# smoking

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking/102056>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 5, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking/102056 "2002-04-05T20:06:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![shawny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@shawny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shawny)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking/102056/1 "2002-04-05T20:06:44Z")

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How do you inhale smoke?

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**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking/102056/2 "2002-04-05T20:24:03Z")

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You don’t. Smoking is a bad habit, and it’s not worth the hassle of starting. I realise this isn’t a GQ answer, but I don’t think its a question that should be posted here, or answered, anyways. You’re better off buying a pack of gum…

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**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking/102056/3 "2002-04-05T20:38:07Z")

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Smoking what? You have to be more specific.

Generally I would say put the device up to your lips and suck. Then blow the air/smoke that has accumulated into your lungs, out.

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking/102056/4 "2002-04-05T21:08:04Z")

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Please stop posting this kind of question, Shawny.  
Jill