Is a recycler better for flower or concentrates?

Recyclers are best for whatever you like best.  They are new to the industry being maybe 6-8 years old.  They were basically made for concentrates but will work great with flower.  They are smaller and will clog up sooner with gunk so a vaporizer like the Silver Surfer is amazing with a recycler.  They add a little moisture to the hit, the cool the hit, and recyclers on average to not really go through a lot of water, but have a lot of bubbles to help cool the hit.

A larger piece is by most preferred for when smoking.  At least a larger reservoir of water.

 

Why do some glass colors crack with temperature stress easier than others?

This has to do with the minerals added to the glass to get the color in the glass.  Only clear glass has shall we say a perfect COE of 33.  As minerals are added to the glass it changes the COE and this can cause stress between the colors.  Then after time, or even a heat change that is too much can cause the glass to crack.  Unobtainum is one of them nasty colors.

What is the difference between clipper and bic lighters?

The Original Bic

Now we grab a lighter without giving it a second thought, but disposable lighters didn’t hit stores until the 1970s. In 1973 Bic stared test-sales of a disposable lighter that provided 3,000 lights. Today, Bic is America’s best-selling lighter and available in more than 4 million retail outlets with a seemingly endless variety of designs and styles to fit everyone’s interests.

Breaking Down Bics

Bic disposable lighters are typically the cheapest on the market. They are made mostly of plastic, filled with butane fuel (holding an average of 4.9 grams), and offered in a variety of colors and designs. Bics are lightweight and simple to use: press the spark wheel down with your thumb, pull your thumb back towards you, and voila! The flame will ignite. The 3.14″ tall oval-shaped barrel is meant to be ergonomic, making it the right fit for your hand and pocket. The flame height is pre-adjusted and can’t be changed.

The Clipper Way

The refillable Clipper was the first of its kind, and created a whole new market. The signature, cylindric Clipper shape with a removable flint was designed by Enric Sarda in 1970. In 1972, the first refillable lighter to ever exist was produced at the original Clipper factory in Barcelona. Clipper now manufactures more than 450 million units per year and offers flint, electronic, and metal lighters.

Inside Clippers

In contrast to a simple spark wheel, Clippers have a removable lighter flint with a ridged thumb wheel. The flint can be used as a packing tool. Clipper is the only lighter on the market that allows you to not only refuel but also replace the flint if needed. The Clipper flame burns at a constant height, increasing when the lighter is turned sideways. Clippers have a child-resistant mechanism and are made out of strong Nylon material that is less likely to crack and more heat resistant than cheaper plastics.

Bic and Clipper lighters meet different needs. People often end up using disposable lighters when they have no other choice. When you weigh the pros and cons, some are more important than others. It might not bother you that your Bic lighter ends up in a landfill or that you need to plan ahead to refill a Clipper. While Clipper has advanced features like a self-adjusting flame meant to give you a smooth light, Bic is the simpler option. The removable flint/packing tool also adds another dimension to Clippers, making them more useful for “roll your own” connoisseurs.

 

 

What is a “Spliff”?

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While joints and blunts contain pure cannabis only, spliffs are a type of joint, rolled with a mixture of tobacco and marijuana. Spliffs often use a high ratio of marijuana to tobacco, but when hash is used or if the cannabis is of high quality, the ratio can be decreased to conserve. They are traditionally rolled in a European conical-style shape in rolling paper or even in cigarettes. Sometimes, the term ‘spliff’ is also just used to refer to a really nice, well-rolled joint.

Will fuming on the outside of glass rub off over time?

Yes and no.

Silver fume sticks or adheres the glass better than gold does.  It is why we always fume with silver first and then gold.

Silver can actually grow into the glass, this is how the whispies are done in glass.  If it is a good silver fume it will not come off, but a bad silver fume will start to rub off.  Good silver fume will not be white looking, but rather a yellow, or blue or purple, depending on the light.