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Alabama smokers to get fire-safe cigarettes that go out when not puffed
al.com ^ | 12/30/09 | ap

Posted on 12/30/2009 3:00:36 PM PST by Nachum

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1 posted on 12/30/2009 3:00:38 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Look for unintended consequences as the flame has to be brought closer and closer to the face to relight.


2 posted on 12/30/2009 3:02:28 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: Nachum

Makes me wonder just what is in it that makes it go out, and what they will find it does to you years from now.


3 posted on 12/30/2009 3:02:40 PM PST by AirForceMom (Merry Christmas!!)
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To: Nachum

Buy more matches.


4 posted on 12/30/2009 3:02:52 PM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: Nachum

I’m series, folks. Get on the e-cigarette bandwagon while you can.
e-cigarette-forum.com.
I’m currently using the 510 with Johnson Creek fluids. YUMMIES!


5 posted on 12/30/2009 3:02:58 PM PST by RandallFlagg (30-year smoker, E-Cigs helped me quit, and O wants me back smoking again?)
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To: Nachum

It’s a damned pain in the ass.


6 posted on 12/30/2009 3:03:49 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Nachum

Just switch to e-cigarettes. They are awesome.


7 posted on 12/30/2009 3:03:54 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: AirForceMom

Carpet glue.


8 posted on 12/30/2009 3:08:19 PM PST by RandallFlagg (30-year smoker, E-Cigs helped me quit, and O wants me back smoking again?)
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To: Secret Agent Man
Just switch to e-cigarettes.

No; nicotine suppositories.

9 posted on 12/30/2009 3:09:39 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Obey the law, or you'll go to prison and be raped.)
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To: Nachum

Texas also has this type law going into effect Friday.

Also bacterial meningitis vaccines required for new students living on campus and HIV testing for expectant mothers are among the new laws that target health issues

Welcome to the land of gov’t control.


10 posted on 12/30/2009 3:12:40 PM PST by deport (63 DAYS UNTIL THE TEXAS PRIMARY....... MARCH 2, 2010)
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To: AirForceMom

There are “rings” placed inside the cigarette that act as a firewall of sorts. What those rings are actually made of seems to be a matter of debate. One source I read about said it is simply a less porous form of paper that won’t burn readily unless you draw air through it (i.e. take a drag). Another source I looked at said it is a ring of plastic called EVA - the stuff they make foam rubber, hot glue sticks, and some kinds of plastic wrap.

All I know for *sure* is that my friends and family who smoke feel it is a major pain in the rear.


11 posted on 12/30/2009 3:12:55 PM PST by DemforBush (Now officially 100% ex-Democrat.)
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To: Nachum

Brilliant! Make them safer by adding more chemicals!


12 posted on 12/30/2009 3:13:31 PM PST by mylife (Obama is a fine orator, and Janet Napalitano is cunning linguist)
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To: RandallFlagg

Ugh, looking into the e-cigarette now!


13 posted on 12/30/2009 3:20:33 PM PST by AirForceMom (Merry Christmas!!)
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To: deport

Mandatory HIV testing for expectant mothers? Even if they are not high risk?

Damn. All newborns were tested for HIV in NY State for a while (not sure if they still test). The thing is the baby would be given a number and the mother would not be told about the testing or the results of the test.

Glad my baby years are behind me. I’d tell them to go pound sand. What is the penalty for refusing?


14 posted on 12/30/2009 3:22:49 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: RandallFlagg
I also heard it was carpet glue...I knew it was making me sick!

But, as a fellow "vaper" of nearly two months, don't forget that the FDA will be coming for us soon!

15 posted on 12/30/2009 3:26:38 PM PST by LisaFab
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

I don’t know the penalty. I just read this in the paper yesterday and it didn’t give any details. I looked for other info but didn’t find it and didn’t want to go searching the Leg. regs.


16 posted on 12/30/2009 3:26:53 PM PST by deport (63 DAYS UNTIL THE TEXAS PRIMARY....... MARCH 2, 2010)
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To: mylife
Make them safer by adding more chemicals

Actually, they are taking the sodium/potassium nitrate (saltpeter) out of the paper. They are the little particles that burn and fizzle as you take a draw. There should not be as much nitrogen oxides and other chemical byproducts etc. in the smoke.

17 posted on 12/30/2009 3:27:36 PM PST by Species8472 (Limit all politicians to two terms, one in office and one in prison. (Illinois Already Does This)
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To: DemforBush

I agree with your friends and family, but want to add that the live ash tends to fall off the smoke, which makes smoking while driving a much more interesting event...

I’ve picked up eCigs, but they’re not exactly satisfying, although I’ll use them while flying commercial, and at whatever new job I land.

I think that somebody decided to increase the sales and profits of the disposable lighter companies, but I guess that’s just my poor attitude...


18 posted on 12/30/2009 3:29:03 PM PST by benewton (Life sucks, then you die)
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To: Species8472

Well, Alright then.
I guess.


19 posted on 12/30/2009 3:32:10 PM PST by mylife (Obama is a fine orator, and Janet Napalitano is cunning linguist)
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To: Nachum

I have one ashtray that I purchased at the dollar store. Because of the angle that the cigarette sits in the try, it ALWAYS goes out if I don’t pick it up soon enough and draw a puff on it.


20 posted on 12/30/2009 3:34:50 PM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
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