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Modern hookah is soaked in glycerin which produces the majority of the vapor, while the tobacco is ideally vaporized instead of combusted as well (although usua
by geitir 6y ago
Modern hookah is soaked in glycerin which produces the majority of the vapor, while the tobacco is ideally vaporized instead of combusted as well (although usually it's a combination of burning and vaporization). So if done properly arguably better than a cig. The real issue with hookah is the chemicals and co2 released from the coals imo.
- briandear 6y agoThe CO2? What’s the issue with that? CO2 isn’t a toxin.
- gerbler 6y agoI believe the risk is from carbon monoxide (CO) due to incomplete combustion. Not sure what the best summary of this topic is but here's a paper that provides an example: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ccr3.2173 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ccr3.2173
- nix23 6y ago>and co2 released from the coals imo The co (mono) is the problem and the fine coal particles which are NOT filtered by water, the water just cools down the smoke and that lets you breath the smoke even faster and deeper into your lungs.
- throw_away 6y agoI didn't know about the glycerin (the same substance used in e-cigs). This makes me think even more that the e-cigarette industry did a huge marketing fail in not calling them e-hookahs.