A new cancer study brings more bad news to the e-cigarette industry. Scientists exposed human bronchial cells to e-cig vapor and found that it altered the cells in a way not dissimilar to tobacco. In other words, that delicious, seemingly risk-free nicotine vapor might not be so benign, after all.
Behind a bar in England, an e-cigarette exploded, covering a woman in sparks and flames. E-cigarettes are controversial, but not usually for blowing up.
E-cigarettes are controversial
Electronic cigarettes have exploded in popularity over the past few years, probably because they let you smoke indoors again. And now there’s even more reason to keep an e-cig in hand all day long because Supersmoker has added Bluetooth capabilities to its latest model.
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It’s here, folks. The battle royale between the regulators and the people over e-cigarettes is upon us. It started a few years ago, calmly, but with New York City banning vaping in public places, the knives are about to come out.
Cigarettes are bad for you. No one—not even the guy smoking on the street corner right now—will argue that. But e-cigarettes are just ridiculous looking. It looks like you’re playing with a dumb toy that lights up and annoys people because you get to smoke vapor indoors. Heck, James Dean couldn’t even make e-cigs look cool. So let’s make it look even dumber! Jordan Morris upped the douche factor of e-cigs in this video above. [Jordan Miller via Geekosystem]