Haha! Smoke Rings... Finally!

[shermnatman]

Way, way, way back when I was a cigarette smoker, I loved making smoke rings.

I could shoot a string of rings up to 5 or 7 from a single drag. I could even shoot a small fast ring through a large slow ring.

Oh, how I loved to make smoke rings!

It had always frustrated me - in a disappointing way - that I could not perform my tricks to my pipe smoking. For years I tried; until, I simply gave up trying - this, because of how I draw the smoke from my pipe quite differently from how I would draw on a cigarette, I have never been able to make smoke rings from my beloved pipe... until today!

I was having my morning pipe with my tea while watching the TV; then, to my amazement - with no thought of it whatsoever - there was a smoke ring shooting towards the TV screen! I was so surprised to realize I had done the thing without even thinking!

Quickly, I willed myself to shoot a second at the first - success!

I leapt up from my recliner; and, broke into an improved little jig - much to the confusion of the dog - as I began shooting rings around the den in all directions. No target was safe from the onslaught of my machine gun-like fury - the lamp, the talking head on the TV, even the wide-eyed dog snapped at the ring moving quickly in her direction.

Oh joy! Rapture! Happiness! - Sherm Natman

 

[mso489]

Hey, just like the caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland. Who are you?

 

[kcghost]

Always could to have a skill you can fall back on.

 

[Grangerous]

It’s a Major Award!

 

[djgilx]

Way, way, way back when I was a cigarette smoker, I loved making smoke rings.

I could shoot a string of rings up to 5 or 7 from a single drag. I could even shoot a small fast ring through a large slow ring.

Oh, how I loved to make smoke rings!

It had always frustrated me - in a disappointing way - that I could not perform my tricks to my pipe smoking. For years I tried; until, I simply gave up trying - this, because of how I draw the smoke from my pipe quite differently from how I would draw on a cigarette, I have never been able to make smoke rings from my beloved pipe... until today!

I was having my morning pipe with my tea while watching the TV; then, to my amazement - with no thought of it whatsoever - there was a smoke ring shooting towards the TV screen! I was so surprised to realize I had done the thing without even thinking!

Quickly, I willed myself to shoot a second at the first - success!

I leapt up from my recliner; and, broke into an improved little jig - much to the confusion of the dog - as I began shooting rings around the den in all directions. No target was safe from the onslaught of my machine gun-like fury - the lamp, the talking head on the TV, even the wide-eyed dog snapped at the ring moving quickly in her direction.

Oh joy! Rapture! Happiness! - Sherm Natman

I was never a cigarette smoker and would love to blow rings from my pipe, but I have tried and failed …
???

 

[olkofri]

Never been able to. And I even read the Instructables tutorial and all...

 

[PeterPipersPizza]

Sometimes I get smoke rings blowing out of the pipe, from the bowl. I am very pleased with myself when that happens lol.

 

[AlanH]

I can only aspire to such amazing feats

 

[scout19d3]

I'm enjoying your exuberance! Smoke rings are fun. Down here on the Texas Gulf Coast, I'm usually on the back porch with a fan blowing, which is not conducive to blowing smoke rings. But when it's off..... they begin to fly!

 

[shane1]

No matter how hard I try, can‘t do it.

 

[scout19d3]

No matter how hard I try, can‘t do it.

This may sound crazy, but an internet search on "how to blow smoke rings" might be your solution. Numerous videos and written descriptions - many quite contradictory to each other - provide a wealth of study. The different perspectives are interesting.
A few years ago, when I decided I wanted to blow smoke rings, I was unable to pursue my preferred learning method, as my grandfather passed away when I was still young - too young to sit with, watch, discuss and learn as he smoked.
At any rate, I learned how - and it's amusing to pop them out periodically whether by myself or with others.

No doubt I'll never reach this level of smoke ring wizardry - blowing smoke through another's smoke ring
<video link attached, above>

 

[finnian3]

Love to shoot some rings. I think we need to have a ring meeting at the next show:]

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Never was able to with ? or cigars but can easily blow rings from the pipe bowl…CONGRATULATIONS on the epic achievement…long time coming. ?️

 

[Wildlands]

I find it’s easier to do smoke rings with a cigar compared to a pipe as you can get a larger volume of smoke in the mouth more easily. Enough so that I don’t even try blowing smoke rings when smoking a pipe…but sounds like you’ve got it figured out!

 

[STP]

Easy indoors… outdoors with a little breeze and it becomes much harder ?

Edit: Creating a ring from the bowl is pretty kool too, although that is a lot harder, and mostly occurs by accident…

 

[Latakia Dave]

Way, way, way back when I was a cigarette smoker, I loved making smoke rings.

I could shoot a string of rings up to 5 or 7 from a single drag. I could even shoot a small fast ring through a large slow ring.

Oh, how I loved to make smoke rings!

It had always frustrated me - in a disappointing way - that I could not perform my tricks to my pipe smoking. For years I tried; until, I simply gave up trying - this, because of how I draw the smoke from my pipe quite differently from how I would draw on a cigarette, I have never been able to make smoke rings from my beloved pipe... until today!

I was having my morning pipe with my tea while watching the TV; then, to my amazement - with no thought of it whatsoever - there was a smoke ring shooting towards the TV screen! I was so surprised to realize I had done the thing without even thinking!

Quickly, I willed myself to shoot a second at the first - success!

I leapt up from my recliner; and, broke into an improved little jig - much to the confusion of the dog - as I began shooting rings around the den in all directions. No target was safe from the onslaught of my machine gun-like fury - the lamp, the talking head on the TV, even the wide-eyed dog snapped at the ring moving quickly in her direction.

Oh joy! Rapture! Happiness! - Sherm Natman

Here’s one for ya!

 

[STP]

^^^Nice ?

 

[tklee]

?

 

[The Clay King]

In one of my stories the Cavalier blows 4 smoke rings (Audi reference)

 

[vosBghos]

It’s all in the jaw gotta make it click , used to do it with cigs , not you got me inspired to freak out the cats