I used to be into straights. I am digging the beakers lately though. I think they are fun to hit oil from and they can be heady as fuck. Try putting this on the base of a straight: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZhgyXJWbYc]YouTube - Jake C Alien Tech Vortex Beaker and matching oil dome milkshot[/ame]
What the fuck is with people extremely over-exaggerating drag on beakers? I don't get it, my beaker clears super quick. There's so much more volume in a beaker, making it much more stable at the bottom. Bong water needs to be changed after 7 hits. Good luck taking a 30+ second draw from a straight without killing yourself (unless its a huge one). And I'm more scared about knocking the cookie cutter base of a straight tube than the flared out bottom of a beaker. In the end it's all personal preference and I'm not trying to hate on anyone, but people complaining about busting a vein because there's so much drag is just stupid. As you can see, I like beakers better
I like the fast clear of the straight but i love the ability to build a huge chunk of smoke in a beaker
I like the drag of a beaker... But with my illadelph straight tube I can hit it almost laying down witch is nice for wake and bake
Well before viewing this thread I loved beakers, because I can milk a larger hit (more volume).. but I guess Ill have to get trendy and go with a straight tube.
For all the people that are saying beakers dont clear fast: P.S.- Im shwastad, so its not the meanest rip [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWKDngjeaVI]YouTube - Capture_20110106_5.wmv[/ame]
yeah i like less volume, i take smaller hits. plus less water is cool. with beakers, unless its some dope fixed stem, it seems like so much dead space not being used haha.
I used to own a beaker bottom then I sold it to my friend and I bought a straight tube that has a lot less drag (because the percolator only had one tree in the beaker) i like the straight cause it's lighter and easier to transport because i take it around a lot
I typically prefer straight, but I think I'm going to get one of these made by DWB I've never owned a beaker, and I figure its about time for one since I used to have a basic straight tube with slit diffused stem, then I sold it and got a SYN mini showerhead... But right now I'm deciding between a DWB squidline or something like the waffle wagon twin is getting but maybe in a toro micro style hmm.... the whole customability aspect of DWB is really making it difficult for me to pick anything hahahaha.
That's a pretty bad example. That features a fixed design that just wouldn't fit in a straight and is made to diffuse like hell. A straight and a beaker, same height same downstem. That would be a decent comparison.
straight tube definitely. The smoke that builds in the bottom of a beaker will compress and get hotter when you take a draw
That's an intense beaker..i lost myself staring into the base of it. I prefer beakers over straights. More Volume and to me they seem more stable. I feel like in most cases if you were to knock into beaker it would wobble back..where as in a straight it would just fall over completely.Just seem more stable to me. Also..i find beakers to be better for vaporbonging.
I like straight tubes because if a beaker cracks on the bottom, you're fucked. The straight tubes on the other hand have a base usually and if that cracks, the bong can still function properly without any water leaking. Beakers also just seem like a thing of the past. Most heady glass and modern glass nowadays is all straight tube.
I'm a very experienced smoker, I naturally take big hits. My friends call me "barrel lungs". I can't take a hit from a straight tube like I can a beaker. Every bong I own (and will own) will be a percolated beaker, 2 - 2 1/2 feet tall. Here's my new bong too, it's a European piece almost impossible to find now, especially here in the US. I had it shipped from a Canadian website and ended up with the last in stock. http://www.smoketower.ca/store/frost-percolator-bong-holy-ganesha And here's the matching precooler to go with it I bought: http://www.smoketower.ca/store/Frost-Amazing-Precooler-B?filter_name=Frost
I prefer beakers, big hits, a lot easier to control the amount of smoke you want to inhale (a.k.a the size of your hit), smoother hits (after that depends on percs/attachments, size etc..) And beaker bongs are classic, a beaker bong sitting on your lap whilst sitting on a couch, how stoner is that hey ? Classics. Beakers are cool
I've never hit a straight tube, but I'll tell you why I love my beaker! - looks awesome, like something out of a science lab - holds more water so you don't have to change it as awesome - feels sturdier because of the wide base, weighed down with lots of water - no splash back!
