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Was just about to post this. Nicotine vapor seems to be better than smoking, assuming legit products, but nicotine is still poison. Consume a little too much ni

Was just about to post this. Nicotine vapor seems to be better than smoking, assuming legit products, but nicotine is still poison. Consume a little too much nicotine, whether smoking or vaping; that sickish feeling can be the onset of nicotine poisoning. I've seen so many people stating basically the same as OP, claiming no data on vaping being harmful while completely ignoring the core substance that produces the addiction in the first place. I smoked a pack per day+ for 27 years, quit a few months back, still using low nicotine vape products when overstressed and struggling with urges. I'm not a vape hater, but I'm not ignorant to it being poison. It's always a good idea to have as much knowledge about your vices as possible.

swiley 7y ago
I know I’m being pedantic but nicotine vapor would be above 247 c. I think you’re meaning to compare the pure aerosol and the smoke that comes from burning it.
MisterBastahrd 7y ago
I am a cigar guy and have been for year. I also know what it's like when someone who doesn't smoke tries a strong cigar for the first time. I was once at my favorite cigar bar on Canal Street, talking with the owners as I usually did, when I saw some large men walk into the humidor. They were all WWE wrestlers. The owner asked me to go help em out, so I walked in with them and they asked me what was the strongest cigar they had. I paused and then asked them about their experience level with cigar smoking. All of them rarely ever smoked and for some it was a first time thing. One of the guys had recently "won" the world title and they wanted to celebrate his good fortune. I had to tell them that I wouldn't recommend the strongest to them, that's crazy if you haven't built a tolerance, and that if they felt nauseous, to stop smoking and eat something sweet. I instead pointed out a medium bodied, medium strength cigar and sent them on their way. About an hour later two of them were sitting at the bar eating butter mints out of a dish with their heads in their hands. Nicotine will mess you up.
- eyegor 7y ago
  Even a "weak" cigar will mess you up if you don't smoke. If you don't have nicotine tolerance, smoking a cigar is akin to getting drunk. Stumbling around and slurring words.
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- dasKrokodil 7y ago
  I don't know much about cigars, but I was always under the impression that cigar smokers do not inhale. Is the nicotine absorption in the mouth sufficiently efficient that smoking a cigar can make grown men nauseous?
  - MisterBastahrd 7y ago
    Your mouth absorbs a lot of nicotine, so even if you don't inhale (you will STILL inhale a little just by being in a cloud of smoke you just blew), you will likely get buzzed off of a cigar if you aren't used to smoking them.

swiley 7y ago

I know I’m being pedantic but nicotine vapor would be above 247 c. I think you’re meaning to compare the pure aerosol and the smoke that comes from burning it.

MisterBastahrd 7y ago

I am a cigar guy and have been for year. I also know what it's like when someone who doesn't smoke tries a strong cigar for the first time. I was once at my favorite cigar bar on Canal Street, talking with the owners as I usually did, when I saw some large men walk into the humidor. They were all WWE wrestlers. The owner asked me to go help em out, so I walked in with them and they asked me what was the strongest cigar they had. I paused and then asked them about their experience level with cigar smoking. All of them rarely ever smoked and for some it was a first time thing. One of the guys had recently "won" the world title and they wanted to celebrate his good fortune. I had to tell them that I wouldn't recommend the strongest to them, that's crazy if you haven't built a tolerance, and that if they felt nauseous, to stop smoking and eat something sweet. I instead pointed out a medium bodied, medium strength cigar and sent them on their way. About an hour later two of them were sitting at the bar eating butter mints out of a dish with their heads in their hands. Nicotine will mess you up.

eyegor 7y ago
Even a "weak" cigar will mess you up if you don't smoke. If you don't have nicotine tolerance, smoking a cigar is akin to getting drunk. Stumbling around and slurring words.
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dasKrokodil 7y ago
I don't know much about cigars, but I was always under the impression that cigar smokers do not inhale. Is the nicotine absorption in the mouth sufficiently efficient that smoking a cigar can make grown men nauseous?
- MisterBastahrd 7y ago
  Your mouth absorbs a lot of nicotine, so even if you don't inhale (you will STILL inhale a little just by being in a cloud of smoke you just blew), you will likely get buzzed off of a cigar if you aren't used to smoking them.