Is there a reason there is a carb on a glass pipe?

Yeah. Clutch and too control the flow.

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Originally Posted by mfqr

Uh... it does what all the other people above you said. A carb does not make it look 'good'. They are right, because when you hold it, the smoke gets trapped, it creams up real nice. Look at your pipe, if you have one, and hold it while you are hitting it. The stem of the pipe fills up completely with smoke. When you release the carb while taking the hit, the air comes through the carb and helps push the smoke into your lungs.

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I was being sarcastic. I didn't want to come out and say that this earned the 'worst thread of the day' award. If a persons brain can't grasp the idea of a simple pipe with a mysterious hole in the side, they probably shouldn't be smoking pot.

i dont think thats really a reason to call it the worst thread man. i know people around here that have smoked for a long time but didnt know what the carb hole was for on my pipe. its just all in how you've smoked before coming across one. everybody's gotta start somewhere

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Originally Posted by couch-potato

Think of it as a clutch.

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exactly.
you can use the carb to stoke up the cherry, i can roast that shit thick, only really do it when hotboxing because it makes soo much smoke.

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Originally Posted by ValkyrieAg

Its there just for good looks....nothing to do with simple air pressure.

You can plug it if you want....

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Yeah, you're probably right. Most things looks better with a random ass hole in the side with absolutely no function, don't you think?

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Originally Posted by Hunternora

I don't really understand the idea of the carb on pipes and the such... Do they make a difference if covered or not?

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you can't really clear a pipe without a carb on it.

I don't really see the point of a carb hole on a small pipe anyways. The point of a carb is to let it fill with smoke, then release it to get maximum hootage. With a small pipe the there is nowhere for smoke to actually fill up into. Most small pipes you do see have them though.

And if one does have it, yes, you have to cover up the hole or you won't get a hoot. You'll just be sucking air. Covering the carb hole allows air to go only through hole in the bowl where you pack the weed.

I actually just bought a pipe that doesnt have a carb on it. I was a little worried at first that it wouldnt work well, but it does. Actually, i like hitting it more that peiced with holes in them. I dont think they are neccesary for pipes because the chamber is so small...but whatever floats your boat i guess.

if u dont cover it while ur hittin ur piece, u'll get a bitch hit, you cover it, until u almost cant inhale anymore

than you take ur finger off of it

then u suck a little softer because it will be easy to suck all the smoke out

then u take another hit

I can't smoke out of a really really small pipe. I have to be able to see the bowl when im hitting it.

Otherwise I might be really stoned and my eyes cross and look down my nose into the bowl.

Hurts the eyes. I prefer a longer pipe with a carb. Pull it, clear it, pull it, clear it.

I don't understand how you could not have a carb? Not having one would mean that you have to pull *all* the air that goes into your lungs through the bowl. Then, when you are doing that, what happens to the cherry? Smolders big and burns all of your $pot$.

Can you keep a non-carbed pipe from smoldering or cherrying up big?