P- A regular (non-diffused) down-stem closed at the bottom (like a test-tube). Instead of a hole on the bottom there is a hole (or multiple holes/slits) just before the closed end on one side, so that (when you spin the down-stem to point in the right direction) it points towards the front of the bottom on the beaker, directing the air that travels down the down-stem across the bottom of the beaker to the other side (where it travels up the opposite wall and has to get around the down-stem--even better with the pocket in the front of the ProVWT).
SM - Do they make this style stem like this?
I am sure someone has tried it (the concepts behind the idea have definitely been applied
), but I'm not sure if any of the big companies produce such a piece.
So what you're saying is depending on how you tilt, you can adjust the downstem directionally to get the right type "glug glug" sound from the water?
Sort of. I don't mean any offense but am not sure if you are grasping
all of these concepts. I don't know where I would find a picture of this piece even if my planet did not have some drawbacks (if you're pickin' up what I'm puttin' down). Maybe read through with some friends and try to deceipher the jargon-laden schematics of Progress (The Jargon-Laden Schematics of Progress...that could be the title of my next song...
).
Nonetheless, it is not as much to compensate for how you tilt as it is the shape of the chamber, amount of water, desired filtration/drag. Yes, you can twist the down-stem I suggested so the hole points up, down, to either side, or anywhere in between. Twisting the down-stem to change the direction the hole in the bottom of it faces serves the purpose (IMO) of changing the path of the vapor (I'll explain) more than to 'get the right type of glug-glug sound'. In particular, if the hole were pointing up, the vapor would travel out of the down-stem upwards into the back wall of the Vrip Pro Water Tool beaker base, up the wall and out of the water. If the hole were pointing in the opposite direction, OTOH, the vapor would shoot out down and towards the front of the beaker bottom, travel across the base of the beaker and up the opposite side. The second option (the hole pointing down) would allow the vapor to have more contact with the water (time and travel distance), and (therefore)cools and filters better, but increases drag and intensifies the oscillation of the bubbling (glug-glug). Concepts of physics also create other differences (traveling up a wall--assisted--causes less of the good stretching of the vapor--expanding to cool?--than traveling unassisted by a wall in a direction other than that of gravity), but I am going to stop here, cool?
P - I like things to be fairly drag free (clearing/inhaling feels similar to breathing free. I also like the efficient cooling of vapor to room temperature (not much past for flavor IMO) and significant particle filtration.
SM - I had thought you liked more drag, isn't that why you added the beads for resistance? Anyhow, thanks for all the feedback guys, I pointed Mark to take a look at the last couple of threads.
OK. I like the efficient cooling of vapor to room temperature and significant particle filtration. Both of these usually cause an increase in drag. I believe this is a worthy trade-off (as I exercise often and have very strong lungs). Nonetheless, if I could 'have my cake and eat it too' (as the saying goes) I would want all of the 'action' (means the same as in pool and bowling) that assists cooling/particle filtration while remaining drag free (with a tool that could handle the speed/volume/short duration of inhalations as well
).
On a related note, today I used one of the best inlines I have ever used (I think the artists name was SheepDog). It had many features I am too exhausted from the above explanations to explain, but the coolest one was that the slits in the inline were staggered (sorta like a zipper). This really helped facilitate action that turned the inline into a white, bubbly, foamy looking chamber of carbonation) some pieces offer more 'action' with less 'drag' (inlines, etc.), but just about any tool will add drag by restricting airflow, especially when water filtration is added.
I am gonna look this novel
over and then oil my head before I see what others have posted.
(thanks AofZ)
(thanks sm55)
)
