E-smoking on an airplane?

[katink]

If we ever want e-smoking accepted... guess going about it secretly isn't the best way to get that done (though I have to speak sternly to myself often enough to not hide it too... )

[leaford]

Craig, where were you flying from?

[quirky]

FYI: I read of the shielding manufacturers have used to hold down electromagnetic radiation. Think about that. We had stories in recent days that cell phones with their electromagnetic radiation might pose a greater health hazard than smoking or obesity. So it's good to know the electronic device we are triggering with each inhalation is not showering us with hazardous low-dose but long-term radiation while we protect ourselves from dangerous chemicals.

I got out my trusty EMF meter today and I can happily say that you won't die of radiation from it. When the light is lit and one is dragging on it (when the battery is putting out the most power) the e-cig (NJoy model) only gives off less than 1 milligauss electromagnetic radiation. I admit my meter is not the highest resolution out there, but it registers roughly the same as my heart Oh yeah, in case you dont already know, every living thing has an electro-magnetic field. In contrast a clock radio will give off at least 50 x that amount (minimum 5 milligauss) and some will give off much higher. My portable phone also gives off roughly 5 milligauss - and on and on it goes.

[TropicalBob]

Wow. Thanks for measuring. This wasn't on my list of concerns .. and now I know it doesn't need to be!

FYI: I used to do Kirlian photography of whatever the aura is that surrounds things. What a hoot to see the pictures come up. I have no idea what I was photographing, but I got auras from coins, leaves, fingertips cold and fingertips of lovers kissing. I still have the device that creates the instant high voltage (or is it wattage, can't remember). But I did it with film (4X5 and Polaroid Instant, both memories now).

Final note: My favorite was the intense blue aura I got from the ignition key to a Jaguar car. You can see the leaping cat and the aura. Should have been an ad!

[leaford]

I'd be more concerned with how these things look under an x-ray.

[TropicalBob]

I'll bite ... why? What could an x-ray reveal that we don't know is in there?

[Minus Sign]

I'll bite ... why? What could an x-ray reveal that we don't know is in there?

Not what they reveal but how they look. metal, wires battery, switch (if using a manual kissbox). Someone could assume the atomizer is the explosive of some kinda homemade pipebomb. While a demonstration would prove otherwise...is anyone going to let you prove yout bomb isn't a bomb by potentially activating it and thus "setting it off".

Fear is not rational, and doesn't like being explained to.

[leaford]

Eeeexact-a-mundo!

[TropicalBob]

I'm sorry. We were addressing safety with electro-magnetic measurements and we flipped back to security. I misread your x-ray comment. Now I get it! You are RIGHT. Just stop and think about any airline setting this as part of their security policy: Let through something that looks like a cigarette, but has lots of wiring, a battery and gadgetry inside, plus has a cartridge containing an unknown liquid, plus, possibly, a switch on the side.

No way. Get ready for the prospect of being pulled out of line for some lengthy questioning if you carry one of these. The world is a long way away from accepting e-smoking in crowded confinements, IMO. And with the present mood about smoking, I wouldn't bet on it ever being allowed. Don't put all your nicotine-abstention eggs in one basket.

[quirky]

Better to just send your e-smokes by express delivery to your destination.