I got this idea years ago when the penlight-sized soldering irons first came out. The point is made of a ceramic that instantly heats up when a small current is passed through it, and immediately gets cold when the current is off. But I haven't the technical knowledge to pursue this. So let me - using a term a young friend introduced me to a few years ago, which means to contribute a bud to the pipe going around - let me throw this up on you. Oh, I love the language. If you ain't twisting English, you ain't usin' it right!
If a person could make two mesh-shaped half speres out of this ceramic - some experimentation would be required, and maybe two flat or lens-shaped plates would be better - with one mounted on a spring so it could be snapped open for loading and then shut with enough force that the 'mousetrap' would close tighter as the material was roasted, you would have a pipe that would bake the goodies only when it was on, and take away the heat immediately when it was off. This *should* make it possible to convert the THC to gas without burning the stuff, thus without particulates, which would be a good thing; plus not waste THC through the stuff continuing to burn after you've puffed.
I see this thing as having a wind-sensor - flaps or a fan in front of the toasting area, something like that - hooked up to the wiring, so that the ceramic is turned on by sucking on the pipe, and turned off as soon as sucking stops. (Though I'm old enough to know that the sucking never really stops. Sigh.) The advantages that I see to this auto-lighting pipe would be a reduction of particulates, a saving of material as more of it went into your lungs instead of the air, being able to smoke right in front of pigs without they should know what you are doing, and the tremendous advantage of not having to drive with your knees while lighting up.
I'm curious about whether or not those 'electric cigarettes' can be used for this. Anyone out there with engineering experience want to comment on this? Ideas? Remarks? Thoughts? Reflections? Naked pictures? (Okay, naked pictures is a leetle off-topic. Hey, I'm an old fag; have some sympathy, damn it!
WHEEE!
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