Total Noob Question...

[who:cu]

since i know next to nothing about hookahs i had this quick question about multi hosers.
why do you have to cover the hole when someone else hits the hookah?
ive seen people at parties like "go against each other" and smoke at the same time to see who gets more smoke..
can you explain why this is a bad idea?
or why you have to cover the hole?
is this just to make it easier to take a drag?

[chinamon]

air, like water, will take the path of least resistance. because both ports are just open holes, if one hole is not plugged and the person takes a puff, they would just be pulling air through the other port/hose instead of the bowl with tobacco.

think of a drinking straw in a glass of soda and the straw has a hole in it (above the beverage level). if you try to take a sip through the straw you would end up with a mouthful of air rather than a mouthful of soda.

as for people taking puffs together, the only thing i can see that is bad is there is so much air running through the bowl and coals that the coals would end up burning the shisha.

[Sherwood]

The whole principle of a good hookah is that, when you draw air from the hose, that air comes from the superheated shisha in the bowl of the pipe. When you leave the end of another hose open, you draw air from both the top of the pipe, and the open hose tip. That means you get about half the smoke, if that, and you're breathing someone else's pipe.

Gross, man.

[antouwan]

having two people pull at the same time is a horrible idea. if you take a hit then you're drawing air over the coals (heating them) and that hot air heats the tobacco as it runs through the head and down the stem etc. with two people doing this simultaneously you're doomed for quickly charred tobacco and a stupidly/worthlessly short session...and as for 'going against each other' as in a type of shitty competition think of it like arguing on the internet, or a race in the special olympics...even if you win, you're still retarded. if all else fails and you can't find a way to see who is better and a man truly worth his salt, and can't figure out how to play backgammon...then play paper scissors rock...or russian roulette

edit: sorry for the sarcasm, i'm stressed, and honestly just feel like it. also: i am not at all sorry for not being PC Edited April 16, 2009 by antouwan

[who:cu]

hahahaha
alright thats what i thought.
and yeah i thought that whole going against each other was stupid too.
well thanks again for the fast replies
i love these forums...

[Sherwood]

if all else fails and you can't find a way to see who is better and a man truly worth his salt, and can't figure out how to play backgammon...then play paper scissors rock...or russian roulette

Mmhmm... sounds like someone lost a lot of smoke-offs to the jocks.

[evilded777]

if all else fails and you can't find a way to see who is better and a man truly worth his salt, and can't figure out how to play backgammon...then play paper scissors rock...or russian roulette

Mmhmm... sounds like someone lost a lot of smoke-offs to the jocks.

Jocks don't have real lung capacity. They always lose to the swimmers.... the better fit, more flexible, sexier athletes that the jocks make fun of because they can't comprehend how they can be stronger, faster and better looking... plus smoke the hookah like no one's business.

[inino]

people "going against each other" sounds like a great way to burn a bowl quick. auto seal in a multihose should be a must.

[Hobbs]

If two people pull at once it also creates a bit of pressure in the base, and becomes increasingly hard to inhale. Hey, we're all curious and have tried most things once.