filled regular pipe with water...any difference?

hi. i was just smoking out of my regular old glass pipe and was thinking about getting up and making a bong, but then i noticed that the piece is shaped in a way that you could fill the bottom of the bowl with water, without the water spilling out or touching the weed sitting on top. so i filled it carefully with water, packed a bowl, and tried smoking it. everything seems ok--no soaked weed, it bubbles nicely, no water spillage or mouthful of weed juice. even the carb is positioned high enough so that it works perfectly. kind of like a tiny bubbler...

still, do you guys think this even makes a difference? there's only like a tablespoon of water in there so does it even filter out the bad stuff like a regular bong? i thought my hits tasted cleaner but it might be all in my head. it's probably because i cleaned the pipe for the first time in 8 months just a couple days ago. (it definitely tasted cooler, but i did use ice cold water.) i can't take huge hits, but i just like that bubbling sound anyway. so...is it all in my head, or do you think there's a difference?

sorry if it's a stupid question. i'm just high.

i wanted to do this too but idk if its makin a significant difference, but if u like it and there is no harm in doing it then why not do it?

If the smoke definitely passes through the water, then you're definitely getting bubbly benefits:bonghit:

if it doesnt pass through then u just gave ur pipe a nice little built in ashcatcher