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Vaping Vs Strawberry Cheesecake

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Hypothesis: Vaping provides a community outlet for groups of people to socialize and form bonds. Store fronts provide the venue for these groups to form and grow through word of mouth and popular culture. Las Vegas, Nevada March 18, 2015. Field Notes: Nestled within an unassuming shopping center lies a place like no other. From the exterior Vape Street fits in perfectly with its neighbors. The tinted windows obscure the activities inside but you can hear the low rumble of rap and a light haze escapes each time the door is opened. In five minute intervals a new person enters the store and disappears into the cloud. The atmosphere is mysterious and I am nervous as I approach the door. Entering the building was a shock to the senses the walls …show more content…

Here at the juice bar I asked about how the flavors are made and what they contain. All of the juices are made of either propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin with added artificial flavors. Both the employees and the customers keep repeating that they are completely safe and justify it by saying that these are often additives in food and drinks. After the front lounge this was the busiest area of the shop. People would linger here for well over fifteen minutes and comment on each flavor like a sommelier recommending wines. The next wooden table I moved to was a build and repair station. This area had more people who were into the hobby aspect of vaping. The vaporizers provided a mechanical gadget to fiddle with and tweak to get a personal experience tailored to each person. The basic setup of the vaporizer is a battery, a resistance coil, a tank, and a mouthpiece. Many people had cobbled their vapes together from various parts and made it reflect their personality and taste. The people sitting at the table are exchanging ideas on how to create the best thick and low hanging vapor. (A large source of pride for vapers is the amount of vapor they can produce and how many tricks they can perform with the resulting cloud.) One term that was constantly thrown around was sub- ohming, this was reducing the resistance of the coil to decrease the temperature and produce a cooler, denser, and longer lasting fog. This group was very technically minded tearing down and rebuilding their vapes with coils they made in less than five

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