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Man, this is the second time in a week from three kings coals that it sparked and got me in the finger!!!!My beautiful hands are scarred again with the burning death explosion from the seemly innocent coals!!!

I know I should get natural, but quick light is so damn cheap and appealing! Maybe a candle lighter... maybe a match... or maybe a servant to pack my hookah and light the coals and burn their fingers is in order....

Anyone else have as beautiful burns as I????!?!?!?!?!
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i would try the servant route first...

if not that... then maybe hookah john ql's. far superior to any other ql out there, and dont spark as much imo.
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QUOTE (Lemonjello @ Feb 10 2009, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Man, this is the second time in a week from three kings coals that it sparked and got me in the finger!!!!My beautiful hands are scarred again with the burning death explosion from the seemly innocent coals!!!

I know I should get natural, but quick light is so damn cheap and appealing! Maybe a candle lighter... maybe a match... or maybe a servant to pack my hookah and light the coals and burn their fingers is in order....

Anyone else have as beautiful burns as I????!?!?!?!?!


I've been using quick lights forever, started with sultan coals (I feel stupid for admitting it) then I discovered 3 kings, which burn the crap out of everything, had a box of exotica coals but people complained that they smelled too bad (she didn't realize she spilled cooking oil all over the stove burners) I have coco naras on the way now though! excited

If I could pack your hookah I would! Teach your little brother or something
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I don't even feel it anymore. I've gotten sparks all over my hands/arms/in my eyes, several through thin old shirts... almost caught one down below while smoking naked too, luckily not.

What really does hurt is having a coal explode either a quick light while lighting, or an old natural... I had one land on my forearm and had an open hole in my flesh for most of a month. Even that's not so bad. Occasional pain kinda comes with the territory I'm afraid.
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QUOTE (AKammenzind @ Feb 10 2009, 08:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't even feel it anymore. I've gotten sparks all over my hands/arms


Ya, I would have to agree. I have caught several sparks and don't really feel them. Maybe a slight tingle or a second. They shouldn't hurt "you know, unless you a bitch or somethin'." (40 Year Old Virgin-best movie ever)
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well I have had this issue many times. Instead of getting ur face close to the coal and blowing on it, hold the coal firmly in the tongs and "fan" the tongs. (go back and forth fast) however only use that method if you know how to keep ur coals in the tongs while shaking it. If you need to practice that please do it outside on concrete or something that wont burn, I dont want to feel responsible for an accident lol.

However 3 kings do shoot out sparks from time to time....I just keep holding the coals cuz I dont wanna drop em and I dont wanna look like a sissy especially if girls are around lol.
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QUOTE (momatik @ Feb 10 2009, 08:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (K1024 @ Feb 10 2009, 09:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i was given a roll of coals of one brand that would literally send 10 inch sparks off of every single coal, multiple times per coal.

im glad i ran out of those..


Well I hope those coals did manage to give you a simple apology...



...zing!



lol yeah that comic is so terrible, yet so funny at times.
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QUOTE (popcornkid06 @ Feb 11 2009, 02:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've been sparked in the face a few times while blowing on the QLs but thankfully it only hurt for a second and didn't leave a mark. I've also been meaning to snag some of hookah john's QL - being in a dorm, i can't get naturals because of the coil burner


chron.hookah's instant light coals definitely spark more than 3kings.... they even get flame like a flare sometimes. they tend to emit more smoke as well while lighting but they are the best when it comes to smoking with quicklights as it imparts no taste on the tobacco. definitely gotta light these outside or near a window.... or stick your arm out the window.
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I agree with chinamon....if ur smoking inside the dorm (hypothetically of course) 3 kings are ur best bet, cuz the CH ql's will almost def. set of the smoke alarm.
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QUOTE (chinamon @ Feb 10 2009, 09:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (popcornkid06 @ Feb 11 2009, 02:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've been sparked in the face a few times while blowing on the QLs but thankfully it only hurt for a second and didn't leave a mark. I've also been meaning to snag some of hookah john's QL - being in a dorm, i can't get naturals because of the coil burner


chron.hookah's instant light coals definitely spark more than 3kings.... they even get flame like a flare sometimes. they tend to emit more smoke as well while lighting but they are the best when it comes to smoking with quicklights as it imparts no taste on the tobacco. definitely gotta light these outside or near a window.... or stick your arm out the window.

good points chinamon, they do flame up a lot and do not try to light them while holding them with your fingers. I see some people do that with traditional disc ql's and them drop them into the tray until they fully ignite, do not do that with CH QL's. And as always, light them outside;)
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Scalli are you talking about the 3 kings? Nifty idea never thought of that, and it makes perfect sense. plus if you drop it it wont burn the carpet (or not as bad). However I wonder if I were to "fan" the coal by whipping my wrist back and forth for a bit if the coal will break up from the shaking.
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QUOTE (srawas89 @ Feb 10 2009, 11:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Scalli are you talking about the 3 kings? Nifty idea never thought of that, and it makes perfect sense. plus if you drop it it wont burn the carpet (or not as bad). However I wonder if I were to "fan" the coal by whipping my wrist back and forth for a bit if the coal will break up from the shaking.


right, for Three Kings
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QUOTE (chinamon @ Feb 10 2009, 11:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Scalliwag @ Feb 11 2009, 06:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Put them in a tea ball like this


i just usually light them and leave them on the ash tray on my hookah until they are done sparking.


I've had two boxes so far of Three Kings that a lot of them would pop and fairly big pieces would come off. It didn't matter if they were on tongs or in an ashtray they would fly. The teaball was the most convenient way of keeping from getting hit and/or carpet burns with those batches. I guess you could put them in a pan and put one of those grease spatter screens wink.gif
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I know in the past others have complained about batches of Three Kings exploding. The term exploding may sound more extreme than the actual pop but none the less pieces of hot coal flies and that sucks.
I thought I had a Youtube vid of starting them in a teaball but I guess I don't. I'll make one.
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