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An electronic cigarette ( e-cigarette) or vape[ note 1][ 1] is a device that simulates tobacco smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [ 2] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called " vaping ". [ 3]
Slingshot. Slingshot is a water purification device created by inventor Dean Kamen. [ 1] Powered by a Stirling engine running on a combustible fuel source, it claims to be able to produce drinking water from almost any source [ 2] by means of vapor compression distillation, [ 3] requires no filters, and can operate using cow dung as fuel.
Vaporizer (inhalation device) A vaporizer or vaporiser, colloquially known as a vape, is a device used to vaporize substances for inhalation. Plant substances can be used, commonly cannabis, tobacco, or other herbs or blends of essential oil. [ 1 ] However, they are most commonly filled with a combination propylene glycol, glycerin, and drugs ...
Cloud-chasing. E-cigarette user blowing a cloud of aerosol ( vapor ). Cloud-chasing[ note 1] is the activity of blowing large clouds of vapor using an electronic cigarette. [ 8] Using the devices for "cloud-chasing" began in the West Coast of the US. [ 8] The exact origins of the activity are unclear, [ 9] but most competitive e-cigarette users ...
hide. The health effects of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) include a range of potential risks such as exposure to toxic chemicals, the possibility of increased likelihood of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and concerns about their possible role in cancer development. Upon their introduction, there were marketing claims that they ...
Parts of a second-generation e-cigarette. An electronic cigarette is a handheld battery -powered vaporizer that simulates smoking, but without tobacco combustion. [ 1] E-cigarette components include a mouthpiece (drip tip [ 2] ), a cartridge (liquid storage area), a heating element / atomizer, a microprocessor, a battery, and some of them have ...
Postgraduate Medical Journal E-cigarettes are heavily promoted across all media outlets. E-cigarette businesses promote their e-cigarette products on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter. Promotional content created by people are seen on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Online blogs and forums contain promotional content created by e-cigarette users. A 2017 review found "The rise of new ...
A vacuum coffee maker. Industrial design-classic by Abram Games. A vacuum coffee maker brews coffee using two chambers where vapor pressure and gravity produce coffee. This type of coffee maker is also known as vac pot, siphon or syphon coffee maker, and was invented by Loeff of Berlin in the 1830s. These devices have since been used for more ...