I’ve never heard a British person 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.
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takeda@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Single use vapes? Aren’t those called cigarettes or (given the article’s origins) fags?
Squids@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 9 months 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!!
static@kbin.social 9 months ago
Most adults vape fruit flavors too.
Disposables have to go, banning flavors is just pushing ex-smokers to smoking again.
danieljoeblack@kbin.social 9 months 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!
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 9 months 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!
static@kbin.social 9 months ago
Some disposables actually use 18650 or 18500, it's such a waste. Disposables should be banned.