cypress Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I just had a rare moment. A 3 King disk exploded on me yesterday. I know Goldens sometimes have that problem but I wanted to know if others had that same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Can't say that I've seen a 3King explode. Did it explode while lighting it? Or was it just sitting on the bowl? Pretty strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 great, i just bought a box of goldens. Did you get burnt? i dont want one to explode on my face and have to get skin graphs and then never be able to blink again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 [quote name='[lebanese_blonde']]great, i just bought a box of goldens. Did you get burnt? i dont want one to explode on my face and have to get skin graphs and then never be able to blink again.[/quote] Heh, I don't think you have to worry that much I've never used Goldens, but from the coals I have used and the few that exploded on me were not that bad. Most of the time the coal busts apart into little chunks, and little sparks fly everywhere in the air. The little sparks don't really do any damage to anything, even your skin, but you just gotta watch for larger flying chunks. Mainly so that they don't burn holes straight through your carpet. Other than that, don't worry about coals bursting in your face and dying..there not that bad. It's mostly just scary when it happends because it takes you by surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikydave Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 ya, ive had the whole top of a golden explode when i was lighting it. besides scaring me and just generally pissing me off, it was rather neat, hehe. so....to sum up...exploding coals brought out every emotion from me, except sadness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviethepope Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Son of a B - I just had this happen to me to for the first time ever with a 3 kings. Maybe a bad batch? We'll see - I dont anticipate this happening again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 I was just lighing it over the sink. Luckily I keep it far enough away to prevent injuries. A chunk of the side of the disk shot out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Ive never had one blow up in the sense of a fragmentation type situation.... I did have a Golden throw off an "afterburner" like flame about 8 inches long off the bottom that held for a whole second. This happened mid light....... Spousal law now requires me to light those outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 LOL "spousal law" Cypress, can definitely say for sure never had a 3kings pull a "Goldens" on me, ever, at all...maybe just a freak one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pxlshftr Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 That sounds scary as hell. I've been staying away from the instant light coals at the advice of a friend, and now this will keep me away indefinitly. No one has had this problem with the non self lighting coals have they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 nope...nothing to flare up. I use bulk natural charcoal myself, not fingers, real chunks of tree, and once in a while I get one that smells TERRIBLE when i hit it with the torch..I just ditch it and grab another chunk. For those who use the finger coals, I have a question. Do any of you experience a bad taste after de-ashing them? The fingers the local place around here uses sometimes give the bowl a NASTY taste after I give the bowl a little shake to knock off the layer of ash and expose the still glowing center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I pretty much use Nour Fingers exclusivly, and haven't noticed anything like that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 IN comparison to natural coals...... I would have to say that the fingers put off a different smell. I've never had a change in taste happen after jacking with the coals tho.... I've used "al-Ahjdad" coals. which must be the same as Nour.... cuz the packaging was the same IE: same graphics on the bag.... fonts and colors etc... Currently I am using Sultan Fingers........ which I would say are probably manufactured by the same folks as Nour.. theres no difference that I can tell...... except that this bag of Sultan seems a little harder than the "Nour" ones..... it could be simply a batch difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookahphxsmoker Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 the last coals i had were terrible, not sure of the brand since it was Egyptian script or something, but they had a picture of flames on the side of the package. they didn't explode, but made your house smell awful, the same smell you get if a coal falls on carpet. i almost bought japanese coals today, wasn't sure if 96 coals for 12.95 is a good deal or not though. i usually always try to find 3 kings though since they've always worked best for me, never had one explode though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 [quote name='hookahphxsmoker']the last coals i had were terrible, not sure of the brand since it was Egyptian script or something, but they had a picture of flames on the side of the package. they didn't explode, but made your house smell awful, the same smell you get if a coal falls on carpet. [/quote] Those sound like the Diamante Brand of coals. They tend to smell pretty bad when lighting them, but once they are fully lit, they are odorless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 All Quicklight coals (Real ones) have an accelerant on them to get the thing going. From what I have smelled when lighting quicklights when considering my Chem lab days was that they have a pretty basic formula..... simular to regular old "black powder".. theres a slight sulfer smell......... but theres a Potassium Chlorate smell about them instead of Potassium nitrate smell you get with black powder. Chinese "quick-light" coals are not quick lights. If you are talking about the sticks that break into 4 pieces....... and covered with some sort aluminum paitned "skin", they dont light fast. and they dont burn too clean either.... theres alot of black carbon left behind from them for some reason..... the whiter the ass.... the cleaner the burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah123 Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 yea my 3Kings spark pretty big every now and then .. but to say that it "exploded" and took off my arm, never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 [quote name='hookahphxsmoker']the last coals i had were terrible, not sure of the brand since it was Egyptian script or something, but they had a picture of flames on the side of the package. they didn't explode, but made your house smell awful, the same smell you get if a coal falls on carpet. i almost bought japanese coals today, wasn't sure if 96 coals for 12.95 is a good deal or not though.i usually always try to find 3 kings though since they've always worked best for me, never had one explode though...[/quote] Hey buddy, it depends on the brand. gimmie a link to the product will you? I like japanese coals if they are quality ones. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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