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Blunt Rolling FAQ
Archive name: Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ) about Blunts and Rolling Blunts FAQ
Name: Blunt Rolling FAQ
URL: http://www.anus.com/etc/blunts/
Author: A.N.U.S. T.H.C. H.Q. (thc@anus.com)
Copyright: Copyright 1998-2002 A.N.U.S.
I. Introduction
II. Advantages
III. Assembly
IV. Marijuana Preparation
V. Diagnostics
VI. Other Viewpoints
Introduction ------------
In the ruined wastelands of America, where concrete towers over
natural landscape and people look down as they head to jobs with
minimally important bureaucratic function, the lost children of a
dying tribe strike out at their mechanistic techno-social order by
indulging in one of the last organic pleasure possible: marijuana. And
when indulging in marijuana, and looking for a portable blast away
from the 940cm bong, most of today's stoners seek out the blunt
(a commercial cigar whose contents have been replaced by marijuana).
Advantages ----------
1. Blunts are disposable, resemble an ordinary object and are
manufactured from ordinary objects not necessarily known as
paraphernalia (box cutters, cigars).
2. Thanks to their tobacco wrapper, blunts burn more slowly than
joints and can be shared with less detail than pipes, bongs,
chillums.
3. Nicotine, a stimulant, creates a synergistic effect with the
marijuana, as reported by a majority of blunt smokers.
4. The rigid sides of the blunt channel large amounts of smoke
directly to the user without depositing any resin on non-consumable
surfaces, such as the insides of a pipe or the leaky paper of a joint.
As America, a moral nation with a political conscience, began the
slide further into the descent of cultural breakdown, most people
began to view lifestyle choices like blunt-smoking as products of
social injustice or damage, but some simply state their desire to get
high. Being from the latter category, this editorial board suggests a
nihilistic recognition of the blunt for what it is: a useful portable,
disposable device for inhaling marijuana.
Assembly --------
You need steady hands, a wet tongue, and some basic ingredients.
1 13cm blunt
1-3g marijuana
1 knife
In the upper right hand corner is a package of the cheap,
readily-available cigars we know as blunts (industry speak for "short,
cheap cigar with single tobacco wrapper). Each user appears to have
a favorite brand, but the differences between the top echelon are
minimal and of the rest, most are to be avoided but there are regional
favorites and a few standouts to be had. Here we use Optimo "Sports"
because of their thickness, sturdiness and capacity. Another brand
that our editors picked: Garcia y Vega (blue tubes). There are also
Phillies, Swisher Sweets, El Producto, Dutch Masters, White Owl and
Tampa Golds.
Worth noting is that commercial cigars are not intended to be inhaled,
and so contain a tobacco-cardboard hybrid that is worth discarding
immediately. It does not compare to commercial cigarette tobacco and
is substantially more dangerous to your health.
Next element considered is marijuana. An optimal mix is 70-30
of indica and localized sativa, to maximize cost efficiency and
potency. Synergistic effects are reported between tobacco and marijuana
by most users, but a substantial portion of the others also noted
the mutual amplification of effects between types of marijuana. It
is suggested to find a local outdoor grower for both varieties. The
editors' pick mixture was 80% Thai and 20% Northern Lights, with a
sprinkling of Pakistani hashish. (Blunts were originally used around
dime bags of high-end marijuana, varying from 1g-3.5g in weight.)
The third item to have present is a knife with cleanly-cutting
blade. This should be an x-acto style knife (or box cutter!) or
sharp pocket knife. The latter is preferrable as coincidental
paraphernalia. It is also useful to have a trash bucket nearby,
and if necessary, steam.
The first major task of this exercise is to slit the cigar lengthwise
while clamping it tightly to a surface with a free hand so as not to
tear skin surrounding the wound when the blade goes through the outer
layer and contents of the cigar. On a double-layered cigar like the
Optimo or Garcia y Vega, allowing too much gravitational pressure
on the cigar will cause it to lose an outer skin, so it should be
held level and its innards scraped from it with gentle proddings of
the knife. At this point the inside of the cigar should be cleansed
of dust, using a finger, and then the skin examined for integrity
and strength.
Once the cigar is free from residual tobacco substitute, the user
must assess its condition. Is it as dry as paper normally feels? If
so, it will need either steam (hold cigar paper open over pot of
boiling water) or the intervention of tongue along its length with
gentle touch, being careful not to drench the leaf wrapper, getting
it moist enough to be flexible. Excess moisture will cause the paper
to tear and thus introduce repair problems later. When cigar is ready,
insert marijuana evenly along the length of the leaf.
