Why Prof. Einstein Smoked Pipe This Way?

[piperRowan]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9)

My friend sent me this pic asking why Einstein smoked with a part of the mouthpiece pulled out. I found many pictures showing that he smoked pipe this way. I absolutely have no idea about this method. Anybody here smokes like this? and why?

Happy smoking.

 

[canucklehead]

His pipe was too dirty to push the stem in all the way.

 

[cshubhra]

I don’t know ?‍ I would have guessed that his mortise became too tight. Before I could think of a reason why his mortise was tight, @canucklehead beat me to it.

 

[Waning Embers]

Tolkien too.



I've heard it said it has a cooling effect similar to a reverse calabash. If that's the case, sounds like they didn't know how to smoke.

 

[JimInks]

I've seen a few people smoke pipes like that. When I do, I ask why. They all told me they never thought about it.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I suspect they separated stem and shank after each smoke to clean and logically saw no reason to push them completely together. I don't think Einstein was a poser.

 

[Waning Embers]

I've seen a few people smoke pipes like that. When I do, I ask why. They all told me they never thought about it.

I'd be afraid of the mortise swelling and not being able to get the stem fully seated.

 

[3rdguy]

Mastro De Paja has a few pipes with that look, always made me want to push it together.

 

[captainsousie]

I've seen a lot of pipes with the stem pulled out like that. It has even caused a few shank breaks for me. My guess is that someone said it helps and those who listened managed to follow the suggestion.

 

[radrick96]

I have personally ordered a pipe that way. It is called a stepped stem

 

[Pipelady20]

His pipe was too dirty to push the stem in all the way.

Hahahahaha

 

[3rdguy]

 

[petes03]

Mastro De Paja has a few pipes with that look, always made me want to push it together.
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That’s why I’ve never bought a Peterson Deluxe System pipe. It would drive me crazy.

 

[Olkofri]

They were always losing the ferrules.

 

[cshubhra]

After you showed the Peterson I realized that I have a Peterson exactly like this. I smoke it occasionally.

That’s why I’ve never bought a Peterson Deluxe System pipe. It would drive me crazy. View attachment 34753

 

[petes03]

After you showed the Peterson I realized that I have a Peterson exactly like this. I smoke it occasionally.
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They’re very nice, it would just drive me insane wanting to push the stem in further.

 

[Waning Embers]

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Larson is a genius.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Larson is a genius.

Of course he is. He went to Washington State University

 

[radrick96]

They’re very nice, it would just drive me insane wanting to push the stem in further.

That’s what I thought. I ordered one anyways haha

I haven’t met anybody who’s broken one before XD Just those who’ve lost them

 

[sumusfumus]

I'm far more ignorant than I ever suspected. I learn something new everyday.