I feel silly having to askl.... but I have always smoked joints until college that is... Now everyone uses pipes... How do you use the hole I know you cover it up with your finger and everything... but when do you stop covering it... thanks all I always feel silly smoking because I always just keep if covered... thanks guys.
wow...to be honest i dont know exactly I believe that hole is called the "carb", and i always hold it when im smoking. I think the point of it is that when their is excess smoke, you can let go of the carb and get that extra smoke. Im not exactly sure, but thats just what i have thought it was for.
Once you are done taking your hit there is still smoke left in the chamber. Release the carb (cover the bowl if you have to) and you will inhale the rest of the smoke in the chamber, just think of pulling a Bong slide, but on a smaller scale.
If you cover and uncover the hole quickly by tapping the carb the air mixture is nicer and you can get a bigger hit.
yeah carb is short for carborator (im pretty sure) and u use it to clear the chamber...haha my friend actually used to get pissed if i didnt clear it b4 his hit
i've heard it called a shotgun before, too. but yeah just cover it when you light up, then let go after youve got a hit. keep sucking: its like an extra 'shotgun' blast of smoke
cover the carb, and hit it hard, then let go of the card about 5 seconds before u think ull have to exhale, and the smoke will shoot into ur lungs, thus, getting u higher.. so I was told.
it doesnt get you higher on the same amount of smoke, it just reduces the wastage of smoke, and also, smoke left in a chamber can get pretty nasty if left for a bit the function of it is : to clear the chamber of smoke
yeah its a carb and you close it to to light and then once u start gettin full then u releases the rest of smoke in the chamber or clears it and shoots down ur lungs.
When Im smokin i just like let the chamber fill up then let go of the carb and like keep tappin it everytime the chamber fills up and like right before my hits up I clear it and like suck in some O2 to push the smoke in my lungs
yes everyone is right about the carb. MAN when i let go of the carb i get such a big hit i almost throw up!!! But I was interested in class blowing and it may have something to do with the proccess of making the pipe, like a vent for when you punch in the bowl, or to make it even, something like that im probably not right but its an idea, ppeace easy
I'm pretty sure the #1 reason it is there, is for the ability to clear the chamber... Anyway, I love to take nice huge hits, and open the carb... Nothing like a blast of smoke to your lungs... Occasionaly I'll tap the carb while I'm hitting it for a weed/air mix, but mostly I only do that if it's same crap tasting harsh wed or something...
Yeah thats why big bongs dont have carbs they have sliders instead ive noticed that all the mini bongs and pipes have carbs and a bong has a slider to clear it
Bongs' carbs are used for different purposes than typical hand pipe carbs. The chamber on a hand pipe is not too big, so you can use the carb to moderate the smoke/air mixture, and this smokes the weed nicer, allows for bigger hits, and isn't nearly as harsh. Pot smoke tends to make you want to cough your lungs out if it has been resting for a little big, so it is always polite to clear it before you pass. Bongs' carbs are there so once you fill the chamber you are able to clear it all at once, it hits you like a truck, and a coughing fit usually ensues, that and the afforementioned harshness/settling ratio is murder on a bong.
