Blowing rings

[bobajob]

Is blowing smoke rings considered showboating in a bad way? I occassionally cant resist it on a thick creamy smoke, not every puff but once in a while. I've had people notice and tip me a smile and a nod, but yesterday in the B&M a fog audible walk past and said "******* kids"...

I'm in my 30s! Not like I was doing an Irish waterfall or anything...

[Upstatemax]

Haha. I do the same every so often.

If you're relaxed and having a good time, do whatever you want! Cigars are all about having a good time and relaxing; always amazes me when people are crabby at a cigar lounge. Hell, LOUNGE is in the name!

[fiddlegrin]

Hey, not cool at all.

Don't let that sour fog bring you down good Sir. I say carry on with joy! :D

[UncleFesterESQ]

He's just jealous... Screw him and the horse he road in on!
:stogie:

[thechasm442]

Shit man, I'm 31 so I guess I'm still a kid too and I blow rings whenever I damn well please!

[sparky426]

No its not considered showboating. That OLD GUY obviously wasn't very FRIENDLY.

[Zeede]

I gave up trying since it's always windy here where I am and I smoke in my backyard. I think I was kind of getting it but with a breeze it was hard to tell.

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

I still can't for the life of my blow a smoke ring. I tried way back when I smoke cigarettes, but gave up as people said you couldn't do it with inhaled smoke. But now that I'm on cigars, I still just can't get it right. It really bugs me too, lol.

BTW, what is an Irish waterfall?

[Tombstone]

Smoke rings are classy in this part of town. Blow away sir.

[DrBob]

Why would you smoke cigars if you couldn't blow smoke rings?

[RenoH414]

I haven't tought myself how yet.....but now I'm gonna have to!! Haha

Reno

[Hardheaded]

I do it once in a while. Somehow they usually end up square instead of round. Have not figured that one out yet.

[HIM]

He's probably just being an ass because he can't do it.

[rodwha]

This is an uneducated guess, but I'm thinking an Irish waterfall is like a French inhale. Yea or nay?

[Cool Breeze]

I would have responded with, "Crotchety old bastard."

I can't do it for the life of me. Wish I could.

[oleballcoachtn]

Haters gonna hate.

[Brent Strande]

He's just jealous... Screw him and the horse he road in on!
:stogie:

... poor horse ...

:deadhorse:

[Brent Strande]

Why would you smoke cigars if you couldn't blow smoke rings?

Dang man, you've now got me in an existential crisis! I need to learn how to blow smoke rings!

Anyone have a good tutorial without making me get further on the line to the googles or youtubes?

[Billb1960]

http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag360/hey_blue99/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-03/1BEDD4BE-6227-447B-8683-A95C8B0DBC05_zps7i4fzkjk.jpg (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/hey_blue99/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-03/1BEDD4BE-6227-447B-8683-A95C8B0DBC05_zps7i4fzkjk.jpg.html)

[tjhemp]

Dang man, you've now got me in an existential crisis! I need to learn how to blow smoke rings!

Anyone have a good tutorial without making me get further on the line to the googles or youtubes?

Easiest way I was taught is to just take a good deep pull off the cigar make an open circle shape with your mouth and without blowing any air close your jaw with a little speed and with a little work adjusting for speed and such you should be able to blow a smoke ring. Must be no breeze though if your outside.

[thechasm442]

I'm kind of surprised more people can't do it. Is it kind of like retro-haling, where it either comes super natural or you have to work really hard at it? I've been able to do both with steady success since day one.

Maybe I'm just a natural smoker. It's already become apparent to me that my body only craves the most unhealthy things anyhow. It makes sense that I would be good at it!

[Engineer99]

Is blowing smoke rings considered showboating in a bad way? I occassionally cant resist it on a thick creamy smoke, not every puff but once in a while. I've had people notice and tip me a smile and a nod, but yesterday in the B&M a fog audible walk past and said "******* kids"...

I'm in my 30s! Not like I was doing an Irish waterfall or anything...

OK, I'm gonna hafta call security...Don't bother gathering your things, we'll bring them to you in a box after we escort you away from the premises. I hope you're not too attached to the normal usage of your fingers, 'cause it just aint gonna be the same when we're done giving you what for...

