Why do you smokers bang the cigarette box against your hand before you smoke it????
does it give it flovor or something??
2006-08-30 08:45:55 · 32 answers · asked by Dum Spiro Spero 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
It just packs the tobacco into the front of the cigarette, so that your first hit isn't paper.
2006-08-30 08:47:41 · answer #1 · answered by Rawrrrr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its called packing it. Smokers do that to pack the tobacco down in the cigarette to keep it from falling out when they are taken out of the pack.
2006-08-30 08:48:51 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I myself smoked, and some friends still do, but noone has ever banged a cigarette box against my hand. I have no clue, do you?
2006-08-30 08:48:41 · answer #3 · answered by McAtterie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It packs the tobacco so it's nice and tight in the cigarette. Keeps the coal from dropping out when you're smoking it.
2006-08-30 08:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I smoke and I don´t do it. It´s more of a styupid ritual than anything else, though if you ask someone why they do it they will say it´s to (pack) the smokes (to make the tobacco more dense) and that makes them burn longer. It´s totally untrue and usually only lightweight smokers do it. Smoke em if you got ém!
2006-08-30 08:49:49 · answer #5 · answered by Tristansdad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To pack down the tabacco further into the cigarette, so that you get a better draw of smoke, when you inhale.
2006-08-30 08:48:21 · answer #6 · answered by jim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called "Packing". It packs the tobacco farther down into the cigarette so as to increase the burn. You can see that there are lines on the cigs so you can measure how far your "pack" has gone.
2006-08-30 08:48:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no...it packs the tabacco down tighter so the cigarette doesn't burn out to fast and loose some of the nicotine. also it helps keep the cherry or lit end if u will from falling off.
2006-08-30 08:50:52 · answer #8 · answered by Julie W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It packs the tobacco down. Makes for a tighter cig.
2006-08-30 08:48:11 · answer #9 · answered by Husker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coming from a family of smokers...Gross... anyway...it packs the tobacco in the cig better, and it makes the cig burn better too... one time i opened the box of cigs on purpose, and my brother got so mad!! haha
2006-08-30 08:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by millerdealer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