What is crank,and what is crack,what is thedifference.?

Answer 1

It all depends in what context I guess... but street talk. Crank is usually known as a drug called crystal meth. and crack is an unpure (cheaper) form of cocaine-- cocaine mixed with baking soda.

Stay away from drugs... and always remember "crack is whack!"

Answer 2

A crank is a bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. Familiar examples of a crank for manual use include the crank on a manual pencil sharpener and the crankset that drives a bicycle via the pedals.

Cranks were formerly common on some machines in the early 20th century; for example almost all phonographs before the 1930s were powered by clockwork motors wound with cranks, and internal combustion engines of automobiles were usually started with cranks before electric starters came into general use.

As a verb, to crack or cracking means "to break or snap apart". The corresponding noun, crack, means a fissure, fracture, or flaw in a solid material resulting from cracking. For a technical article on this topic, see Fracture mechanics.

Meanings in other areas include:

Chemical reaction

Cracking (chemistry), the decomposition of complex organic molecules into smaller ones.
Crack cocaine, a crudely freebased form of cocaine.
Computing

Cryptanalysis. "Cracking codes" can be a slang term for codebreaking.
Password cracking, the process of discovering the plaintext of an encrypted computer password.
System cracking, the defeating of security devices in computer networks, the process of gaining unauthorized access to a computer system (typically carried out by a black-hat hacker). Cracking can be defined as the act of entering a computer or computer network by force, whereas hacking does so by manipulation.
Software cracking, the defeating of software copy protection.
Economics

The value difference between a crude oil & oil products (usually per barrel) or different oil products, for instance a mogas crack - the difference between mogas & crude oil.
Anatomy and physiology

Gluteal cleft. Crack is sometimes a vulgarism for this separation between the buttocks.
Cracking knuckles
Vocal crack, a sharp change in vocal characteristics.
Homonyms and acronyms

Crack is a UNIX/Linux password cracking program for systems administrators.
Crack (also craic) is a dialect word common to Scotland and Ireland meaning "fun".
CRACK, an acronym for Children Requiring A Caring Kommunity. This program, based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, pays drug users money to be sterilized and is now named

Answer 3

crank is METHAMPHETAMINE, ice, speed, crystal -- from the crystalline form of pure methamphetamine, crystal Meth', gak, go fast, jenny crank. poop, ****, shards, tweak, or twack~ methamphetamine is highly psychologically addictive. large doses of methamphetamine can result in a strong feeling of euphoria at the expense of physical fatigue and a strong "come-down" as the drug's effect wears off.

crack is: Coc-H+Cl– + NaHCO3 → Coc + H2O + CO2 + NaCl. a crudely freebased (purified) form of cocaine. in the u.s., the development of "crack" cocaine introduced the substance to a generally poorer inner-city market. use of the powder form has stayed relatively constant, experiencing a new height of use during the late 1990s and early 2000s in the u.s., and has become much more popular in the last few years in the UK.

both are illegal drugs, controlled substances, while crank is psychologically addictive, crack is physically addictive.

both are bad for you and you should not use them.

Answer 4

Crack is cooked coke, made by heating cocaine and baking soda until all water is evaporated leaving just the crystals or rocks. Crank is a "dirty" version Crystal Meth (aka speed, methamphetamine) that is usually snorted rather than smoked.

Answer 5

Crank is another word for Methamphetamine and crack is the smoke able form of Cocaine.

Answer 6

Crack is the freebase form of cocaine. When smoked, the user will usually experience extreme euphoria. The high you get from crack is short lived. Soon the user will display paranoia, depression, and intense cravings for more crack. ..crack is one of the most addictive drugs in the world.

Answer 7

crank generally refers to a homemade methanfetamine basically a generic version crystal ...where as crack is made from powdered cociane ..that has been cut with baking soda and cooked down to form a " rock" ...crack is generally smoked where as crank is sniffed or shot in veins

Answer 8

I don't know what crank is, but crack is a substitute for cocaine. Usually known as rocks, stones, boulders etc. If you purchased either one, you could end up dead somewhere, reason being you never know what your getting. Both are "******" up.

Answer 9

crack is cocaine based and crank is speed but in a different form

Answer 10

crank is methamphetamine, speed

crack is a form of cocaine

they are totally different drugs