Bong or waterpipe?

[qdavid]

This might be stupid, but I think some waterpipes are being advertised as bongs. I always thought a bong was different from a waterpipe in that with a bong there is a chamber that accumulates the smoke that is inhaled all at once. I just bought what is advertised as a "mini bong" but is in fact a waterpipe. I like it a lot, but it's not really a bong. The chamber for the smoke to accumulate is just too small to actually be considered a bong. I think marketers just assume stoners are more apt to buy a bong rather than a waterpipe. Am I right or wrong about the differences between waterpipe and bong?

qdavid Reviewed by qdavid on 07-21-2007. Bong or waterpipe? This might be stupid, but I think some waterpipes are being advertised as bongs. I always thought a bong was different from a waterpipe in that with a bong there is a chamber that accumulates the smoke that is inhaled all at once. I just bought what is advertised as a "mini bong" but is in fact a waterpipe. I like it a lot, but it's not really a bong. The chamber for the smoke to accumulate is just too small to actually be considered a bong. I think marketers just assume stoners are more apt Rating: 5

[vej33]

I think you can call a bong a bubbler

but you can't call a bubbler a bong

[qdavid]

Exactly. Good one!

[Nick Hooper]

eerhm..?

:smokin:

[WidespreadJazz420]

its illegal in CO to call it a bong, so they call it a water pipe, im not sure if that is for everywhere but, i still go with bong

[4twentE]

Bongs and bubblers and whatever else are just different forms of waterpipes. If it holds water that the smoke travels through, it's some form of waterpipe.

[Nyghtfire0]

there both the samew to me

[Mr. TBAGU 420]

its illegal in CO to call it a bong, so they call it a water pipe, im not sure if that is for everywhere but, i still go with bong

Yup! I live in colorado and it is illegal to say it in a headshop. They get angry if you do. And could get fired.

[4gan2ja0]

its not illegal here, just to make sure though, they call them waterpipes. any smoking device that uses water is a water pipe, but like said before a bubbler is not a bong but a bong is a bubbler. kinda like a squares a rectangle but a rectangle isnt a square...

[BeatlesRGod]

A bubbler has a carb, shotty, little hole ur finger covers (w/e u wanna call it). A bong has the removable stem/bowl.