Show us your hookahs

FBi7 · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:19

Hubbly bubbly!

Strawberry flavour F T W!

e36Adz · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:19

I've got a really small shisha which I picked up from Tunisia, the thing actually works. Also have another 2 in the house but they have only ever been used a few times, more as decoration pieces really.

I don't do cigs, weed, drugs, alcohol but I do tend to smoke shisha once in awhile. Sometimes I may go to one of the shisha cafes 2-3 times in a week, sometimes I won't go for 1-2 months.

Al-Fakher flavour I find is the best, apple & mint or apple & lemon all the way.

Some of my cousins are absolute addicts they have shisha almost everyday if not twice a day, which surely can't be good for their health.

As far as the ban goes, there are still plenty of places in Manchester which do it indoors.

Kristoph · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:25

double post..

Kristoph · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:27

e36Adz said:
Some of my cousins are absolute addicts they have shisha almost everyday if not twice a day, which surely can't be good for their health.

I know this data isn't truly representative, and it's a little obvious that it would be more harmful than cigarettes... but;

But measuring carbon monoxide in exhaled breath showed a normal non-smoker's level to be three parts CO per million parts of air (ppm) (less than 1% of blood not working properly), a light smoker to have 10-20 ppm (2-4% of blood not working properly), and a heavy smoker 30-40 ppm (5-7%).

The study found shisha smokers had 40-70 ppm of CO in their breath - affecting 8-12% of their blood.

"We found one session of smoking shisha - that's 10 milligrams (of fruit tobacco) for 30 minutes - gave carbon monoxide levels that were at the lowest four and five times higher than having a cigarette," said Dr Wareing.

"But at the worst, shisha was 400 to 450 times more dangerous than having a cigarette," she added.

Considering the thickness and volume of smoke you get from smoking Sheesha over 30mins-1hr, it's no surprise you're inhaling 200 times more smoke than you would from a cigarette.

Ricochet J · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:32

I had a huge one from Iran which the GF bought. The glass bottle bit broke so when she goes back I'll have another!

Maccy · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:35

Yeh could be, I never make it up so don't know.

Kristoph · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:40

Ricochet J said:
I had a huge one from Iran which the GF bought. The glass bottle bit broke so when she goes back I'll have another!

Hmmm... Might have to ask the same of mine next time she visits Iran

She's off to Morocco soon too so could be an opportunity.

sigma · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:40

From what I understand you don't really inhale fully when using a shisha though, a bit like smoking a cigar.

whitecrook · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:41

Is this basically a bong?

Ricochet J · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:42

Kristoph said:
Hmmm... Might have to ask the same of mine next time she visits Iran

She's off to Morocco soon too so could be an opportunity.

Ask your GF to get the flavour stuff from Iran (or possibly Morocco). They're not as good as UK (or London) ones and internet don't seem to sell them (the good ones).

Oh and instead of water, fill it up with Boost for extra kick, or milk for thicker smoke! :cool:

Ricochet J · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:43

whitecrook said:
Is this basically a bong?

Like a bong. But not a bong. But it gives you hits from the bong.

Kristoph · 17 Jul 2010 at 20:52

She'll probably get some anyway, I'll talk to her.

We just pack it with ice water. Last time I thought it would be interesting to use some ice and sour cherry juice with the cola flavour molasses. Wasn't bad, not amazing.

Allnamestaken · 17 Jul 2010 at 21:06

I love your last one its got a hugeeee pot.

When my friends are feeling a bit odd they chuck vodka in there with ribena instead of water loool..

Tehehehehe

Hotboxed my coat!

Kristoph · 17 Jul 2010 at 21:08

Waste of vodka, no? Camel Bar in Bournemouth is pretty good.

Allnamestaken · 17 Jul 2010 at 21:09

Kristoph said:
Waste of vodka, no?

No it gives you a heavy headrush when have it in the shiesha when ever weve done it.

But genrally speaking we have PLENTY of vodka so no not a waste.

I get around · 17 Jul 2010 at 21:22

Love hookahs but my mum hates me smoking (Ironic seeing as she was a 50 a day smoker before she quit) so I can't have one in the house. Til uni...

asim18 · 17 Jul 2010 at 21:46

sigma said:
From what I understand you don't really inhale fully when using a shisha though, a bit like smoking a cigar.

I dunno about others, but I completely fill my lungs with it.

Normally with a fag, you just drag with your mouth's suction, remove cigarrete, then inhale in to your lungs.

With shisha and bongs, I just drag it in deep using lung suction.

Dmack · 17 Jul 2010 at 22:06

Yeh i don't know anyone who treats it like a cigar, usually inhale fully into your lungs like someone said above.

daelo · 17 Jul 2010 at 22:27

ahh the good old days, the ex got me one from tunisia which i cant remember what happened to at uni!

Used to love getting big old drags out of it and blowing epicly sized O rings, the taste was nice too.

And you can get molasses in both nicotine/nicotine free varities, this has now been added to my wish list, after a new router, tv kitchen items ... the list is endless

PardonTheWait · 17 Jul 2010 at 23:43

asim18 said:
I dunno about others, but I completely fill my lungs with it.

Indeed... it pretty much goes all the way in as you hit it.

daelo said:
And you can get molasses in both nicotine/nicotine free varities

It's proper mank though, and as bad/worse for you than molasses. It's made of sugar cane, and I don't remember the science, but someone who knows his stuff looked into it properly and the stuff it's made of is known as being dangerous to inhale.

Allnamestaken said:
I love your last one its got a hugeeee pot.

It's not as big as it looks, the hookah is pretty dinky.

Here it is next to my favourite bowl :cool:

I want another phunnel (bowl on left) but you can only get them from the US. Going to make an order when I have spare money, which could be a long time :/