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The big deal about these e-cigs is that they're converting long term smokers. Two years ago for christmas I bought all of the smokers in my family e-cig kits.

The big deal about these e-cigs is that they're converting long term smokers. Two years ago for christmas I bought all of the smokers in my family e-cig kits. My grandmother refused to try it, and died a year later from emphysema complications. However, my mother has been cigarette free for over a year and a half! That's after 35 years of tobacco use. It's a huge deal for me because now I don't have to worry about her slowly wasting away over 10 years like my grandmother did. Also, Nicotine is a nootropic. Studies suggest that it enhances general attention and memory retention. Check out this site for collected studies and information: http://www.gwern.net/Nicotine http://www.gwern.net/Nicotine

s_q_b 13y ago
Helped me quit smoking, as well as several of my friends. It's a much more effective transition because it mimics the entire ritual of smoking, not just the nicotine hit. Mostly, nicotine was very secondary to the other reasons I would smoke. First, it's a great excuse to step outside alone, or with a small group. that's invaluable to an introvert-playing-an-extrovert like me. Second, cigarettes are a great study break. You let your mind wander, while your subconscious chews on problems. It's like taking a shower, but you can do it several times a night without leaving the library. Third, they're a countercultural flag. Want a good icebreaker when talking to hipsters, hackers, the Russian grad student programmers? Smoke a cig with them. Finally, there's a certain ritual to cigarettes that becomes very calming. Step outside, light up. Go to class, light up. Leave a party, light up. E-cigs are so effective because they fulfill almost all of these needs. All in all, e-cigarettes probably added several years to my life.
- Fuzzwah 13y ago
  I've moved from Australia (Melbourne specifically) where the counter-counter culture is to smoke roll your own cigs. Since moving to the US I've stopped smoking because: a) I couldn't find a brand of roll your own tobacco I liked b) none of my friends here smoke I really do miss the ritual of "creating and smoking" a cigarette. I can't really see any of the e-cig brands coming out with anything that mimics that ritual.
  - guizzy 13y ago
    There's rebuildable atomizers or DIY liquid then. At its most basic, an ecig is made of two devices: a battery and an atomiser. The heating element in the atomiser, a coil of resistance wire wrapped around some sort of wick, is consumable. Either the whole atomizer (in the case of a cartomizer) or the atomizer head (in the case of most clearomizers) has to be replaced every few months. Rebuildable atomizers are made so that you can make your own heating coil and wick instead of throwing out the cartomizer or head. There's a lot of technique to making good coils, almost like a craft. It's also possible to mix you own liquid from ingredients.

s_q_b 13y ago

Helped me quit smoking, as well as several of my friends. It's a much more effective transition because it mimics the entire ritual of smoking, not just the nicotine hit. Mostly, nicotine was very secondary to the other reasons I would smoke. First, it's a great excuse to step outside alone, or with a small group. that's invaluable to an introvert-playing-an-extrovert like me. Second, cigarettes are a great study break. You let your mind wander, while your subconscious chews on problems. It's like taking a shower, but you can do it several times a night without leaving the library. Third, they're a countercultural flag. Want a good icebreaker when talking to hipsters, hackers, the Russian grad student programmers? Smoke a cig with them. Finally, there's a certain ritual to cigarettes that becomes very calming. Step outside, light up. Go to class, light up. Leave a party, light up. E-cigs are so effective because they fulfill almost all of these needs. All in all, e-cigarettes probably added several years to my life.

Fuzzwah 13y ago
I've moved from Australia (Melbourne specifically) where the counter-counter culture is to smoke roll your own cigs. Since moving to the US I've stopped smoking because: a) I couldn't find a brand of roll your own tobacco I liked b) none of my friends here smoke I really do miss the ritual of "creating and smoking" a cigarette. I can't really see any of the e-cig brands coming out with anything that mimics that ritual.
- guizzy 13y ago
  There's rebuildable atomizers or DIY liquid then. At its most basic, an ecig is made of two devices: a battery and an atomiser. The heating element in the atomiser, a coil of resistance wire wrapped around some sort of wick, is consumable. Either the whole atomizer (in the case of a cartomizer) or the atomizer head (in the case of most clearomizers) has to be replaced every few months. Rebuildable atomizers are made so that you can make your own heating coil and wick instead of throwing out the cartomizer or head. There's a lot of technique to making good coils, almost like a craft. It's also possible to mix you own liquid from ingredients.