dodraugen2k Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Hey. I've heard that having some dry ice in the water you put in your hookah will produce much more smoke and give you a stronger buzz. Could anyone confirm or break this myth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepyrofish Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Well, you would get more "smoke" because of the fog coming off the dry ice, but that's not actually more smoke. Also, dry ice is composed entirely of CO2 which would give you a buzz from lack of oxygen I suppose. I doubt it is a good thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilgore trout Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Well, when you put dry ice into water it causes tons of condensation (ever seen a fog machine?). Also, dry ice bombs are made by putting dry ice into a water bottle and putting the cap on, which is basically the same thing that you are doing when you put dry ice into a water-filled vase and put the stem on it. I'm not sure if your hookah would explode, but I wouldn't try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteHookah.com Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 If you put dry ice in your hookah water it will produce more smoke. Unfortunately that smoke will be straight CO2 (carbon dioxide). Your buzz will be the result of a lack of oxygen in your bloodstream (kind of like getting a buzz from putting a plastic bag over your head). What you have heard is true, but I wouldn't recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasa Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 [quote name='thepyrofish']Well, you would get more "smoke" because of the fog coming off the dry ice, but that's not actually more smoke. Also, dry ice is composed entirely of CO2 which would give you a buzz from lack of oxygen I suppose. I doubt it is a good thing to do.[/quote] You nipped this one in the bud. Pyrofish is absolutely correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve07 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Don't do it. The wierd ideas people come up with now days to get a buzz or more smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepyrofish Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Oh, and dry ice bombs are the sh*t. Juvenile? Perhaps, but I busted a chunk out of a curb with one of those mothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguineSolitude Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 sometimes i replace the water with kerosene for a gnarly buzz dude. (joking) dont do the ice. its not more smoke, it just looks that way and will be way damaging to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownZero Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Woah... thats crazy, I would never think of putting dry ice into my hookah.. I mean, your not even supposed to touch dry ice with your bare hands at least from what I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbomberto Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 i seen this thing at wal-mart were is was called Portable Ice Cubes. Well i looked like a Normal Limpstick, but it had water inside it which you froze. And it was priced around 1.99 for 5 of them. Trust me when i find them again im Most Deffinaltey going to buy it. Never have to waste ice cubes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinshisha4life Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 [quote name='djbomberto']i seen this thing at wal-mart were is was called Portable Ice Cubes. Well i looked like a Normal Limpstick, but it had water inside it which you froze. And it was priced around 1.99 for 5 of them. Trust me when i find them again iim Most Deffinaltey going to buy it. Never have to waste ice cubes again. [/quote]I wanna try those, I bet they stay colder longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halon Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I have the re-useable ice cubes, and they work pretty well. You can get a big sack of them at bed bath and beyond for like $3 or $4. TYLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownZero Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 You know.. I never thought about getting those re-useable ice cubes. Sounds like a really good idea... ::runs to Bed Bath & Beyond:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiracerj1 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 The dry ice is a terrible idea, imho, not because of health concerns but because you likely to damamge your hookah, dry ice evaporates in water causing gaseous expansion as mentioned above, and one of two things will happen, either your check valve will fail, or it will cause enoughpressure to actually push the water up through the down pipe and soak your tobacco, it may seem rediuclous but try lowing really hard on your hose and sure enough water bubbles out the top then think that dry ice in water can rupture a plastic gatorade bottle, now can you do that just by breathing hard into a gatorade bottle? Ergo theres plenty of pressure for this to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodraugen2k Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Hehe, thought it would be safe to find out what it actually did before I went ahead and tried it. Think I'll skip it, looks like theres just tons of cons and no pros. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguineSolitude Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 its always wise to ask the experts before doing something you have no idea about. and as you can see it probably saved your hookah and your lungs. i dont think it would actually smoke any more, i think you just would have the condensed co2 smoke you see coming off dry ice on its own. it would look like more smoke, but the amount of actuall tobacco smoke wouldnt be affected. plus not getting enough oxygen is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzzT Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Adding more CO2 seems like a really BAD idea. You would probably get the worst hookah headache in your entire life. It also could be dangerous taking in that much CO2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahCaterpillar Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Want to get a big ass buzz minus the CO2?? Take a huge hit blow it out then imediately take another hit as if your breathing but instead of inhaling air you keep inhaling smoke and exhaling smoke. Do this for 5 minutes and i gurantee you will have a huge buzz(assuming you dont pass out haha) I doubt your hookah would explode from the dry ice because its not entirely sealed but its a very idiotic idea. Its like those ppl who use whippets the CO2 cartidges you buy at headshops and stuff you inhale it and it gives you an insane buzz but its all due to lack of oxygen which majoorrily kills brain cells, it can even kill you. Lack of oxygen to the brain can also cause permanent brain damage. Brain cells are the only cells in your body that dont reproduce, ive found out the hard way by smoking a certain herbal supplement for the past 6 years haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 The high people get from whipped cream cans is not from CO2, but is instead due to nitrous oxide (N2O) being used as a propellant. N2O has anesthetic effects. It's more commonly called "laughing gas" and is used by dentists (although in lesser concentrations, mixed with oxygen).But back to dry ice in a shisha, CO2 in high enough concentration to evaculate the oxygen from the air can be deadly. Check Google or Wikipedia for the Lake Nyos disaster for a good example, where an entire village was wiped out by the rapid dissolution of CO2 from the lake.In other words: really bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthHookah Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 i have tried using milk (was said to thicken the smoke), i have tried fruit juice, i have tried wine, i have tried beer, even. nothing happened. the smoke doesnt absorb the flavor like you would think. to date, the only thing i have tried that works is ice, and even on that i am not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I don;t think Lake Nyos was CO2, I think it was something sulfury or hydrogeny. If I can make up words...I can't see how a simple asphyxiant gas could kill, considering more than two thirds of air is made up of asphyxiating gases (N2, CO2, Ar, Ne, Xe, Kr). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteHookah.com Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Lake Nyos was carbon dioxide. It wasn't actually the carbon dioxide that killed the people, however, it was the lack of oxygen. Gaseous CO2 is very dense and therefore would fall to the earth, which pushes the oxygen higher into the atmoshpere and thus out of reach for people to breath. Someone else can draw the conclusion on how this relates to dry ice in a hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve07 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Head hurts lack of O2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus9638 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Inhaling smoke from dry ice can cause rapid suffocation. NOT a good idea at all, even in small amounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Might kill you.And break your hookah. Dry ice is so cold that it makes the molecules in metal literally make a squeeling noise as the press together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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