Holding the cigar so that its conical end rests over the base of the
thumb, gently compress marijuana using the end of the leaf facing
toward the user. There is now a core of marijuana enclosed in half
of the wrapper, under the thumb of the user, while the second half
is unsecured and hangs over the core, facing the user with its cut
edge. The bottom leaf then slides under the other side of the cut
leaf and can be sealed. To close your blunt, lubricate each edge of
the wrapper with saliva and, while pressing down on the lower portion
of the blunt containing marijuana, firmly clamp the top edge of the
wrapper onto the lower in order to fasten the sides of the blunt.
Once the cigar is secure, the seal must be completed by wetting the
top of the wrapper and then heating the construction in order to
dry its new bonds. Gentle application of the tongue in a continual
dragging motion from the open end of the blunt to its nether conical
endpoint will lightly soak the two layers of wrapper at the point of
their fixture. Holding a lighter 1 cm from the cigar seal, move the
flame down the length of the cigar in pulsing strokes to transfer
heat but not fire to the blunt, or place it in a microwave for ten
seconds on high to make fast the leaves.
Some users prefer to use honey to seal or line the blunt before
insertion of marijuana, claiming a sweeter taste and longer burn
time. While this is true, one alert editor noted that the smoke is
correspondingly harsher.
The completed device, now fully a "blunt," should be allowed to
completely dry before consumption. To use, place conical end in mouth
and light open axis of blunt with a swift stroke of a lighter combined
with a rapid short inhalation. Many users report being unable to get
the thick smoke into their lungs from fear of pain, but experienced
smokers often find the smoking process natural and its products to
exhibit less harshness than those of a joint or pipe. Roughly the
last 3cm of any commercial cigar contains an additional treated
cardboard lining that makes for poor smoking; it is suggested the
blunt be extinguished before it reaches this stage.
Marijuana Preparation ---------------------
Our editors concluded that the most sensible method of preparing
the contents of any blunt is to reduce the marijuana to its state of
largest possible surface area while retaining plant form, that is to
tear the pot into the smallest pieces possible, not dust but at the
granular state of shattered plant matter just above that.
The more surface area of plant that is exposed to flame, in total,
regulates how efficiently the weed will burn. Larger chunks of weed
present less immediate surface than tiny bits of weed (the space
within the large chunks has a another dimension of in its thickness,
which split into parallel reveals a greater surface area). While
crushing marijuana seeds and stems included into the blunt in the
original style of blunt-rolling is easier, in this document weed
granularization is recommended despite its nontraditional status.
To break down marijuana, remember that its structure is that
of a plant. It will have branches and sub-branches which can be
individually separated, and then pulled apart in strands of plant
matter. To deconstruct any single piece, find the largest structure
in the piece and then search within its substructures until you find
the smallest type of growth in the plant. Take these elements and
tear them apart in halves or quarters, which will provide pieces in
square size of 1mm or less.
- DJ GOAT
Diagnostics -----------
Problem Solution
Unsteady or slow Either the marijuana in the blunt is
burn. too losely packed, or there is a break
in the skin somewhere. Seal skin
and if necessary, further break down
large chunks of marijuana.
Seal rupture Most likely, the wrapper is either
too moist or not moist enough. If it
is moist, give it time to fully dry
and then apply 2/3 of the moisture
originally used. If wrapper is dry,
moisten and follow sealing procedure
again.
Torn skin If your cigar has an external leaf
wrapper as well as a tobacco leaf
foundation, tear pieces of the external
leaf to fit holes in skin, and, wetting
them thoroughly place them over holes.
Follow heat-sealing procedure on
each instance.
Will not light Probably your marijuana is dense,
in too large sizes of fragments, or
your blunt has obstructed airflow and
flame cannot be sucked down tobacco
tube. Most common solution is to wet
seam and carefully unfasten it, then
to granularize the marijuana contents
further while removing extra woody
or leafy plant matter.
Other Viewpoints ----------------
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/marijuana.html
http://nepenthes.lycaeum.org/Drugs/...oke/blunts.html
http://www.onyx-group.com/CigarUse.htm
For more information, visit http://www.anus.com/etc/blunts/
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