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I’ve been using an app that converts AQI to equivalent cigarettes smoked per day. It’s not perfect but it’s something I can wrap my head around as a meaningfull

I’ve been using an app that converts AQI to equivalent cigarettes smoked per day. It’s not perfect but it’s something I can wrap my head around as a meaningfully bad number.

dls2016 6y ago
What sort of numbers are you seeing?
- derwiki 6y ago
  Yesterday it said 6 cigarettes in East Bay for AQI ~175
tenkabuto 6y ago
Here's one such app, for people that are interested: https://shootismoke.app https://shootismoke.app It's currently giving me 2.3 cigarettes per day, and I live a decent distance away from any of the fires (Sacramento, CA).
- cactus2093 6y ago
  Why in the world would this be a native app and not a web page?
  - toper-centage 6y ago
    Data collection, of course.
    - patothon 6y ago
      Or maybe the developer only knows mobile engineering? Not everything has to be seen from an uncharitable angle.
  - heavyset_go 6y ago
    iOS encourages developers to make apps for their services because Safari's features and compatibility lag behind other browsers, and it doesn't implement PWA functionality.
    - buzzert 6y ago
      And one of these "features" is arithmetic and displaying a number?
  - krustyburger 6y ago
    And what a strange name. Why is “shoot” treated like an expletive? I’m actually not even sure I’m parsing the name correctly.
    - drusepth 6y ago
      Shoot! is a common substitute for other, more abrasive expletives (Shit! Fuck!). I'd much rather have the former in a business/service name! Interestingly, the Android package name is indeed com.shitismoke.app
      - krustyburger 6y ago
        Right, but the point of using it is not to have to blank it out in form like this brand does. It would be like putting heck as hk.
- ivalm 6y ago
  The latest update it is giving me is 5 months ago (I'm in San Diego, CA), that seems hardly relevant.
BurningFrog 6y ago
And you don't even get the nicotine kick.
sershe 6y ago
These apps really put this into perspective for someone who used to smoke a pack a day 15 years ago :) So I guess spending all day outdoors is not THAT bad?
drusepth 6y ago
I'd really rather not download a whole app for this so my apologies if this answer is readily available in the app, but... I keep seeing these kinds of conversions (AQI to equivalent cigarettes per day) but I never see numbers on how long you need to be outside for that to be the case. Is it based on assuming someone on the coast (where AC is rare) having to keep their windows open all day? Is it based on 1-2 trips outside per day? How does it incorporate exposure time into the conversion rate?
- derwiki 6y ago
  I presumed it was 24h of outdoor exposure (aka camping), and based on the founder's response on ProductHunt[0] that seems to be the case. [0] https://www.producthunt.com/posts/sh-t-i-smoke https://www.producthunt.com/posts/sh-t-i-smoke

I’ve been using an app that converts AQI to equivalent cigarettes smoked per day. It’s not perfect but it’s something I can wrap my head around as a meaningfully bad number.

dls2016 6y ago

What sort of numbers are you seeing?

derwiki 6y ago
Yesterday it said 6 cigarettes in East Bay for AQI ~175

tenkabuto 6y ago

Here's one such app, for people that are interested: https://shootismoke.app https://shootismoke.app It's currently giving me 2.3 cigarettes per day, and I live a decent distance away from any of the fires (Sacramento, CA).

cactus2093 6y ago
Why in the world would this be a native app and not a web page?
- toper-centage 6y ago
  Data collection, of course.
  - patothon 6y ago
    Or maybe the developer only knows mobile engineering? Not everything has to be seen from an uncharitable angle.
- heavyset_go 6y ago
  iOS encourages developers to make apps for their services because Safari's features and compatibility lag behind other browsers, and it doesn't implement PWA functionality.
  - buzzert 6y ago
    And one of these "features" is arithmetic and displaying a number?
- krustyburger 6y ago
  And what a strange name. Why is “shoot” treated like an expletive? I’m actually not even sure I’m parsing the name correctly.
  - drusepth 6y ago
    Shoot! is a common substitute for other, more abrasive expletives (Shit! Fuck!). I'd much rather have the former in a business/service name! Interestingly, the Android package name is indeed com.shitismoke.app
    - krustyburger 6y ago
      Right, but the point of using it is not to have to blank it out in form like this brand does. It would be like putting heck as hk.
ivalm 6y ago
The latest update it is giving me is 5 months ago (I'm in San Diego, CA), that seems hardly relevant.

BurningFrog 6y ago

And you don't even get the nicotine kick.

sershe 6y ago

These apps really put this into perspective for someone who used to smoke a pack a day 15 years ago :) So I guess spending all day outdoors is not THAT bad?

drusepth 6y ago

I'd really rather not download a whole app for this so my apologies if this answer is readily available in the app, but... I keep seeing these kinds of conversions (AQI to equivalent cigarettes per day) but I never see numbers on how long you need to be outside for that to be the case. Is it based on assuming someone on the coast (where AC is rare) having to keep their windows open all day? Is it based on 1-2 trips outside per day? How does it incorporate exposure time into the conversion rate?

derwiki 6y ago
I presumed it was 24h of outdoor exposure (aka camping), and based on the founder's response on ProductHunt[0] that seems to be the case. [0] https://www.producthunt.com/posts/sh-t-i-smoke https://www.producthunt.com/posts/sh-t-i-smoke