Water Pipes

What is a Water Pipe?

A water pipe is a filtration device generally used for smoking cannabis, tobacco, or other herbal substances.

In construction and function, a water pipe is similar to a hookah, except smaller and especially more portable. A water pipe may be constructed from any air and water-tight vessel by adding a bowl and stem apparatus (or slide) which guides air downward to below water level whence it bubbles upward ("bubbler") during use. To get fresh air into the water pipe and harvest the last remaining smoke, a hole known as the "carburetor", "carb", "choke", "bink", "rush", "shotty", "kick hole", or simply "hole" somewhere on the lower part of the water pipe above water level, is first kept covered during the smoking process, then opened to allow the smoke to be drawn into the respiratory system. On water pipes without such a hole, the bowl and/or the stem are removed to allow air from the hole that holds the stem.