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1. What is a Bong or pipes?
   The terms bong or pipe widely refer to devices used for smoking Tobacco or other drugs such as cannabis or crack may also be smoked. Smoking from a bong is somewhat different than smoking from a pipe or cigarette. Bongs are designed to either cool the smoke before it enters the operator's lungs, and/or to build up a large buffer of smoke which the user inhales quickly, or both. The word bong derives from the Thai word baung  which refers to a cut off section of bamboo.
   Bongs can vary greatly in their shape, material, style, color, and size. Commonly constructed from acrylic, ceramic, or glass, bongs can also be fabricated from household objects or empty water bottles. Some people even make bongs out of fruits and vegetables and discard (or consume) them after use. Many bongs are regarded for their style, distinct vivid colors, or customizations such as stickers, and become a personalized signature of that particular bong owner. Some people even name their bongs. These names usually reflect pot culture or a distinction of the bong.
   
   

2. What is color change glass?
   A glass product that needs extra attention is Color Changing Glass. The name speaks for itself, by adding special supplements this glass gets the most beautiful colors and besides changes color and can be made in very beautiful shapes, it also has the quality of being very hard and only really breaks if one drops it on a hard surface. Small pieces of metal (usually silver and/or gold) are held in the flame of the torch until vaporized (often called 'fuming'). The glass is rotated in this vapor stream until a fine layer of the vaporized metal is visible on the surface of the glass. After this, clear glass is applied to 'encase' the vaporized metal in between layers of glass.
   Most glass pipes have a color pattern of some kind on the outside surface of the glass (which is often encased in one or more layers of externally added glass). So called 'inside-out' work usually refers to glass that has the color patterns on the inside surface of the glass. Putting the work on the inside looks much more attractive and here's why: the entire color pattern is magnified by the thick layer of glass between the outer surface of the glass and the pattern. Also, as the inside work melts flush with the inner surface of the pipe, the color patterns 'sink' into the glass causing beautiful 3 dimensional structures to appear deep inside the glass - a look that's impossible to achieve with just outside work. Working on the inside is much more difficult and time consuming for the blower, making pieces done this way much more expensive than their outside worked counterparts.
   Nowadays, other products besides the smoking pipe are available. Many glass blowers make real works of art which are very expensive to purchase. Because these objects are now looked upon as art, a collectors market is starting to develop in which the design of certain artists can increase in value.
   
   

3. What is a smoking pipe?
   A smoking pipe is a device used for smoking combustible substances such as tobacco and cannabis. The smoking pipe typically consists of a small chamber (the bowl) for the combustion of the substance to be smoked and a thin stem (shank) that ends in a mouthpiece (also called a bit).
   Modern smoking pipe is copied from traditional smoking pipes of Indian tribes. They considered their pipe as a connection between heaven and earth. Pipes were also used in Asia, Africa and India
   From the 15th century onwards, the pipe has flourished in Europe. Nowadays, pipes are made of nearly all sorts of material like glass, stone, metal, wood and bamboo. Each of these materials has it's own pro's and con's. The consumer mostly chooses the model that they like best or which is easiest to clean.
   
   

4. What is a Chillum?
   The Chillum is a kind of narrow funnel made of clay and other materials. The funnel can only be used for smoking when it has a filter stone inside it or the smoking substance will fall right into your mouth. To avoid burning your hands the Chillum is being smoked through a cloth.
   Originally the Chillum was made from fired clay but they also exist in wood, stone and glass. It is thought to originate in India, although they were also found in South America. The Chillum is special as its origin is purely spiritual. The holy men from India, the Sadhu (Hindu Priests), have been smoking their Chillums for thousands of years. Smoking a Chillum for a Sadhu is like drinking red wine for a catholic priest.

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