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any harm from smokin with alumiminum foil..?

yeah i once soaked weed/resin/sticks in rubbing alcohol and allowed it to dry on aluminum foil and smoked it.........never again. theres nothing like inhaling burned crispy aluminum......yummy. I'll only use aluminum again if I plan on doing something liek smoking heroin, which i don't see in the near future.
 
along the lines of toxicity....

i came up with the idea of making a bong out of a jelly jar. i was looking in home depot for piping and a soldering gun. Anyways my question be...

Is copper or brass harmful to smoke out of? and is metal thats been soldered harmful to smoke out of?
 
alluminum is really bad for u, not in the sense that it'll give u alzheimers but because it causes seriously dangerous side effects.......i made a thread on this called alluminum q and it has a good link to info about alluminum
 
I've smoked twice out of an aluminum foil pipe. It's an ancient idea, and you're very immature to think others would be pissed at you for 'coming up with it first' - it's not as if you have a patent on it.

There are a few problems I've seen with Al pipes:
1. They give the weed a horrible taste - which confirms that you're breathing in something else, and Al2O3 seems a likely culprit.
2. The pipe overheats too easily.
3. There have been studies linking it to Alzheimers, and I do believe that the Alumina causes it.
4. I've noticed that 'cooked' aluminum crumbles and makes it's way into the mix.

Copper and brass are better to smoke off of, not only because they are usually thicker, but also they don't bond as easily as aluminum.

Personally, I use a glass piece, and it works nicely.
 
TheHerojuana said:
Aluminium is nothing to lose sleep over. It's an old myth stemming from smoking heroin. Heroin smokers can get a nasty disease called Leukoencephalopathy. Aluminium is safe to smoke with.

Check this out for further reading http://www.heroinhelper.com/user/health/leukoencephalopathy.shtml

Enjoy your cheap, disposable pipe!;)
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even if you are right, i really dont enjoy inhaling the black smoke that comes from it...
 
Basic Information

Name: Aluminum
Symbol: Al
Atomic Number: 13
Atomic Mass: 26.981539 amu
Melting Point: 660.37 °C (933.52 °K, 1220.666 °F)
Boiling Point: 2467.0 °C (2740.15 °K, 4472.6 °F)
Number of Protons/Electrons: 13
Number of Neutrons: 14
Classification: Other Metals
Crystal Structure: Cubic
Density @ 293 K: 2.702 g/cm3
Color: Silver
British Spelling: Aluminium
IUPAC Spelling: Aluminium

http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/al.html

http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/hydro/al.htm

Here's some more info. Aluminium is toxic like other metals and may be a contributing factor to many diseases and conditions. It is no more dangerous to occasionally smoke on foil than it is to drink from aluminium cans daily. We are exposed to AL every day of our lives. It is the the third most abundant metal on this planet. It is in your body right now. It is in our food, medicine, and the water we drink. It won't harm you to smoke it with foil when you have nothing better. Just keep it to a minimum.

It would take chronic exposure (small amounts, long period of time) to high levels of AL or acute exposure (large amount in a short period of time) to either cause death or injury to the CNS or sympathetic nervous system.

I don't see a direct link between AL and disease in humans. Just case studies and lab tests that indicate a link. It is in short, not known if AL can cause disease or specificaly Alzhiemers in humans.

My best advice is to consider what is known about AL and to make an informed decision as to it's risks and benefits.;)
 
I'm not saying that using aluminium foil isn't bad for you, but i've done it more times than i can remember (when i dont have a gauze) without any noticeable effects
 
i think everyone realises what a gauze is, he wants to know what to do when he has no other option. tell ur local tobbaconist he's a cunt for charghing that much, they're 5 for £1 at my local headshop
 
I was under the impression that you could buy brass bowls designed for use in a bong. I think I have asked for a 'brassy' and recieved one before.
I'm not saying that using aluminium foil isn't bad for you, but i've done it more times than i can remember (when i dont have a gauze) without any noticeable effects
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I don't know how old you are, but Alzheimers usually affects people a little older than that. Just coz no negative effects have been felt yet, doesnt mean that you haven't planted the seed of potentiality.

As for smoking foil, if its 2am, you are stoking your cone piece and it falls out the window (like mine did a few months ago), then using foil in an emergency probably won't kill you. But if you don't get your lazy ass to a head shop and buy a replacement, you sir, do not deserve to smoke this fine substance we refer to as cannabis. I would rather cut one from an aluminium can than use al-foil. At least the can is harder to heat up and get vapours from. That foil will start burning as quick as the buds do. No need to add to the risks by inhaling undesirable chemicals.

Hey Frizz (or someone), could you please describe a 'slide bowl' if you read this. How do they differ from normal 'bowls'.
 
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