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    Flogging that Dead Horse - Activated Charcoal Filters

    Bicycle helmets are an incredibly important part of cycling safety. Also, don't forget to wear your seatbelt when you drive your convertible!
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    How to quantify a sip

    Loving all the responses here from everyone. Thank you for sharing your thoughts as well as your individual practices! I got a good chuckle out of quite a few as well, which is always much appreciated!
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    How to quantify a sip

    Hi guys, Relatively new piper here. I am loving all of the advice and the wealth of knowledge that has gathered here on this forum. It has been a great resource so far in answering a lot of the questions, in detail, that I find myself pondering in regard to the art of pipe smoking. As I peruse...
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    How Much is Too Much?

    Hey there! Regarding your first question, there is an interesting piece of research dating from 2004 that addresses the issue relatively well. I will post a portion of the results that briefly touches on the increase in the various diseases typically associated with smoking. I highly recommend...
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    Flogging that Dead Horse - Activated Charcoal Filters

    Thanks for the lovely welcome and for sharing your experience with me! I love your Calvin and Hobbes user picture as well!
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    Flogging that Dead Horse - Activated Charcoal Filters

    Forgot to respond to this one! This is an interesting point and one that I think has some validity. I heard somewhere recently that around 300 minutes of exercise per week that elevates the heart rate can offset the negative side effects of moderate cigar smoking. I can't remember where exactly...
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    Flogging that Dead Horse - Activated Charcoal Filters

    Some interesting comments here! I will mention a few quick things - 1) I find it interesting that so many of the comments are focusing on the first portion of my post that introduces who I am and provides background/reasoning into why I took the time to look into smoke filtration methods. I...
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    Flogging that Dead Horse - Activated Charcoal Filters

    Oof...forgot to post the link to the original research paper - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6471497/
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    Flogging that Dead Horse - Activated Charcoal Filters

    Just make sure your suit matches EPA guidelines! =P
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    Flogging that Dead Horse - Activated Charcoal Filters

    Thanks for the warm welcome! I would worry more about what is it that you are getting in terms of pleasure out of pipe smoking:) Great question! I would say that different folks get different things from smoking. For me, I enjoy cigars, and more recently pipes, for the unique flavors you can...
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    Flogging that Dead Horse - Activated Charcoal Filters

    Edited title. See Rule 9. -jpm Hey all, Relatively new pipe smoker and completely new forum poster. I wanted to share some interesting research that is relatively recent (2018) in regard to activated charcoal filtration of gas phase and particulate phase radicals. First, a bit of background -...