I suppose it might if the filter wasn't crushed in the process. Dana
Ian Skinner writes: > Maybe the pin, when placed properly in relation to the ring of holes, would > help prevent the smoker from also covering up the holes. Just wild > speculation from a life long non-smoker. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > Sacramento, CA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:55 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: What's in a cigarette > > > you mean like... poking holes in a Marlboro filter? I think that person was > kidding themselves too. A Marlboro filter does not have vent holes and I > don't think adding some would change the gas flow. The vent holes I am > talking about are on brands like True.... a circle of vent holes in the > filter between the mouthpiece and the cigarette is supposed to .... geez. I > forget if it is supposed to suck air in or let smoke out. Point is, the > cigarette gets its low tar rating because the machine that does the test > does not blow the holes and under those conditions less tar is delivered. > An actual smoker covers the holes so they can taste the dang thing. > > Dana > > Angel Stewart writes: > > > What about sticking a pin through the filter or something like that.... > > > > Someone told me about that, but I couldn't figure out what the heck that > > was supposed to prevent. > > > > -Gel > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I spent some time working on the project the indexed RJ Reynolds' papers > > for the tobacco liability trials. All of this is true, but these are > > only the most common ingredients by weight. Most cigarettes also contain > > radioactive trace elements. Interestingly, I smoked all through my > > employment there. I did switch to a low-tar, but I was one of those who > > blocked the ventilation holes. An example of the ways we kid ourselves. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
