E-Cigarettes: 17 things you didn't know

You've probably seen people walking around public spaces, inhaling and blowing massive clouds of vapour from a rather futuristic looking electronic device. Fear not, the aliens haven't landed yet, it's just the electronic cigarette. 

 

Advertisment from a pro-vaping campaign:

 

Over the past year, purveyors and marketers of the electronic cigarette have toted the device as a safe and healthier alternative to smoking, as the vapour uses a vegetable based solution of propylene glycol. it also produces vapors which don't have the numerous toxins and chemicals contained in regular cigarette smoke. 

Not enough research has been conducted to prove how safe the act of 'vaping' really is, however, it sure is an advancement in tobacco-free alternatives. Here are 17 things you didn't quite know about 'vaping':

 

 

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