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95,200 Pieces Of Chewed Gum Make Up The World’s Largest And Grossest Gumball

4:30PM January 26, 2012 | Casey Chan

That gigantic yellow stained ball of goopness? It’s made from 95,200 piece of chewed Nicorette gum. It’s the love creation of Barry Chappell, who started rolling his chewed gum into a ball back in 2006. Six years later, it’s now 62 inches in circumference and weighs 175 pounds of rubber, saliva and nastiness. People are crazy. More »


Science

Study Suggests Quitting With An Aide Is Just As Ineffective As Cold Turkey

6:15PM January 13, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

In the US, people spend $US1.5 billion dollars every year on smoking cessation devices. That’s a huge market for a product that’s supposed to work the first time. A forthcoming study suggests that, in the real world, the patch is no “magic bullet”. More »


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12 Santa-Endorsed Smoking Ads

7:20AM December 24, 2011 | Oobject.com

What? Santa’s got a tough job — stuffing oneself down a chimney is no easy feat. And have you ever smelled a reindeer? Worse than a Tauntaun. So when his shift is over, Santa could use a smoke. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 of his favourite brands. More »


Science

Smoking May Make Your Nipples Fall Off

6:45AM December 7, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

According to plastic surgeon Anthony Youn, “smokers who undergo breast lifts are at great risk of losing their nipples.” This is not just a theory. Their nipples may “turn black and fall off”. I can’t imagine a more horrifying scene: More »


Gadgets

The WISPR Vaporiser Looks Like A Retro Transistor Radio

5:00AM October 16, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

There’s an endless list of reasons why you should probably just quit smoking. But quitting isn’t easy, so the WISPR promises to deliver everything you love about cigarettes, with a bit less of the stuff that could be killing you. More »


News

There’s Radiation Inside Cigarettes

1:13AM October 1, 2011 | Casey Chan

Rat poison. Lighter fluid. Battery acid. Pesticides. And now… radiation. What do they all have in common? They’re all rolled into one cancer-causing cigarette. What’s worse, tobacco companies have known that radiation was inside cigarettes but hid evidence of it for four decades. More »


Science

Another Benefit Of Smoking Weed? It Might Help Cure PTSD

5:35PM September 23, 2011 | Casey Chan

There’s such a long list of awesome things about smoking weed that I’m starting to lose track of all the benefits. One thing I’m pretty sure I never heard of before though: marijuana might be able to cure post-traumatic stress disorder. More »


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Top 5 Smelly Things That Should Be Banned In Aeroplanes

3:39AM September 16, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

The US Department of Transportation wants to ban electronic cigarettes, even while they only produce water vapour that doesn’t contain any cancerous chemicals. They say this will increase the comfort of other passengers. Perhaps they should ban other things first. More »


Science

Could Schizophrenia Be Treated With Nicotine?

6:20AM August 31, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Smoking is bad for you blah blah we know. But you couldn’t really tell that to the 80 per cent of American schizophrenic patients who smoke. The jury is still out on why that number’s so high, but could some form of treatment come out of this? More »


Gadgets

Titanium Cigar Punch Will Add To Awesomeness Of Smoking Your Cuban

6:40AM August 26, 2011 | Alyssa Bereznak

Probably the only thing that’s more badass than smoking a cigar is prepping it with a gadget made of pure titanium. (Unless you’re Bill Clinton). This one’s as rock solid as they come. More »