Can plants absorb nicotine?

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TomGeorge

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interesting, that makes sense too because i have tested vapor on a cricket and that thing died in like a half an hour to 45 minutes in a enclosed area with vapor. 18mg strength.

What is with these Step Brothers experiments haha "I put liquid paper on a bee...it died..." It probably suffocated and did not OD on nicotine.

I thought a study came out that said there was no secondhand nic in exhaled vape
 

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Alien Traveler is spot on about this. Nicotine in plants is its defensive mechanisms against sap sucking and leaf eating insects; like aphids, leaf cutters and the like. They may absorb some trace amounts of nicotine but unless it has prolonged exposure will not harm the plant. :) Plants naturally filter out other toxins in the air.
 
Isn't the well accepted info that nic is not as well absorbed by Vape as it is in analogs? It would therefore not be difficult to accept that some is not completely absorbed and trace amounts would be exhaled with our Vapor. BUT and I say but here because in the same concept thread. The nicotine molecule in Vaped nic is larger than smoked nic, so would thereby be heavier and fall to ground faster. Does this make sense to anyone beside me, myself and I? :confused:
 

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no, water particles and molecules are way bigger than smoke molecules and particles.

1. There is no water in vapor.
2. There is no “smoke molecule”
3. Yes, aerosol particles (vaping) are about 5 time larger than smoke particles, but if you vaped at least once you know that vapor is not going to fall after exhaling, it is safely in the air and will reach a lot of plants in its vicinity. Vapor particles are still small enough to fly around.
 

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Isnt it just the gaseous form of polypropylene glycol and vegetable glycerin. I dont think there is a chemical reaction activated by heat that turns C3H8O2 and C3H8O3 into H2O

Maybe some Research needs to be Done? What does VG and PG break down into?

Seems like there are a lot of H's and O's bound together. And it would be a Chemical Reduction vs a Chemical Reaction?
 

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Maybe some Research needs to be Done? What does VG and PG break down into?

Seems like there are a lot of H's and O's bound together. And it would be a Chemical Reduction vs a Chemical Reaction?

I think it would be cool to see a study done on it so we could know for sure, but I don't that the coils get hot enough to change them. i think its more of, get a hot pan and drop some water on it, and it gets stuck in like a limbo phase where the liquid doesnt need to be at 212 (for water) but still acts like a gas. At least thats how I always pictured it in my head.

There is a cool video on youtube that shows the water thing When Water Flows Uphill - YouTube

I dont know if this is how it works but its kinda how I imagine it
 

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Isnt it just the gaseous form of polypropylene glycol and vegetable glycerin. I dont think there is a chemical reaction activated by heat that turns C3H8O2 and C3H8O3 into H2O

no it isn't, the liquids get boiled off and produce steam pretty much, which is water with trace amounts of nicotine and other chemicals that are related to hydrogen, oxygen, and some carbons.
 
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