Discover the Secret to Creating Perfect Smoke Rings | Ssss Smokin Smoke Rings

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the techniques and conditions for creating smoke rings, exploring both personal experiences and methods. Participants share their insights on how to successfully produce smoke rings using various smoking devices and techniques, while also acknowledging health concerns related to smoking.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests that creating smoke rings is not possible at will, proposing that there must be specific conditions for success.
  • Another participant shares a technique involving cupping the mouth and positioning the tongue to create smoke rings, emphasizing the importance of not exhaling too much smoke.
  • A method using an open tin can with a flexible membrane is described, which allows for the production of smoke rings by tapping the membrane.
  • Several participants agree that smoke density plays a role in the ease of creating smoke rings, noting that cigarettes, cigars, and pipes are more effective than hookah due to higher smoke density.
  • One participant mentions that hookah smoke is diluted by the time it is exhaled, which may affect the ability to create smoke rings.
  • A participant describes a visual effect of cigarette smoke sitting on a flat surface in low airflow conditions, highlighting an interesting observation related to smoke behavior.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the feasibility of creating smoke rings at will, with some asserting that it is possible under certain conditions while others remain skeptical. There is no consensus on the best method or the impact of different smoking devices on the ability to create smoke rings.

Contextual Notes

Participants discuss various techniques and conditions for producing smoke rings, but there are unresolved aspects regarding the effectiveness of different smoking methods and the influence of smoke density.

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The Other Day I Was Sitin In A Bar Looking At My Freinds Smoking , They Tried And Tried To Blow A Smoke Ring But Could'nt ,it Ws Agreed That Its Not Possible To Create Smoke Rings At Will ,its A Flash In The Pan , But I Differed ,surely Their Must Be Some Condition For Creating A Smoke Ring ,i Thought This Is The Place To Find That Out .
 
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I can make smoke rings. Cup your mouth and stick your tongue out a bit so it sits at the entrance (in the center) then contract your cheeks a bit. Don't breathe out or you'll blow too much smoke.
 
Take a open tin can and make a hole in the bottom end about an inch in diameter. Over the open end fit a flexible membrane. Fill the can with smoke.
Tapping the flixible membrane causes smoke rings to come out of the hole.

I've seen a much bigger version create large smoke rings and on it's own (no smoke) blow out a candle several feet away.

p.s. don't forget smoking can seriously damage your health
 
whozum said:
I can make smoke rings. Cup your mouth and stick your tongue out a bit so it sits at the entrance (in the center) then contract your cheeks a bit. Don't breathe out or you'll blow too much smoke.
Exactly so, and it helps if you don't inhale the smoke in the first place. If you just draw it into your mouth, there's a lot more available to make the ring.
 
Danger said:
Exactly so, and it helps if you don't inhale the smoke in the first place. If you just draw it into your mouth, there's a lot more available to make the ring.

True, its easiest with cigarettes, but I've seen it done with hookah (sheesha) or marijuana. I can only do cigarettes.
 
whozum said:
True, its easiest with cigarettes, but I've seen it done with hookah (sheesha) or marijuana. I can only do cigarettes.
Cigarettes, cigars, and pipes are the easiest because the smoke density is a lot higher. The whole point of a hookah is that it filters the smoke, which really takes most of the particulate matter out. And I can't personally think of anyone who would waste a significant portion of a spliff by not inhaling it.
 
Hookah goes straight into the lungs so its diluted a lot by the time its coming back out.
I've seen a really cool trick in a room with not much airflow, blowing out cigarette smoke onto a flat surface, it just kinda sits there for a while in its own little cloud. Really neat looking.
 

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