May 10 2007Chinese create e-cigarette
Golden Dragon Group Ltd's Ruyan has created an electronic battery-powered cigarette. The e-cigarette activates light and vapour, and even delivers nicotine to the lungs within 7 to 10 seconds. The cigarettes sell for $208 and are already available overseas. They're directed primarily at people trying to quit smoking, deliving the same look and feel but without the health concerns. Although most people take up smoking to look cool, so using this would be counterproductive. I'm not sure daily wedgies is a fair tradeoff for lung cancer.
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Reader Comments
1. Jeff - May 10, 2007 3:23 PM
First
2. ali - May 10, 2007 3:24 PM
F*** you.
3. ArchMedia - May 10, 2007 4:28 PM
two highly educated posts..
i'm curious if there's refills for it or if you have to buy new ones?
4. Drew - May 10, 2007 4:55 PM
Take that GOD DAMNED Mcain add off the front page!
5. vanman - May 10, 2007 5:33 PM
I need this thing.
6. Ideas + Stuff - May 10, 2007 7:26 PM
Neat. Does it come with the filter? Cuz if your going to pay 200 bucks for a fake cigarette its important to look like Thurston Howell III.
7. pirate1650 - May 12, 2007 5:45 AM
Ugh, if only I can find an e-beer and an e-right hand, I'll finally be able to quit all of my addictions.
Wait, I think the e-right hand would only make that one worse.
8. hiro - May 17, 2007 11:35 PM
Hey, I bought it last week, it only cost USD 85. I checked everywhere on the web, but these here are the cheapest and I got it delivered in 4 days, cool. They sell it at http://ruyanstore.ecrater.com they also have a blog and films
9. Dana - July 24, 2007 3:13 PM
The scary part is that these have been around for 20 years. No joke. They (cigarette companies) want you to get cancer and die. The same product has been around for 20 years!
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11. E-Cigarette - February 26, 2010 10:59 PM
The e-cigarette became immensely popular in 2009 and there's no doubt 2010 will be an even bigger year. We'll start seeing them in more and more traditional cigarette stores and seeing them in public will start to be more common place.