Oh snap, High Profile Cloud Competition with Nationals
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Cloud chasers vs tootle puffers is like hummer drivers vs the electric car drivers. "Smug .......s driving their electric cars" "idiots ruining the environment so that they drive their gas guzzling tanks"
At first I thought you said to stillblowingsmoke.org and was super confused. A few more comps like this and we will start seeing "professional cloud chasers" as a real job.
The complaints are not about treating vaping like something we need to do in secret.
In fact, I think many that are complaining are all in favor of NOT treating vaping that way.
Because death from smoking.
And not having to die from smoking.
I don't think cloud-blowing brings the same level of societal advancement that horseless carriages did.
Too late...
This Man Is An Athlete In The Sport Of 'Cloud Chasing'
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"Cloud chasing" , a sport for professional vapers - Vapertini
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I'd be surprised if this thing brought any attention at all. I've yet to see a commercial on ESPN promoting it. In fact, this is the only place I heard anything about it. They can give away a million bucks if they want to....it'll still just be vapers who hear about the first big national blow off.
nyiddle, I totally agree with you about needing better safety rules for this type of event. I don't know how I would do it if I were to stage an event like this, haven't ever given it any thought and after thinking on it for a few minutes I realize it's not trivial, but I would not use 26650 batteries.
I don't know of any 26650's that have a true 30A CDR. If I were to run a 0.1 ohm setup with a single battery in a mech mod my first choice would be VTC4's and my second choice would be the Samsung 25R.
The video above did call it the X-Games of vaping. Though I cringe to hear some of the most dangerous and difficult sports on the planet compared to a guy sucking on a tube and blowing out smoke.
I hear ya on the 'most difficult' thing. The 'most dangerous' part though all depends on the battery and other hardware used
I hear ya on the 'most difficult' thing. The 'most dangerous' part though all depends on the battery and other hardware used
True, some of the vaping injuries I have seen on this site look like something out of a horror movie. At least skateboarding it's usually just a broken bone and heals.
That wasn't really my point to be honest. I was more comparing the fact that tuners, racers and motor sport participants could be considered the cloud chasers of automobiles and driving.
They modify, push the limits, challenge commonly held beliefs and break unwritten rules, they compete and often show off. It happens with almost every new technology and innovation.
When this happens, boundaries quickly become a blurred line rather than a clearly defined delineation between those that participate and those that don't.
Cloud chasers do not own or define vaping any more than a cig-a-like user or tootle puffer.
For $15k, if they had an Old Lady With Half Fried Lungs Division, I might enter myself
Whatever the case may be, I will choose to speak with my wallet. If VaporDNA and Suicide Bunny choose to use their profits (which is their prerogative) to shell out such an obscene amount of money to someone that can blow the largest cloud of vapor, while organizations like notblowingsmoke are on gofundme raising money in an attempt to actually win this battle, then I choose to spend my money elsewhere. I would much rather spend my money with a company like Nicoticket, who donated $5000 to the NBS fund raiser.
Which is absolutely your right as a consumer. I don't know much about VaporDNA but I will say that just because they are sponsoring this contest does not preclude their active (and financial) participation in their local SFATA chapter, other state or national organizations.
I do agree with the gist of your post though. Active advocacy is a criteria I also use when deciding which vendor to give my hard-earned cash. I would like to see more people talk about vendors in these terms than those that offer a 15K prize for a cloud contest.
You guys actually bring up a good topic on it, them shelling out the money for contests rather than using it to help the advocacy groups/research groups to help vaping as a whole.
Im with you Randy, id rather spend my money elsewhere as well. I actually was a VaporDNA shopper, and heard of this contest due to me being on their mailing list. They emailed me about it.
Im with you Randy, id rather spend my money elsewhere as well. I actually was a VaporDNA shopper, and heard of this contest due to me being on their mailing list. They emailed me about it.
I'd be willing to enter in the "vapes pure 100mg nic base" division" myself.For $15k, if they had an Old Lady With Half Fried Lungs Division, I might enter myself
I won't be ready for the old lady division until the wife's had her way with me for a couple more seasons hopefully.
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$15K?
Consider it cheap marketing.
Only a slap in the community's face if they actually don't contribute to the cause.
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The problem is most people see the guy with the primer on fiberglass misaligned body kit Honda Civic which sounds like a lawnmover misfiring, rather than the guy who spent a year tuning a R32 to the point one wouldn't know it didnt leave Wolfsburg like that...
The guy with the dirty dishrag is that Honda Civic...
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