12 Weird Ways to Smoke a Bong So You Can Get Really High

Weed legalization is on a roll across America, with many states making swift motions to legalize the popular but formerly illegal substance.

Marijuana is quickly becoming an acceptable and even helpful part of our society. As a result, more people are having their interest piqued about trying the substance. As refineries and marijuana stores begin popping up in strip malls across legalized states, more and more weed-newbies are popping in and trying to get acquainted.

If you’re new to the world of marijuana, you probably have yet to make the step to smoking from a bong. A bong is the tried-and-true symbol of true pot devotion, seen on television and in pop culture as the defining tool of the household pothead.

If you haven’t yet hit a bong but would like to, read on. We’ll walk you through what a bong does and twelve ways to smoke a bong that will get you crazy high.

What Is A Bong?

There’s a pretty good chance you’ve seen a bong before. You may have seen them in films or on TV, or maybe in person, on the floor of your cousin Travis’ room.

It’s clear that these devices are used to get high in a serious way, but it’s unclear exactly what they are or how they work.

Marijuana bongs are water pipes, usually made from glass or strong plastic. They consist of a base, a tube, a bowl, and a downstem that leads into a small pool of water.

The bowl is where the marijuana is placed. The downstem is a small cylindrical glass tube that connects the bowl to the base. The base of a bong contains the water and the shape varies from bong model to bong model. The tube comes up the top of the bong and functions as a chimney for the smoke.

Glass bongs are the most popular type of bong. This is partly because glass doesn’t absorb any odors, creating a cleaner environment and hits. The clear transparent nature of glass allows you to see smoke building inside and plan hits accordingly.

Many smokers greatly prefer glass bongs, such as the ones made by reputable sellers like C2 Custom Creations.

Glass bongs can be more expensive though, and break easily. Some people go with cheaper plastic bongs for this reason. If you’re looking get a nicer bong, you can learn more about C2 and places like them. Then you can place an order for what fits your needs.

Unlike the drug itself, bongs are totally legal to buy and take home anywhere in the United States. People use bongs to get high because they help to create a less irritating hit. When using a bong, marijuana smoke is lightly filtered through water. This process removes pollutants and creates a smoother and cooler experience for the user.

How To Use A Bong

Using a bong can be difficult to figure out the first time you do it. Don’t worry, as this is true for anyone. After a few instances, smoking a bong can quickly become second nature.

A bong user would place some weed in the bowl of the bong. The amount will vary on the person. If you’re a beginning bong user, we would recommend using a small amount at first.

A bong user then places their mouth atop the tube and lights the marijuana in the bowl. When the user inhales, marijuana smoke travels down the stem from the bowl and into the base of the bong. It mixes with the water. Then the smoker will sharply inhale, breathing the smoke into their lungs. Nice!

Some bongs have “chokers” that will need to be covered when taking the hit, and uncovered at the end to allow a clean fill of the chamber. Getting the rhythm of this covering and uncovering can often be frustrating for new bong users, but with a little practice, it can be easy.

As far as the water placed in the base goes, most recommend between an inch and an inch and a half of water. The temperature shouldn’t be important, though some pot users claim that very cold water can provide a better feeling hit.

12 Crazy & Weird Ways To Smoke A Bong

Once you’ve mastered the basics of bong smoking, you can move on to having more fun. There’s a variety of different tricks and methods smokers perform with bongs. They can range from impressive to downright strange, and many work with other smoking apparatuses, such as vapes.

Learning and practicing them can be fun and can give you a major high.

1. The French Inhale

One of the more enduring and popular smoking tricks is this, the French Inhale. Once you take a hit from your bong, open your mouth and let the smoke slowly trickle out.

As the smoke leaves your mouth, breathe it in slowly through your nose. If done right, the smoke will gradually flow out of your mouth and directly into your nose. It’s an awe-inspiring trick that will make you look like a pot smoking professional.

2. The Snap Inhale

The Snap Inhale is a variation on the above trick that’s a little trickier to pull off. Take a big hit from your bong and then hold the smoke of the hit in your mouth. While the smoke is there, curl your tongue upwards towards the top of your mouth. Then, in one swift motion, open your lips and thrust your tongue down towards the smoke.

The smoke should be quickly shot out of your mouth at a fast speed. Just as quick, suck and bring the smoke back into your mouth. This is a sweet and incredibly cool looking trick that will impress everyone at your next bong-smoking session.

3. Smoke Rings

Another classic smoking trick is to form your lips in the shape of an ‘O’ as you exhale your bong hit. As you exhale, quickly push some smoke out with your tongue.

If done properly, the smoke should come out in the physical shape of an O.

4. Shotgun

This is the sexiest trick on the list, and depending on your viewpoint, possibly one of the weirdest.

Shotgunning is when you take a bong hit and then exhale the smoke directly into another person’s mouth. The action of doing so is kind of like an open-mouth kiss, with both parties getting high as a result.

5. The Cloud

A very popular trick to do with a bong is the Cloud. Once you’ve taken a large hit from your bong, slowly tilt your head backward. As you do this tilt, let the smoke exhale from your mouth and float above you.

If done properly, this motion should create a physical marijuana cloud that will hang above your head. Pretty cool!

6. Ghost Face

This is one of the easier bong tricks to perform, but it requires a large amount of lung endurance. Simply stated, when performing Ghost Face you will need to be able to take a really, really big hit.

Once you’ve taken this monster hit from your bong, slowly exhale. With the right size of hit, your face should become obscured behind a wall of smoke, giving you a ghostly look.

7. Mouth-Nose Swaps

Similar to a French Inhale, the interplay between the nose and the mouth during exhales can produce a weird and cool smoking trick. Start by exhaling your hit through the mouth and then abruptly switching to your nose instead, mid-exhale.

You can also do this vice-versa, or if it’s a long enough hit, switch back and forth between the two. This shows a cool control over the smoke.

8. The Burp

This one’s a bit weird and intended more for a laugh than anything. If you’re someone who can make yourself burp on command, this one’s for you.

Take a big hit, hold it in your lungs for a moment, and then instead of exhaling slowly, release the smoke all at once in a burp. It’s sure to make people crack up.

9. Ice Cold

This one is less of a trick and more of a relaxing and recommended idea. Place ice cubes alongside the water in the base of your bong. This will create an incredibly cold environment, producing smooth, chilled, and refreshing hits from your bong.

It’s perfect if you’re planning on using your bong on a hot summer day.

10. Ice, Ice Baby

If you want to take the above tip to the extreme, run outside. If you live in a cold climate, grab a chunk of snow and use that as your base instead of water.

You’ll never have a cleaner hit in your life.

11. Build-A-Bong

Another wacky and weird way to smoke is to skip the step of buying a bong from the store altogether. People have made DIY bongs at home for eons, and the amount of creativity exhibited is downright inspiring.

Make your own bong at home and see if you can top the one someone made out of legos.

12. Mini Tornadoes

This trick can be hard to pull off but can be very cool and impressive if you do. If you pucker your lips just right on the tube of a bong and inhale, you can actually create a smoke tornado inside the tube.

For clear glass tubes, this is visually an amazing way to take a massive hit.

Flying High With Your New Bong

If you’re serious about searching for a great marijuana high, knowing how to smoke a bong can be an essential skill. The above tricks and tips will ensure you have a great time, a great high, and that you look cool doing it.

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