Comments on: Profile of a cigar maker (video) http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: David John Fidler http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1532244 David John Fidler Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1532244  I stopped cigs 20 years ago and started cigars about 6 years ago - I have now stopped (well from 3  a day to about one a month) - it was surprisingly easy for me - thus far. Stopping cigs was tough i still recall, and my fear was that cigars might lead to cigs again, but no. I love the vid as it conveys the fellowship that occurs with cigar smokers. If only everyone could smoke cigars together - peace out........  I stopped cigs 20 years ago and started cigars about 6 years ago – I have now stopped (well from 3  a day to about one a month) – it was surprisingly easy for me – thus far. Stopping cigs was tough i still recall, and my fear was that cigars might lead to cigs again, but no.
I love the vid as it conveys the fellowship that occurs with cigar smokers. If only everyone could smoke cigars together – peace out……..

]]> By: billstreeter http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529575 billstreeter Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529575 I don't know about New York but most local indoor smoking bans include exemptions for tobacco businesses. I don’t know about New York but most local indoor smoking bans include exemptions for tobacco businesses.

]]> By: Nick Hayday http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529569 Nick Hayday Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529569 Confused, isn't smoking banned indoors in public places in NY? It was last time I was there. Confused, isn’t smoking banned indoors in public places in NY? It was last time I was there.

]]> By: davidasposted http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529560 davidasposted Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529560 So... what do you do for a living? So… what do you do for a living?

]]> By: Beanolini http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529527 Beanolini Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529527 There is a kernel of truth in there. Polonium-210 is <a href="http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/sources/tobacco.html" rel="nofollow">one of the many carcinogenic components of tobacco smoke</a>, and it can originate from the phosphate fertilizers used on tobacco crops (as well as naturally occuring in some soils). If you smoked corn leaves, you would probably accumulate polonium in your lungs in the same way as smoking tobacco, if the corn growers used as much phosphate fertilizer as the tobacco growers (which is apparently not the case). There is a kernel of truth in there. Polonium-210 is one of the many carcinogenic components of tobacco smoke, and it can originate from the phosphate fertilizers used on tobacco crops (as well as naturally occuring in some soils).

If you smoked corn leaves, you would probably accumulate polonium in your lungs in the same way as smoking tobacco, if the corn growers used as much phosphate fertilizer as the tobacco growers (which is apparently not the case).

]]> By: EvilTerran http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529498 EvilTerran Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529498 They may kill people, but at least they give other people opportunities to feel smug and superior! They may kill people, but at least they give other people opportunities to feel smug and superior!

]]> By: EvilTerran http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529497 EvilTerran Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529497 It's utter bullshit. The nasty chemicals created by combustion make up the bulk of carcinogens from smoking tobacco -- benzene, formaldehyde, etc. You'd get similar chemicals (albeit in different proportions) from burning <i>any</i> plant. It’s utter bullshit.

The nasty chemicals created by combustion make up the bulk of carcinogens from smoking tobacco — benzene, formaldehyde, etc. You’d get similar chemicals (albeit in different proportions) from burning any plant.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529452 Mister44 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529452  I've never heard of that link (fertilizer > radiation > tobacco > cancer). Got a link to info?  Given how much MORE fertilizer is in, oh, say corn, and how much more of it we consume, where this a viable theory I would think we would see an even stronger link between corn and cancer. Maybe not - educate me.  I’ve never heard of that link (fertilizer > radiation > tobacco > cancer). Got a link to info?

 Given how much MORE fertilizer is in, oh, say corn, and how much more of it we consume, where this a viable theory I would think we would see an even stronger link between corn and cancer. Maybe not – educate me.

]]> By: dolo54 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529448 dolo54 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529448 Love a good cigar. Love a good cigar.

]]> By: Alex3917 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529393 Alex3917 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529393 "It also isn't fair to compare them to cigarette smokers, as generally there are no additives to the tobacco" There aren't flavoring additives, but they are still grown with fertilizer that contains radiation, which is largely what makes tobacco cause cancer. “It also isn’t fair to compare them to cigarette smokers, as generally there are no additives to the tobacco”

There aren’t flavoring additives, but they are still grown with fertilizer that contains radiation, which is largely what makes tobacco cause cancer.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529348 Mister44 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529348 I used to love a good cigar. It really is an art form to make them. You can tell when  yours was rolled by someone who knew what they were doing. It also isn't fair to compare them to cigarette smokers, as generally there are no additives to the tobacco, and you don't inhale. 100% safe? No. But everything in moderation shouldn't kill you. I used to love a good cigar. It really is an art form to make them. You can tell when  yours was rolled by someone who knew what they were doing.

It also isn’t fair to compare them to cigarette smokers, as generally there are no additives to the tobacco, and you don’t inhale. 100% safe? No. But everything in moderation shouldn’t kill you.

]]> By: Hannukah Dreidl http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529324 Hannukah Dreidl Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529324 Martinez Cigars are make some of the largest-diameter production cigars in the world... as large as 120 gauge (about 2"!), where a typical cigar is around 40 gauge or so. The larger cigars are very, very difficult to roll so they burn evenly. They're very popular with some gay men, and one of the cool things about the retail shop is not only is it multiracial and cross-generational, it's also quite gay-friendly. Alas, the ladies tend to be more marketing than customers. Martinez Cigars are make some of the largest-diameter production cigars in the world… as large as 120 gauge (about 2″!), where a typical cigar is around 40 gauge or so. The larger cigars are very, very difficult to roll so they burn evenly. They’re very popular with some gay men, and one of the cool things about the retail shop is not only is it multiracial and cross-generational, it’s also quite gay-friendly. Alas, the ladies tend to be more marketing than customers.

]]> By: Marko Raos http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529239 Marko Raos Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529239  tobacco is evil, yadda, yadda, yadda...  tobacco is evil, yadda, yadda, yadda…

]]> By: Cormacolinde http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529240 Cormacolinde Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529240 It's a shame he uses his artistic talents making items that kill people (although it is not as bad as cigarette smoking). Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_tobacco#Cigars It’s a shame he uses his artistic talents making items that kill people (although it is not as bad as cigarette smoking). Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_tobacco#Cigars

]]> By: mudpup http://boingboing.net/2012/09/10/profile-of-a-cigar-maker-vide.html#comment-1529231 mudpup Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180310#comment-1529231 It was easy to quit smoking...It is very hard not to start agin. twelve years smoke free this video no help. It was easy to quit smoking…It is very hard not to start agin.

twelve years smoke free this video no help.

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