I remember trying it out of hot water once and it got really foamy and the hit tasted weird to me. If I had an ice catcher I would try actually if I had a bong I would try but some moron (me) broke it. Actually I think it was shotty workmanship because it just fell over on the carpet and the damn thing seperated into two with a clean cut between the curve of the tube part and the bottom part. The damn edge is so sharp I cut myself pretty good picking it up and didn't even realize until I saw the blood running down my hand. Never buying another glass bong again.

Hot water is amazing, but the bong has gotta be really clean. Otherwise you just get a hit that tastes like bong water.

And yes, the hits are still plenty thick. The water is hot and the steam soothes your throat and lungs. It sounds like bullshit, I know. But once you try it, its absolutely unbelievable. You'll get wrecked and your lungs and throat aren't the wiser...

If you think about it, you take a hot shower when you have a cold, and it helps soothe your throat and lungs, along with breaking up shit in your sinus and chest.

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Great idea Im gunna try this asap. And the hot/cold idea is good except the fact that it will temporarly make the bong more breakable but may have amazing rips.

i actually just got done taking some hot water hits, they are nice. especially right after you clean your bong.

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glass will for sure break with extreme changes in temperature!!!!!

trust me I use to work at a restaurant and glasses use to break left and right when they came out of the washer and someone rinsed it under cold water. .. . . . . .

yep, way unstable dealing with temp changes

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d16daily. does your screen name have anything to do d16z6 daily driver? if you have no idea what i mean, then its a easy no.

the temperature change isnt as bad when it goes from cold to hot like when you use it to take hits with hot water, its when it goes from really hot to really cold really quickly that glass breaks, something about the structure makes it happen, but rarely when it goes from cold to hot,
so hot water bong=safe, hot bong+cold water=bad

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If you are really concerned, just use the hot water. It is by far the more important "half" of this equation.

Also, a good quality pyrex bong will have no issue with this. If you bought a cheap glass bong, it will break easily. Buy quality, it'll last.

yea it does

lol, smarty

I wouldn't be concerned about having hot water and ice in an ice catcher of the same bong, assuming it's of decent quality and glass thickness, and assuming you're not just putting large amounts of ice into boiling water. While I wouldn't say it's good for the bong's structural integrity, I would be surprised if someone's piece broke from temperature difference, rather than rapid temperature change, as is the case with the situation d16 described.

In terms of smoothness, as others have already mentioned, there are two factors: first, water vapor combines with smoke to give you more oxygen as you take the hit. This makes the smoke slightly less dense, but much easier on the lungs, perhaps allowing even bigger hits. I recall seeing bongs actually designed with small holes (cyclone I believe) to allow air in for the same purposes. The second factor, which I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned much, is more extensive filtration of carcinogens and harsh particles contained within the smoke. This is because with higher temperature, solubility increases, meaning the chemicals stay in the water, not in your lungs. This also means, however, that you may be losing more THC (not to mention other cannabinoids), as that too has higher solubility in conditions of high temperature. For this reason, I'd avoid boiling water - think cannabis tea - and stick to warm or hot.

Also, don't that more stuff in your water means more of a "bong water" effect, which is that much nastier if some of the water is evaporating, so you'll probably want to change your water between sessions.

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While your right about extreme temperature change in glass causing weakness and even cracks that does not mean that using this method will break a heavy glass Pyrex bong. The temperature were talking about are not extreme enough. I am a glass artist who makes a lot of pipes and the only time you should have this problem is if the glass was annealed wrong. I wouldn’t boil the water but if you’re just using hot tape water you will be fine. If something does go wrong that only means the guy who made your bong didn’t know what he was doing when he put it in the kiln.

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Think about it. If your already using ice in your bong and you put a lighter to the bowl (lighters are much hotter than tap water) why wouldnt it break then but it will with hot water? I know its not exactly the same but if you have ice in the bong than in a few minutes the stem and slide will be just as cold as everything else, then you put a lighter to it. If a bong will break with hot water and ice then it would also break the slide every time you use ice and try to light your bong. It doesnt happen unless your glass was annealed improper.

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I love my volcano... no fear of dropping and breaking an investment

and if you do somehow drop it, it just gets a dent and keeps chugging along

I never liked hot water in a bong, I would think you get less THC per hit too by volume due to the heat expanding the air? I guess it would hurt less because of a smaller hit

Isn't getting too much vapor into your lungs bad? causes an infection or something? I'm not too sure something I faintly remember... someone a doctor that can verify or deny?