How Similar Are Electronic Cigarettes To Real Cigarettes?
June 28, 2010 by Admin
Filed under Stop Smoking General, Stop Smoking Tips
Electronic cigarettes are small devices similar to their traditional counterparts. They work by the user taking a pull on the device, similar to how they would on a real cigarette. When the users takes this pull the device vaporizes a small amount of nicotine and water. These two combined produce a small amount of smoke-like vapor, that adds to the illusion that the user is smoking a real cigarette.
One of the most popular questions asked about electronic cigarettes is just how similar they really are to the traditional kind. Most regular users find them very similar, and use them every day instead of their traditional habit. But why do they bother? Why not just stick with what they know and what they’re used to?
Smoking is not just about getting a nicotine fix. For many smoking is as much about the social aspect and the regular breaks from their day-to-day lives as it is about the nicotine fix, that’s why manufacturers of the electronic cigarette try so hard to try and simulate the process as much as possible.
The social aspect of the electronic cigarette exists just as much as it does with the real ones, if not more so. It’s possible to do the same things, including regular breaks, and standing outside of the bars and clubs making new friends. Infarct, with the electronic cigarette is becomes even more social, as other people around the smoker do not get annoyed or put off by the smell… because there isn’t one. The e-cig is totally odorless, there is no smell to stick to clothes or hair and no smoke to linger around afterwards.
Electronic cigarettes are similar also because of the feel of the delivery. you often feel a throat hit when inhaling through an e-cig, similar to that of a real cigarette. This hit is not damaging like a traditional cig would be, as has been proven with the links to throat and mouth cancer. This throat hit just tops the whole experience off for a lot of regular smokers, making it the most important aspect of the simulation after the smoke that appears.
The e-cig does a lot to try and mimic the whole situation. When the user takes a pull the end of the e-cig will light up as if it were glowing like an ember. To produce this effect the e-cig takes a small amount of power from a tiny lithium battery stored inside the device. This battery also stores power for the atomizer.
Whilst every aspect of smoking has been covered, there are still differences. When taking a pull on the electronic cigarette, most of the devices do not sound authentic. When taking a pull on the traditional cig all that can be heard is the crackling of the embers, but an ecig sounds like someone sucking hard on a straw, and there is no burning sound.
Another point is that you don’t have to take such a hard pull with an e-cig as you do with traditional cigs, this is because the inside of an ecig is mostly hollow, where as a traditional cig is full of tobacco and other air-resistant materials.
The third difference is the vapor that is emitted. The ecig does not emit the same density of smoke as a traditional cigarette does. This is due to the fact that it’s not actually smoke, it’s vaporized water, and as such a lot of it is lost in the air and absorbed by your lungs and throat – which is totally healthy, having the same effects as being in a humid room.
Another difference, that isn’t always seen in bad light is the smell – or lack of. The ecig does not give off a smell, which some smokers do miss.
Finally is the taste. The electronic cigarette does not taste quite the same as the traditional cigarettes they’re trying to mimic. This taste is near impossible to simulate without using the same pollutants that are in traditional cigarettes. Although the taste is different, this can often be a good thing. It does not leave you with foul breath, or a stale taste in your mouth afterwards. There are also lots of different flavors from different vendors to choose from, so it’s easy to quickly get used to the taste.
In conclusion there are some subtle differences, but as a whole the electronic cigarette is very similar to it’s traditional counterparts. The electronic cigarette is far more healthy and cost effective than tobacco cigs, and the ecigs don’t damage your health in the same ways. These are probably some of the main reasons why so many thousands of people have successfully quit tobacco products and switch to the healthier electronic cigarette with no problems at all.
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