[thechasm442]

I'm in my 30s! Not like I was doing an Irish waterfall or anything...

Tobacco is the wrong kinda smoke for that anyway :cool:

[B daddy]

...BTW, what is an Irish waterfall?

Kinda like a rusty trombone but it involves a cigar somehow.

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

Kinda like a rusty trombone but it involves a cigar somehow.

Are we sure it's not more like a Dirty Sanchez? Or even a blumpkin???

[bobajob]

So an Irish waterfall is when smoke is allowed to escape the mouth and is inhaled through the nose. It's 'Irish' because it goes up instead of down.

As for how to blow smoke rings, with a mouth full of smoke open your lips like you would say 'oo', but pull your tongue to the back of your mouth. Now lift your tongue up and forward sharply, think about try to say 'nnnnnga'.

If it doesn't work people might think you have problems though...

[stonecutter2]

If it doesn't work people might think you have problems though...

LOL, thanks for the description. Will have to try it sometime.

I once blew a perfect smoke ring and was amazed...but haven't been able to repeat it.

[Kookla]

So an Irish waterfall is when smoke is allowed to escape the mouth and is inhaled through the nose. It's 'Irish' because it goes up instead of down.

As for how to blow smoke rings, with a mouth full of smoke open your lips like you would say 'oo', but pull your tongue to the back of your mouth. Now lift your tongue up and forward sharply, think about try to say 'nnnnnga'.

If it doesn't work people might think you have problems though...

Now i cant wait to go home and try :)

[Billb1960]

Now i cant wait to go home and try :)

Be sure to post pictures...












Did I say that out loud?

[Kookla]

Be sure to post pictures...












Did I say that out loud?

LOL!!! yes, yes you did :o

[Zeede]

There are three common methods:

1) Tongue
2) Cough
3) Jaw

I can't do it, at any rate.

[Branzig]

Be sure to post pictures...












Did I say that out loud?

Oooohhh I see what you did there.... :lol:

[Ropey]

Knew a guy who was so good at it, the rings would shoot out from his mouth and travel more than halfway across the room before starting to dissipate. They had an interesting internal rotation that's hard to describe where the inner part of the ring would spin and become the outer part of the ring. I think this gave them some sort of structural integrity as he could blow them even in a breeze.

[bluenoser]

Knew a guy who was so good at it, the rings would shoot out from his mouth and travel more than halfway across the room before starting to dissipate. They had an interesting internal rotation that's hard to describe where the inner part of the ring would spin and become the outer part of the ring. I think this gave them some sort of structural integrity as he could blow them even in a breeze.

My uncle's like that, give him a cigarette and he can send smoke rings across a room

[EJGarnut]

http://i.imgur.com/cmHq3ZS.gif


^(&%*$ kids

[Jaybird]

I blow smoke rings therefor I am...Nuff said!

Baahhhhaaaaa

I say next time you are there blow a few in his direction and just wink... Ya know the wink that says.... FK OFF, I will do what ever the FK I want to do with my smoke..LOL

Cheers
Jay

[gordo1473]

i just blow smoke. these damn kids have to get all fancy . im jealous because i cant do it

[Branzig]

I've never honestly tried too.

I am more about tasting my smoke than I am playing with it I suppose :lol:

[droy1958]

For the record, any topic starting with 'blowing', needs to end with 'shit up with gunpowder related products'...YMMV....

[bobajob]

Knew a guy who was so good at it, the rings would shoot out from his mouth and travel more than halfway across the room before starting to dissipate. They had an interesting internal rotation that's hard to describe where the inner part of the ring would spin and become the outer part of the ring. I think this gave them some sort of structural integrity as he could blow them even in a breeze.

Actually ALL smoke rings have this property: they are a vortex and stable because of the angular momentum producing inertia. The reason that some smoke rings travel further is that the vortex is spinning quicker, therefore has a higher angular momentum which takes longer to lose energy to the surroundings and therefore travels further.

An analogy is the idea of a bicycle: when the wheels are spinning it is easy to remain upright, but when you come to a stop you fall over. With a faster initial speed the bike will travel further before stopping.

What's really cool is that Dolphins are the masters of toroidal vortices...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m6ie3MVIAw