For months now, you’ve been inundated with people smoking cigarettes in malls, and douchetastical bars like the Velvet Margarita, that aren’t actually cigarettes. They are electronic cigarettes, designed to deliver nicotine, while only emitting water vapor. Well, guess what? They’ll kill you. According to the FDA, who have been analyzing the cartridges, traces of the same elements found in anti-freeze populate the pack. So, to elucidate this in a run-down, here is what happens when you buy electronic cigarettes.
1. You pay $200 dollars for a cigarette you charge in a wall outlet
Yes. You read that right. 200 dollars. And you charge it in a wall, or a computer, using USB chargers. Proving to the world, you are intelligent enough to be tech-saavy, but dumb enough to keep smoking. Also, wall outlets are sometimes the only way to light real cigarettes if you’re as poor as I am.
2. You smoke electronic cigarettes
This seems fairly straightforward. You put the cigarette in your mouth, and smoke it. Only it’s not. You have to refill it with cartridges, like a hungry Nintendo. Anything that has cartridges automatically negates you being a rebel. Which is the whole point of smoking in the first place.
3. You die
Because you believed a dude in a mall, that a product will magically give you drugs without any of the bad side effects. Which is a lie. Don’t believe that man. His facial hair should indicate to you that he’s a liar.
The only time I saw someone using one of these, was clearly, to open women. So let that be a lesson. If you think of lame ways to get people’s attention, you will die from inhaling antifreeze. This is not a Brave New World. We don’t have e-drugs that are effective. Yet.
Yeah,
All the bad stuff said about the author is right.
You are an idiot mark.
Perhaps if you presented it as an opinion, you would piss people off less, and open the door to a healthy debate instead of a flamefest.
IMHO.
Come one guys, this guys just trolling the internet. This article is obviously written mainly for comical relief. Thing is that sometimes, us smokers, get a little too sensitive when this type of subject comes up… mainly because we feel terribly stupid for ever trying the damn thing.
I have been smoking for close to 20 years now. I recently wanted to try to quit. I scoured the internet on reviews of e-cigs, and after reading this article and all the posts… I know longer WANT to quit. I think I’ll just keep doing what I enjoy to do. PEACE to all the haters.
xXx
And I hope I get a chance to blow my smoke ALL over iowagirl someday… lol.
You latched on to the single fact that e-cigarettes contain a chemical found in antifreeze and denounced the entire concept, while chiming in with your own, skewed perceptions on our country’s social mores. You’re a tool.
Maybe you should make like this guy and do a little more research before misinforming the public: http://akovor.com/diethylene_glycol_electronic_cigarettes.
Your a fag man. Are you seriously telling us that E-cigs are worse for you than normal cigs? Also, the ingredient found in E-cigs that relates to anti-freeze is a non-toxic water vapor chemical. It is also the chemical blown into millions of fans faces at emo concerts like the ones you probly go to
Hey idiot…do research before you post a site that you try to give everyone the wrong info on……I believe what you meant to say was that one of the e-liquids uses propylene glycol…..yes, it is found in anti_freeze……oh wait it’s also in food coloring and flavorings…..oh, smoke machines also…that people have been breathing in at huge concerts for decades. You know what else is in Antifreeze? Water……Guess we should all stop using that huh? other e-liquids use vegetable glycol…..the same thing put in asthma inhalers…..they must be trying to kill everyone…..hey dope. The FDA says its dangerous because we dont know how much nicotine were inhaling…..or it appeals to kids……I get a way bigger buzz from a real cigarette, so I know that the nicotine level isn’t as bad…… and everything appeals to kids…..even the candy cigarettes……FDA just wants to regulate shit for more money. That’s why they dont ban real cigarettes. even though they contain 4000 chemicals like ammonia, acetone, tar , carbon monoxide and arsenic……..electronic cigarettes have water,propylene or vegetable glycol, flavoring and nicotine……not so bad anymore huh? mr non-researcher boy.
i am no longer interested…
screw eletronic cigarettes
iowagirl
I conqure.
Another horribly misinformed anti-smoking-anything fanatic spamming the internet with his ‘all smokers are douchebags’ rage.
Lets dissect this troglodyte shall we?
1. You pay $200 dollars for a cigarette you charge in a wall outlet
Wow, you clearly don’t know where to shop..oh,wait, you just googled a price and sorted ‘high to low’ and put up the highest price tag to make your target look more ‘evil’.
You can get a starter e-cig kit for 20 dollars (and thats the ‘nice’ ones.), and that alone will last the average smoker /several weeks/ before they need to buy more liquid or carts.
Most charge with USB,and those carts are refillable too.
‘anti freeze’
Wow, really? Guess what jackass, that same chemical is in dr-pepper, its also in your cough drops, sweeteners, and that coldcut lunchmeat you ate yesterday.
Just because a chemical is included in something you shouldn’t eat, doesn’t automatically mean that one chemical is TOXIC and or DEADLY.
Water is in battery acid! You better stop drinking water too, dumbass.
The FDA’s research was, imagine that, slanted and fixed to give them the result they wanted. When asked to show their research and put it up for review.. which is a VERY standard practice.. guess what?
THEY REFUSED.
Why? Probably because some fundie moron like you is in charge, and they didn’t want to be proven wrong in front of the entire world.
Do the internet a favor, stop fucking posting. You are not smart, you are not a ‘trendy online journalist’ (You can’t even master basic research..) and this blog doesn’t make you look smart or sophisticated or better then the average bear.
This post is not an ‘opinion’, its a poor attempt at misinformation and topic slander by some anti-smoking biggot who’s upset that smokers have found a safer, smarter alternative.
Wow, I just took a Glance at your bio and your other posts. You LOOK like a moron-fundie freak, and your drab celebrity gossip and malarkey isn’t even up to tabloid standards.
No wonder this post is made of complete fail.
10.13.2011 today is the day i quit tobacco cigs and received my e-ciggies in the mail. i smoked since i was 13. i studied the topic for many months. all n all…nicotine does not kill you. the other 4000+ chemicals found in traditional ciggies do. for me as a smoker…i am addicted to the habit of smoking. nowadays, e-cigs are the best alternatives for me personally.
…and as for you Mark…LMFAO homeboi!!! I cannot even xpress in words my oppinion about you. CALLING you STUPID? IGNORANT? WOULD PROBABLY MORE THEN COMPLIMENT you.
Like many people said you need to do some research. You said that one chemical found in the e cigg is found in anti freeze. First of all like they said it was found in one cartridge. Second, This chemical is put into the anti freeze to lessen the dangers of the anti freese if swallowed. Idiot.
I know that I’m only 11years old but he’s write thoes sigs killed my dad cusan so listn to that guy that’s saying thes things whill your siting there pufing away you cock suckes your puting your life in danger remember he told you so