Comments on: E-Cigarettes

By: Electric Cigarette

Electric Cigarette — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:33:30 +0000

I have an electronic cig & it works great! I purchased it from

By: Huston

Huston — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:51:46 +0000

Wow thanks man for sharing this informative post. Loved that.

By: eCig

eCig — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:32:19 +0000

eCig.pk has lots of nice tobacco flavours, but be warned, he “boosts” the liquid himself if you order 24mg or 36mg, the 36mg I got from him last year was NOT 36, not a chance. If you like 24mg or less, you’re set. good prices.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:39:53 +0000

Hey Eric, great article! Stumbled onto it while doing some personal research.

If it helps you any, Wikipedia has a great list of other places we encounter Propylene glycol in our lives (thinking in terms of long term exposure.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylene_glycol

This one stood out at me the most:

“As a non-toxic antifreeze for winterizing drinking water systems, and in applications where the used antifreeze eventually will be drained into the soil, water, or a septic system.”

If city regulations and some fancy sanitation engineer has no problem pouring this stuff into drinking water and soil, then I wouldn’t be too concerned.

Cheers!

By: GS E-Cigarette

GS E-Cigarette — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:30:44 +0000

Great article with great info. I suppose the big question is are they MORE harmful than traditional cigarettes. Studies, as noted, are ongoing and it will be interesting to see the acceptance rate in another year or two. Gov Schwartzennager (sp?) supports the accessibility of them to people. Some foreign airlines are allowing use of them in flight and even selling them. Then on the other hand, you have those banning the use. Again, will be interesting to see where this all stands in a year or two.

By: Max Headroom

Max Headroom — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:03:29 +0000

Its a good thing to note that electronic cigarettes may in fact come with a risk of some side effects like a sore throat, headache, dry mouth and bad after-taste. In the scheme of things, this seems like a small price to pay to finally be able to successfully quit smoking and to be able to avoid the dangerous risk of lung cancer to ourselves and others.

By: Eric Hart

Eric Hart — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:33:06 +0000

I find it amazing that you think this conversation has ever been about science, or that I am arguing about whether e-cigarettes should or should not be allowed.

It’s a prop master’s job to not only provide the props for a production, but to be aware of the rules and regulations concerning each. If the play requires weapons, the prop master should be aware of the safe handling as well as legal concerns in dealing with replica weapons. If there is live flame on stage, the surrounding props need to be flame-retardant. Likewise, if the play calls for smoking, the prop master needs to know the relevant information concerning smoking and any smoking alternatives that can be used. Since e-cigarettes are illegal or heavily regulated in a number of countries around the world, I think it is a good idea to keep up to date with their current status to avoid a dicey situation down the road.

I also brought up some health concerns, since these will probably play into their regulation. You gave a solution to the concerns of poor labeling in your first post – and I thanked you for it. There’s a scroll-bar to the right that you can use to reread what was written. You then make a claim that a product in existence for three years can be considered absolutely safe for all long-term effects. I called you out on that belief – not that e-cigarettes are harmful, but that claiming something (anything) is safe without study is dangerous. Again, if you take the time to reread the post, you will see that I present a number of the major studies that have been done, and how that affects, or might affect, our use of e-cigarettes.

If you feel I am arguing with you, it is only because you continually divert the conversation to an argument about e-cigarettes themselves. It’s embarrassing that you continue to miss the point of this article, yet keep coming back. You seem completely uninterested in learning any more about the purpose of this site (you can view the entire archives as a start), only in repeating the soundbites you consider to be “arguments”, which include ad hominem attacks, arguing the extremes, and sarcasm. Not only that, but the site you link to has the majority of its scientific studies coming from e-cigarette manufacturers and retailers, which have a financial interest in selling e-cigarettes. So even though I personally view e-cigarettes as safe, please excuse my suspicion when an e-cigarette factory claims their e-cigarettes are safer than tomatoes.

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:59:02 +0000

Gosh Eric, it seems to me that you’re not interested in facts – just like the people who oppose vaping because they’re being funded by pharmaceutical companies, tobacco companies or are just plain anti- anything that gives pleasure.

I gave you a solution to your concerns in my first post – anybody worried can make their own liquid and use that. You’ve argued since and tried to make me look like I don’t know what I’m talking about. In fact, if you bothered to do real research you’ll find absolutely no harm caused by ecigs in the real world and that’s even for people who use them all day every day.

kthxbai

By: Electric Monkey

Electric Monkey — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:56:32 +0000

Bottom line is if the actor has got to smoke let it be the e-cig. It may not be harmless but it’s definitely a better alternative to smoking then the tobacco cigs- hands down!

By: Eric Hart

Eric Hart — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:59:23 +0000

I’m not really sure what it is you’re arguing anymore.
This blog post was pointing out where e-cigarettes stand in terms of legality and safety, so that when a props master is asked about them, they have at least have a starting point.
I’m not here to argue science, since science is not something that can change through arguments. I pointed to the most mainstream information out there, since that will affect a prop master’s job the most. If Actors’ Equity decides that e-cigarettes cannot be used by actors, pointing to a forum post on “vapersnetwork.org” that tomatoes contain nicotine will not change that fact.
It still feels like you do not know why this blog exists and who the audience is. Rather, you seem to pop up on any and every article concerning e-cigarettes and litter the comments with the same stock arguments found all over the “vapers” network.