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϟ

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž (or not using it): Smoke sits in chamber, gets stale between draws. Second and third hits taste worse.

āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āϏāĻš: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ. āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāϘāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϤāĻžāϜāĻžāĨ¤

āĻ­āĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ

āϛ⧋āϟ āĻšāĻŋāϟ: āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻŋāϟ: āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰāϤāĻž: āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āϤāϟāĻž āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ

āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž

āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž sitting in a pipe becomes harsher - compounds break down, temperature changes, moisture condenses.

āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ is smoother and tastes better.

Efficiency

āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž means no wasted smoke sitting in the pipe. Everything goes to where it should.


āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āϭ⧁āϞ

āϭ⧁āϞ: āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

Result: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āφāϘāĻžāϤ.

Fix: āφāϞ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤

āϭ⧁āϞ: āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

Result: āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŦāϏ⧇āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ–āύāχ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤

Fix: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāϘāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤

āϭ⧁āϞ: āφāĻ‚āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ

Result: āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻ…āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϟāĨ¤

Fix: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ - āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏ⧀āϞ - āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤

āϭ⧁āϞ: āϖ⧁āĻŦ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

Result: āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āφāρāĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

Fix: āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

āϭ⧁āϞ: āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰāĻĢāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ‚

Result: āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĢ⧁āϏāĻĢ⧁āϏ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ, āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋ

Fix: āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻšāĻŋāϟ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞāĨ¤


āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽ āύ⧋-āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āϏāĻš āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ

  • āϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ
  • Bubblers
  • Hammers
  • āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻŽāϰ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ (āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ)

Advantage: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϘāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖāĨ¤

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ

  • Chillums
  • āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ-āĻšāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ
  • āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āϞāĻ•
  • āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻŦāĻ‚ (āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ)

āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ: Either smoke until bowl is done, or remove bowl to allow air in.


The Steamroller Exception

Steamrollers are pipes with an oversized carb (often the entire end of the tube is open).

Technique:

  • Cover large opening with palm
  • Light and inhale
  • Release palm to clear
  • Much bigger rush of air = powerful clearing
  • Intense hits - not for beginners


Advanced Carb Techniques

The Feathered Release

Instead of fully releasing all at once:

1. Gradually lift thumb

2. Let small amounts of air in

3. Gentler clearing action

4. Smoother hit

Best for: Large hits you want to take slowly.

The Pulse

Rapidly cover and release in quick succession:

1. Cover-release-cover-release

2. Creates pulsing smoke delivery

3. Some find this more comfortable

Best for: Managing very smoky hits.

The Half-Cover

Partially cover carb during the entire hit:

1. Creates balanced air mix

2. Less intense than full cover

3. Good for beginners learning

Best for: Reducing intensity while learning.


Carb Cleaning

The carb can clog with resin over time.

Signs of clogging:

  • Harder to clear chamber
  • Whistling sound when releasing
  • Visible buildup around hole

Cleaning:

1. Soak in isopropyl alcohol

2. Use pipe cleaner through the hole

3. Toothpick for stubborn spots

4. Rinse thoroughly

Prevention: Don't let resin build up. Clean regularly.


Quick Tips

Tip 1: Practice the motion without cannabis first. Get the cover-release timing smooth.

Tip 2: Always clear completely. Never leave smoke sitting.

Tip 3: Adjust technique to your lung capacity. No need to take huge hits.

Tip 4: The carb position indicates hand positioning. If carb is on left, hold with right hand (thumb naturally lands on carb).


Frequently Asked Questions

Do all pipes have carb holes?

No. Spoon pipes and bubblers typically have carbs, but chillums, one-hitters, and most bongs do not. Bongs usually use a removable bowl instead of a carb - you pull the bowl out to clear the chamber.

Which finger covers the carb?

Usually the thumb, as most pipes are designed with the carb positioned where your thumb naturally rests when holding the pipe. Some smokers use their index finger depending on hand position.

What happens if I don't use the carb properly?

Without covering the carb, air flows through the easy path (the carb) instead of through the bowl, resulting in weak hits. Without releasing the carb, smoke sits in the chamber and gets stale, making subsequent hits harsh.


This guide is for educational purposes. Cannabis laws vary by jurisdiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

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