2006-10-15 23:57:56 · 2 answers · asked by Jammy 1 in Dining Out ➔ India ➔ Ahmedabad
Technically speaking yes, although only negligibly. The water takes away approximately 90% of the harmful chemicals (excluding THC), and so a pipe contains merely 0.5% nicotine and 0% tar. Also, if its not inhaled, there is no danger of lung cancer.
What is a Hookah ?
Water Pipe (Hookah)
Some call it sheesha (Egyptians), others nargileh (Lebanese).
This ancient water pipe has been used for centuries to smoke away the day's stress, while relaxing with friends and relatives.
The original water pipe came from India, but it was rather primitive as it was made out of coconut shell. Its popularity spread to Iran and then to the rest of the Arab world. But it was in Turkey that the Water Pipe completed its revolution, and did not change its style for the last few hundred years.
Unfortunately like most wonderful thing from the past, the Water Pipe suffered a decline with the availability of the cigarettes. Smoking a Water Pipe is nothing like smoking a cigarette, Cigarettes are for nervous people, competitive people, people on the run.
When you smoke a Water Pipe, you have time to think. It teaches you patience and tolerance, and gives you an appreciation of a good company. Sheesha smokers have a much more balanced approach to life than cigarette smokers do. The smoke is noticeably cooler than cigarette smoke, and lightly intoxicating. Before long, the water begins to turn brown; smokers' say it is filtering out many of the harmful substances that they would otherwise be inhaling.
The Water Pipe (sheesha) consists of four parts, the bottom part is made of glass where the water is contained. This part is connected to a brass (sometimes stainless steel) figure top which is the "the heart " of the sheesha, this part, the regulator, takes the smoke from the tobacco when the person inhales from the "lai" (the flexible tube which end by mouthpiece). The whole apparatus, made of a variety of materials, which might be glass, brass, gold, silver, wood or cane, is richly decorated.
The water pipe tobacco "MU'ASSEL" comes in different flavors. It is available in natural plain flavor like "El-hennawy" the most world-wide famous brand for water pipe tobacco, or in different flavors like apple "Tofahah", which is the most popular, strawberry, mint, apricot, rose and many other flavors.
There are many principles in smoking sheesha some of them are:
1- Never light your cigarette by using burning coal of the waterpipe.
2- The water pipe should never be placed higher than the level of your seat.
3- Never pass the waterpipe directly to another person. Always first put it down and let the next person pick it up.
4- Water pipe are made for smoking specially prepared tobacco (called MU'ASSEL) that you can only get from good Tobacconists. If you use dry tobacco it will cause throat irritation.
2006-10-19 21:07:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
smoking anything of any sorts in any way shape or form is bad for your health, are lungs were not meant to inhale hot searing smoke
2006-10-16 00:02:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing is bad if taken in limits.
2006-10-16 00:47:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-17 14:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is. Like any other form of smoking.
2006-10-17 08:07:10 · answer #5 · answered by web_researcher 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no its not bad if there isnt any tobacco in it....
2006-10-17 11:19:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is bad for your lungs.
2006-10-16 00:12:06 · answer #7 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
nope...wh told u???
2006-10-16 03:22:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