willbb123 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 My cat jumped on my hose last night and burn all the way through my rug, luckily the carpet underneath is ok. I was thinking about ways to protect against this, and thought about the charger on my macbook pro. It is magnetic so if it is tripped on, or yanked it will simply unplug instead of pulling the laptop from the table. This would be amazing if this could be adapted to a hookah. Normally I would try to make this myself, but I am way to busy right now so I'm sending this idea to the knowlage of the HF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 SEEMS like a good idea lol but it could be leaky and you would need a damn strong magnet to hold a km hose on the hookah so it would wtill probably tip over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voski Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Oct 20 2008, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>SEEMS like a good idea lol but it could be leaky and you would need a damn strong magnet to hold a km hose on the hookah so it would wtill probably tip overJust a simple O-ring should handle the leak issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Neodymium rare earth magnets with a nice contact seal./threadI think if someone can pull this off, it'll be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aethiolas Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I had considered this before. It would def be a great idea if all the kinds could be worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 wow. great idea for my new age hookah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian_villager Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 To get a good seal you would need strong magnets......so if the hose is tugged the damn thing will still fall. I suggest investing in one of those wide genie or syrian bases.....Those look like they are hard to tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Probably better to focus on how to keep the hookah/base itself from tipping, rather than magnetic hoses, with magnets so strong that are needed, they wouldn't detach anyway. Create a custom end table with a hole type cutout in it, that you can slide and set down your entire hookah base into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapten Kanel Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 QUOTE (willbb123 @ Oct 21 2008, 06:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My cat jumped on my hose last night and burn all the way through my rug, luckily the carpet underneath is ok.Your cat was on fire?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattathayde Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 good idea, that magnetic power has saved my MBP a few times, only thing i am worried about with this idea is like what has been brought up of how strong they need to be so they dont fall off or leak yet break away when pulled. the MB and MBP chargers can do it since the machine is so heavy compared to the charger. it probably is more effective/cheaper/easier to accomplish the same thing.its a very logical idea just not sure how well it will work in this application but i had an idea while writing this, what about hoses that stretch, that may help, but it could also make it pull over more easily, idk-matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo_Master Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Just get Steve Jobs t make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattathayde Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 QUOTE (Hippo_Master @ Oct 21 2008, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Just get Steve Jobs t make it. we all talk about how hookahs cannot be pushed farther really but if apple made hookahs we would have auto purge/ coal rotation, and well i cant even think of what they would do but we would all go "o ya, thats great"-matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) What about making a tri-pod for your base to sit on, then have a bear-trap like mechanism that comes up and locks around the base neck. The problem with varying base necks could be solved by having a rubber fastening strap on the trap mechanism.Effectively, you're making your base about 3 times as wide. Edited October 22, 2008 by Bulldog_916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voski Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 The magnet on my MBP is strong enough to make a perfect seal with an O ring I dunno what you guys are talking about. There is no need for rare earth magnets that aren't going to detach. Who said it needs to be a magnet anyway it can be something like what they had on the original xbox controllers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 QUOTE (mattathayde @ Oct 21 2008, 08:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Hippo_Master @ Oct 21 2008, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Just get Steve Jobs t make it. we all talk about how hookahs cannot be pushed farther really but if apple made hookahs we would have auto purge/ coal rotation, and well i cant even think of what they would do but we would all go "o ya, thats great"-matthahahahaha/points and laughs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbb123 Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 QUOTE (Kapten Kanel @ Oct 21 2008, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (willbb123 @ Oct 21 2008, 06:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My cat jumped on my hose last night and burn all the way through my rug, luckily the carpet underneath is ok.Your cat was on fire?!?! Haha... I know i reread it before i posted... He jumped on the hose, tipping the hookah, 2 cocos fell onto the carpet (that i specifically put there in case this were to happen) I think that the cat might have gotten burnt. He ran into the other room for a long time and when he came back my girlfriend petted him and said it felt like his hair had gotten singed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo_piggy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Leave your cat away from your hookahs and its accessories. I used to pay over 100$ for the vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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