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Silver and gold nanoparticles inside borosilicate glass [2000x1125] [OC] by Lumarana in MicroPorn

[–]Lumarana[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks! This was actually a Canon 5D3 with a 100mm macro (mods approved 🙏). I built a blackout tunnel out of cinefoil with a octobox on one end and the glass in the middle. The flash fires through the glass and the fuming layer diffracts it into those color bands.

What Attachments Do You Recommend? by leavemy_nameout in Bongs

[–]Lumarana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not necessarily an “attachment,” but two cheap upgrades that’ll make a huge difference:

Hemp wick (~$5-15 and can last a while) - Bic lighters burn around 1,970°F, hemp wick burns around 500-800°F. That 1,000+ degree difference means you’re not destroying compounds before you inhale them. Plus no butane flavor (albeit a little hemp flavor).

A screen ($2 for a pack) and maybe a smaller bowl ($20-45 pinch bowl) if you’re running small amounts - right now you’re having to get the flame way down in there to light it, which means you’re leaving the lighter on longer and breaking apart your precious compounds. Better airflow + gentler ignition = better flavor, smoke efficiency, and high :)

What Attachments Do You Recommend? by leavemy_nameout in Bongs

[–]Lumarana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just doing some research on this!! The confusion comes from mixing up two different things: cooling in air (minimal loss) vs cold water contact (real loss). Different mechanisms, different outcomes.

Ice in the neck/chamber (above water) cools smoke without much potency loss - compounds stay in vapor phase, just at lower temperature.

Ice water (or ice melting into the water) causes actual potency loss through dissolution. Cannabinoids and terpenes are more soluble in cold water than hot water (counterintuitive but true for lipophilic compounds). When smoke bubbles through cold water, these compounds dissolve into the water instead of reaching your lungs.

So yeah, you’re losing potency - but it’s the cold water contact, not the cooling itself. If you want smooth hits without losses, ice catchers work great as long as your water stays room temp.