so i tried the magnifying glass through and through, and decided that its cool, but not practical. Its really a skilled process, i tried it with 3 different magnifying glasses, a small plastic one, a half dome one, and a large glass one. The large glass one worked the best, and it really did taste better, the only problem was that while trying to concentrate on smoking it was hard to concentrate on focusing the light, i had to re-setup after every hit, and it was time consuming, though the high was much better. It would be good for maybe 2-3 people, only if they are skilled in the use of one. though another lighterless method i used also was the lighbulb vape and used a tealight, haha, not quite the same idea, but it worked well too.