• takeda@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Single use vapes? Aren’t those called cigarettes or (given the article’s origins) fags?

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      1 year ago

      Nah, these have electronics inside, and appeal to teens with their fruit flavors (which are banned in cigarettes in most countries). I took some apart, they are terribly wasteful, especially when all you need to make them reusable is sell the wool cartriges or liquid and add a $0.30 charging port and a $0.20 charging chip on a $0.10 PCB. The battery is already rechargeable!!

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        1 year ago

        Most adults vape fruit flavors too.
        Disposables have to go, banning flavors is just pushing ex-smokers to smoking again.

        It’s impossible to replicate tobacco flavor with artificial food flavorings, “tobacco” flavored ecigs taste horrible.

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        1 year ago

        I’ve actually been collecting reusable capes to pull out the batteries and convert them into powerbanks, crazy these are bing tossed after a single charge. Some of the batteries are pretty big too!

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          1 year ago

          Did you find any with actual 18650s? Those are most useful in “DIY powerbanks”. Just remember to add fuses, the chip could go short circuit!

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            Some disposables actually use 18650 or 18500, I’ve only seen 18500; it’s such a waste.

            Disposables should be banned.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve never heard anyone call a vape a fag, because that very specifically refers to a cigarette. Like you wouldn’t call a cigar or a blunt a fag either.