Quote Originally Posted by rnf232s
from what i have read is a lot of the carcinogens that are present in the smoke are water soluble. so when you smoke out of a bong a lot of the bad stuff is absorbed into the water. the thc is fat soluble so it doesnt get stuck in the water. it also cools the smoke off which is better on your lungs cause you arent sucking in as hot of smoke onto them.
yes, also flakes of resin formed by the burning herb hit the water and stick to it, thats one of the reasons bong water isnt clean when it coems out. btw its unhealthy to inhale resin as it'll plug up ur lungs and its also hot so will burn them