Interesting vaping video in the New Yorker

[firephly]

Video: Thank You For Vaping : The New Yorker

"In 1963, a patent was filed for a “smokeless non-tobacco cigarette,” but the invention did not take off. Forty years later, in 2003, Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist whose father had died of smoking-induced lung cancer, patented a similar device—this time, reimagined with nicotine. Fast-forward ten more years, to 2013, and electronic cigarettes—or e-cigs, as they’re often called— had mushroomed into a billion-dollar industry. Last year also marked the moment when a leading manufacturer of the device, njoy, aired an ad during the Super Bowl, to the tune of Avicii’s popular “Hey Brother.” The ad reaches a crescendo with this line: “Friends don’t let friends smoke. Give them the only electronic cigarette worth switching to.”



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[Jman8]

Really enjoyed that video. Fairly balanced, and interesting from vaper's perspective.

 

[skoony]

nice
regards
mike

 

[vapero]

great video! thanks for sharing!

 

[Uma]

I loved it! Thanks for sharing this positive video.

 

[Kent C]

Best ecig video I've seen (and I've seen a few )

Thanks for posting!!

 

[Moodyfisherman]

Best ecig video I've seen (and I've seen a few )

Thanks for posting!!

Ditto.....very informative on both aspecs

 

[sdennislee]

Thanks for sharing the link.

 

[Vocalek]

Somehow that Super Bowl ad was spun by the ANTZ into a crafty method for e-cigarette manufacturers/vendors to entice youngsters to take up use of the e-cigarette and become nicotine addicts.

I don't follow their logic....

 

[Deeo]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[sonicdsl]

Somehow that Super Bowl ad was spun by the ANTZ into a crafty method for e-cigarette manufacturers/vendors to entice youngsters to take up use of the e-cigarette and become nicotine addicts.

I don't follow their logic....

Sorry, was there logic??

 

[Uma]

Somehow that Super Bowl ad was spun by the ANTZ into a crafty method for e-cigarette manufacturers/vendors to entice youngsters to take up use of the e-cigarette and become nicotine addicts.

I don't follow their logic....

It was the best anti-smoking campaign I've seen to date. That's what probably soiled their britches...

 

[firephly]

is there a link to the commercial?

 

[Jman8]

is there a link to the commercial?

Yes, there is.

 

[Jman8]

Oh, you probably wanted someone to provide that link.

Here you go. I think Vocalek was referring to the NJoy one.

 

[Jman8]

But personally, I found the Vapor Zone one more to my liking.

 

[rothenbj]

I don't think either commercial was directed at kids, but the ANTZ really don't have to be able to connect dots, just spout rhetoric about the poor children.

I thought both commercials were rather lame, but I did get a chuckle off the second one.

 

[rurwin]

So where are the experts on the pro-vaping side? One big expert speaking against it, one shop-owner speaking for it and one other guy who sits on the fence, does not make a balanced video. There are repeated and unopposed references to unknown chemicals and the shop-owner's last comment is that vaping is out of control.

Sorry; more harm than good here.