In no way surprised, but nevertheless a tad disappointed the pipe turned out to be such a piss poor product. Someone once told me there’s a grain of truth in every stereotype.
Chronicling an AliExpress Pipe and Purchase for Science
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Congrats, you revealed how they make their relief pipes!
With good old American cobs, we don't need this cheap dangerous shit.
I honestly expected the “briar” to at least be wood. Of some sort.
Wood grain from a 1970’s stationwagon. The pleather covered meer (plaster) I heard is the next release.
As was I, certainly not briar, but I was expecting something wood-like.
Well the final test is tomorrow and we can put this one to bed. I dare say, unless there is some surprise outcome tomorrow, we should not recommend these pipes.
My daughters got me a LOTR pipe the first year I started smoking pipes, and it was made just like that. It was plastic covered in a wood looking sticker wrap thing. I think I smoked it once and put it on a shelf.
F me. I haven’t laughed like this in a long time. So much for getting the baby asleep in my arms.
Whatever I can do to help ?
Again, I really thought the pipe would be wood at least, then I could have done some other tests, but c'est la vie as they say.
Too bad!
Has the pipe a guarantee? If so you could complete the test series next year. I guess, smoking the recommended filamentous tobacco would have turned our fantasies into truth.
A good pipe is generally crafted from good briar. An aged piece of briar is strong enough to withstand the heat of the combustion process without warping or burning. While this pipe is unfortunately not a wooden pipe as advertised, how would it respond to repeated blows with a hammer?
TEST 3: How will the mystery bowl substance withstand repeated blows with a hammer?
Said hammer:
Before, from the more photogenic angle:
After: As you can see, after just 10 blows with the hammer the bowl shattered and revealed the inside. Also I'm not sure what the pipe was actually made out of, but there is no way I'd want to burn something in it.
Conclusion:
Turns out you can't get a handmade artisanal pipe from aliexpress for $8 to your door. I know this may ruffle a few feathers but you do get what you pay for ?
TEST 3: How will the mystery bowl substance withstand repeated blows with a hammer?
Said hammer:
Before, from the more photogenic angle:
After: As you can see, after just 10 blows with the hammer the bowl shattered and revealed the inside. Also I'm not sure what the pipe was actually made out of, but there is no way I'd want to burn something in it.
Conclusion:
Turns out you can't get a handmade artisanal pipe from aliexpress for $8 to your door. I know this may ruffle a few feathers but you do get what you pay for ?
no it was hard as a rock. If I didn't know better I'd say it was made out of rock.
Maybe the entire stummel was some sort of charcoal filter
This is hilarious. I wish there was some way to determine what it actually is made of. Way to play to type “AliExpress”
WTF?? Is that metal piece the actual chamber?
And the composite is interesting: 1 part metal filings; 2 parts adhesive; 3 parts dirt and unknown; one part dried manure.
And the composite is interesting: 1 part metal filings; 2 parts adhesive; 3 parts dirt and unknown; one part dried manure.
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