Vaping
What is Vaping?
The vaping industry has seen an exponential growth over the past three years or so.
According to careful estimates, the industry boomed from $1.7 billion to $3.5 billion, from 2013 to 2015, and is expected to hit the $5 billion mark by the end of this year.
Despite the phenomenal growth and thousands of people switching to vaping, many still have no clue.
Not a single day goes by when I don’t get asked the question: what is vaping?
I get this question everywhere: emails, parties, gatherings, social media, text messages and what not.
Sometimes, its close cousins also accompany it: is vaping safe, what is a vaporizer, is it safer than smoking cigarettes and so on.
So, today I decided to write this guide to answer all these questions.
Vaping Definition
“Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling the water vapor produced by an electric device called vaporizer (or e-cigarette).”
And if you’re wondering what is water vapor or vapor, it’s the e-liquid in gaseous form that is inhaled and exhaled by vapers.
It usually looks thicker than smoke, but dissipates more quickly into the air and smells much better, usually like fruit, candy, mint or the flavoring used.
Vaping is a tobacco-free, and in some cases even nicotine-free, version of a traditional tobacco cigarette, but we don’t use the word smoking as there is no smoke.
But just for better understanding for those who don’t possess enough knowledge about what is vaping, I would say it’s smoking minus tobacco, the obnoxious smell, virtually all the side-effects and health risks, and even the smoke.
Instead of a pack of cigarette, you use an electronic device which is usually refillable and rechargeable.
What is a Vape and How it Works?
To understand vaping, let’s figure out what is a vaporizer, sometimes also called a vape, and how it works.
A vape or vaporizer consists of a mouthpiece, battery, cartridge, atomizer or cartomizer, and circuitry with a sensor.
A cartomizer is a modern replacement for atomizer that combines an atomizer and the cartridge into one unit.
The cartridge contains the e-liquid or e-juice, while atomizer has a heating element, usually a thin metallic coil that is heated by the power generated by the battery.
When a user takes a drag on the mouthpiece, the battery heats up the coil, a cotton wick absorbs e-liquid from the cartridge and when it gets in contact with the coil, which is hotter than the boiling point of the e-liquid, it naturally turns into vapor.
This vapor is then inhaled by the user that reaches his lungs and is then exhaled. The e-liquid usually consists of PG/VG blend, nicotine, and flavoring.
History of Vaping
In contrary to the popular belief that vaporizers were “invented” a few years ago, their history dates back thousands of years.
The earliest mention of vaping can be seen in the book called The History of Herodotus by the Greek Historian Herodotus.
He talks about the first use of vaping while writing about the customs and traditions of Scythians, a massive clan of Iranian Eurasian rovers who used to live in the lands of what is now Southern Russia, back in 500BC.
Scythians would throw weed on red-hot stones, which would turn into vapor immediately, and they would bathe in it and inhale it.
Probably not the most sophisticated vaporizer, but that surely was an interesting ritual.
Irfan Sheikh – the physician of the Mughal emperor Akbar I (1542 – 1605 AD) – is accredited with inventing hookah, many consider it a key step towards the making of the modern vaporizer.
The first modern-style vaporizer in the history is believed to be created and patented in 1960, by a Korean war veteran Herbert A. Gilbert.
It’s amazing that the basic anatomy of a vape is still pretty much the same as Gilbert designed it.
Towards the end of the 20thcentury, Bill Amato created a cult at the Sensi Seed Bank’s Hash Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands with his outsized weed vaporizer, which won several awards at the exhibitions.
His biggest success is known as the “shake and vape” vaporizer.
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| Hon Lik — father of the modern vaping |
Early and mid-2000’s mark the modern era of vapes when many manufacturers started creating and selling small, portable vaporizers.
Some of the early vapes looked pretty much like a real cigarette and are sometimes referred to cig-a-likes.
Nowadays, you can find vaporizers in all shapes and sizes, from giant desktop models to portable ones that are as small as a memory stick.
Vaping as a Subculture and Social Phenomenon
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| CloudFest: Toronto’s Vaping Festival |
But all that is just the tip of an iceberg.
Vaping has become a whole new culture, with vape manufacturers selling apparels, hats and gear with their name on it.
What’s more, there are vape bars and online communities.
To top it off, there are always people who want to take it to a whole new level, and in the world of vaping, they’re called cloud chasers.
These folks have turned vaping into a competitive sport, which is called cloud chasing.
The goal is simple, to produce the biggest, thickest and badest plumes of vapor. And guess what, this is just the beginning.
Lately, vaping has grown into something more than a subculture. For some people, it became a way of thinking.
There are many communities around vaping. You can check out the Vaping Daily, one of the biggest online vaping communities and news sources.
Final Words
After reading this guide, now you know what is vaping and how you can vape.
However, vaporizers are only an ideal device for ex-smokers who want to try to avoid the countless health risks of tar-laden tobacco cigarettes.
If you are underage or don’t smoke, just stay away from vaping.
Although there is no combustion and vaping really doesn’t have any hazards, vapers must take caution when charging their batteries, or vaping around other people, kids or pets.
Also, remember nicotine can be poisonous if ingested, so make sure you keep it in child-proof bottles, away from kids and pets.
Enjoy your vape, and say goodbye to bad breath, cancer risks and many other perils of smoking.
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