While bongs have been around for centuries now, they’ve only become popular in recent years. That’s primarily because the water filtration systems they feature now is a result of years of evolution aimed at making bongs convenient and highly efficient smoking gear.
Most importantly, the latest water filtration systems and percolators make bongs the safest way of smoking marijuana—other than dry herb vaporizers, of course. However, many people wonder how effective the water filtration is in terms of filtering out harmful carcinogens from the smoke. Well, let’s find out.
The primary reason why many smokers prefer to smoke from a bong is because of the smooth hit and rich flavor you get. However, bongs offer much more than just that. When you smoke dry herbs through a regular glass pipe or a joint, you risk inhaling tar or burn ash.
However, with glass bongs, this is not the case. The water in the bong traps the ash and prevents it from reaching your mouth. It also filters out and traps harmful toxins and carcinogens that would otherwise be inhaled.
Moreover, water filtration not only traps the toxins from the smoke, but also cools it down, which makes the hits less irritable for your throat and easier on your lungs. Compared to a regular dry glass pipe, the hits you get from a bong are much more flavorsome and smoother.
The reason why the water in your bong turns murky brown after a while is due to the tar that has been trapped from the smoke. In order to ensure that you get the smoothest hits and best flavor from your herb, it’s important to clean your bong regularly. Dirty bong water not only spoils the taste of the herbs, but also takes away their effect.
As bong technology has continued to advance in recent years, many new bong styles and percolators have emerged that are even more efficient at filtering and diffusing the smoke and can enhance your smoking sessions even further. With an advanced bong percolator, you have a much higher surface area, and therefore, much better smoke cooling and filtration.
Accessories, such as ash catchers can make your bong hits even smoother. They essentially add another layer of water filtration and trap all the ash before it enters your bong.
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