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Lately I've been using a tea light candle to smoke meth. I chose to do this because I get bigger hits and the bowl lasts alot longer.
I read on another forum it is not good to do this because
....Using a candle is not advisable.
The way a wax candle works is it absorbs some of the melted wax into the wick (obviously not all of it, otherwise it there would be no melted wax drippings) making it burn slower than simply lighting a plain wick. As the saturated wick is burned the absorbed wax is vaporized/evaporated into the air. When you are smoking a pipe directly above a lit candle you are not only coating the outside of the pipe in waxy residue (most of this is burned off by the heat of the flame) but you are also sucking those vapors directly into your pipe, on your dope, and in your lungs. Aside from the obvious health risks, it ruins your bowl. If it's a small amount bowl, it may not be enough for you to notice. But I assure you its doing damage.
Is this true? I've also read it blows soot onto the bowl and it can crack.
What's an alternative to smoking with a tea light candle? Something with a flame not so intense as a lighter?
I know there are other lighters besides bics that have a low flame but their shitty quality there inconsistent and break easily.
I bought a mini alcohol lamp with wick but the wick just burnt down to nothing.
I've bought another alcohol burner with wick that looks like this would work.
I read on another forum it is not good to do this because
....Using a candle is not advisable.
The way a wax candle works is it absorbs some of the melted wax into the wick (obviously not all of it, otherwise it there would be no melted wax drippings) making it burn slower than simply lighting a plain wick. As the saturated wick is burned the absorbed wax is vaporized/evaporated into the air. When you are smoking a pipe directly above a lit candle you are not only coating the outside of the pipe in waxy residue (most of this is burned off by the heat of the flame) but you are also sucking those vapors directly into your pipe, on your dope, and in your lungs. Aside from the obvious health risks, it ruins your bowl. If it's a small amount bowl, it may not be enough for you to notice. But I assure you its doing damage.
Is this true? I've also read it blows soot onto the bowl and it can crack.
What's an alternative to smoking with a tea light candle? Something with a flame not so intense as a lighter?
I know there are other lighters besides bics that have a low flame but their shitty quality there inconsistent and break easily.
I bought a mini alcohol lamp with wick but the wick just burnt down to nothing.
I've bought another alcohol burner with wick that looks like this would work.
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