# What is this for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 11, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365 "2012-09-11T01:39:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/1 "2012-09-11T01:39:33Z")
[http://www.atmosrx.com/Atmos-Optimus-Kits/View-all-products.html](http://www.atmosrx.com/Atmos-Optimus-Kits/View-all-products.html) ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/2 "2012-09-11T01:50:16Z")
looks like it is designed for little more than separating you from your money ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/3 "2012-09-11T01:51:38Z")
Weed. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/4 "2012-09-11T01:52:26Z")
It’s a vaporizer kit. In the new pocket size, too. Much handier than the old 60-pounder. ---
**Author:** ![ClevelandProud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@ClevelandProud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClevelandProud)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/5 "2012-09-11T01:59:59Z")
Well, I mouseclicked on VAPORIZERS (at the bottom of the webpage) to find out what these items are for: [http://www.atmosrx.com/vaporizers.html](http://www.atmosrx.com/vaporizers.html) ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/6 "2012-09-11T02:10:09Z")
[http://www.atmosrx.com/vaporizers.html](http://www.atmosrx.com/vaporizers.html) > [@](#): > > Some of the products in the list of vaporizers from AtmosRx® include: Vaporizers for vaporization… > > AtmosRx® is a leading brand in creating smokeless and non-toxic herbal vaporizers with its patented herbal oil formula. No other toxic material or substance can’t be used with AtmosRx® and would be illegal to do so. I hope that clears things up. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/7 "2012-09-11T02:24:46Z")
Vaporizes weed, creating a sorta mist that has all the actiive ingredients, but less of the bad stuff. If you believe all the hype. Own one, but seldom get it out. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/8 "2012-09-11T13:31:36Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Vaporizes weed, creating a sorta mist that has all the actiive ingredients, but less of the bad stuff. If you believe all the hype. Own one, but seldom get it out. Send it to me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/9 "2012-09-11T14:12:20Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > Send it to me. 😉 Stop over if you are in the neighborhood. It is great for parties, passing around a big bag of goodness.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-for/634365/10 "2012-09-11T14:52:38Z")
Okay, it is a pretty rare occasion that I smoke pot anymore, but a friend of mine that still does a lot has this wonderful pocket vaporizer device (terrible name: “i-inhale”). No smoke, and the vapours from it are very mild smelling. He has used it at concerts beside me and all I got was a faint whiff of pot. When I have tried the thing it knocks me off my feet because I find it hard to judge what sort of dose I am getting. Way too intense for my liking, but a healthier alternative for a pot user. There are smokeless cigarette type devices that people use to inhale stuff like mint to help deal with habits of long time smokers. A co-worker was using one the other day. I thought it was a smokeless cigarette so I called him on it because he told me he didnt smoke anymore. According to him it just gave off a minty vapour that allows him to go through the motions of smoking a cigarette. Whatever works. Is the device in the OP mentions not one of these? There seem to be plenty of vaporizers advertised with no obfuscation of their intended purpose.