Not to be a downer, but those look ugly and impossible to clean. I get the novelty, but apart from that I don't see many reasons to get one, even as a trinket bowl.
I'm thinking this is just the first phase and that there's grinding, sanding, and polishing steps to follow. Otherwise... that gritty surface won't be very friendly to touch.
Well if typical lava-rock, it is TERRIBLY course and jagged, and is quite light(for how strong it is) so it can double as an effective weapon can carry around. And it would leave quite unique wound pattern :D
Yeah, I kept waiting for that. Two-part mold to form it and smooth it out and add the little channels in the lip for your lit smoking materials. Sure, it wouldn't look as natural, but it would still be made from effing hot lava!
they don't, they have been sold with varying seals in the bottom for what I can find almost a hundred years, and the rough way it cooled is part of the aesthetic
About a quarter of French people and a fifth of Italian people smoke every day. Here in infamously unhealthy Scotland its down to 14%, with the US average is now less than 10%.
Smoking is alive and well In America as well. We have just for some reason made it taboo and in some cases actually illegal to smoke in public so at a glance it seems like very few people smoke anymore.
"for some reason"? It's fucking awful for you, lol. And you're ignoring that the two countries I listed have seen minimal decreases in the number of smokers over 25 years while the U.S. more than halved those rates between adults and youth. That's not "at a glance". Much fewer people actually smoke tobacco now.
I like smokers can get offended about it. "How dare you infringe on my right to blow smoke in your baby's face!" Or act like they are being erased from society because it's less convenient for them now.
Smoking is making a comeback, unfortunately. I’ve avoided nicotine my entire 35 years of life, so I guess I don’t understand its appeal in any form. I occasionally do edibles and even more rarely drink. If I’m going to poison my body, I might as well let my brain go bye bye for a few hours.
I wasnt comparing them, I was actually drawing a distinction that I prefer what drinking and thc do because my goal is usually impairment. Whatever nicotine does probably isn’t worth it to me if it’s so highly addictive.
fractalsphere
Forbidden breadbowl
thedill2000
Ya left the brownies in too long mate
Jaqdakloun
Ashtray, you little bitch ass muthafucka!
lopix
Interesting idea. But ugly. No thanks.
mwwoggy
People still use ashtrays?
SamAndJanetEvening
Do they have any lavatrays crafted from red-hot ash?
Jaqdakloun
Daddy, what's an ashtray?
seenunseen
Yo dawg i heard you like to ash in ashtrays so i got you an ashtray made with ash for you to ash in
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rigello
The idea is not as modern as I would've thought. But looks positively ugly.
SarcasticComment
Truly the ugliest tourist trinket around
Mechwarrior719
Mmmm. Forbidden donut
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handcuffedtothebriefcase
If the first guy drops his keys in there he should let ‘em go, cause, man, they’re gone. At least that’s what Jack Handy told me.
DaisyfromDownunder
Stoned Again. Cheap Thrills.
Bytencoder
FFS, make sure it's not in the sahpe of a ring!....
zoltarpanaflex
I would buy one in a flash, I do not smoke … yeah they're kind of clunky, but that's ok
PineappleLoopsBroether
Candy dish? You could keep redhots in it.
zoltarpanaflex
I would put it near my Pompeii snow globe, which has ash instead of snow in it ...
spontaneous9
Might just scoria a few points with your smoker friends
toogoodtomiss
I have to agree- they aren’t very nice looking - Amazon sells them
Crispy4Skin
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zortroz
GhostofCharlieKirk
This kills the lava 😓
Kazpur81S
Spicy donut
TheTojo15
have a really old pestle and mortar made from the same stuff, i really like it
arajad
That's what you call stoneware.
BenderRodriguz1010
This is for that asshole who smokes cigars inside lol
MechKelly
Risking your life to grab molten rock in order to make a product that accommodates a cancer causing habit. I don't get it.
IMustGrowUpReally
Won't stubbing out cigarettes in them damage them?
Apothecarius
Yes, fire is very bad for lava.
Dawgsarethebestpeople
Yes, the cigarette will most likely break
ThisIsAllYouCouldComeUpWith
This kills the cig
CallMeMcGyver
Lava!
PineappleLoopsBroether
This is what should be the top comment
BrokenAnimal
Not to be a downer, but those look ugly and impossible to clean.
I get the novelty, but apart from that I don't see many reasons to get one, even as a trinket bowl.
KillingTlme
It's an ashtray. The few people I know who still smoke do not take care of themselves or their property.
cytherians
I'm thinking this is just the first phase and that there's grinding, sanding, and polishing steps to follow. Otherwise... that gritty surface won't be very friendly to touch.
PineappleLoopsBroether
Because it’s made of lava. You think it’s important to be spotless? Rinse with water occasionally, it’s fine.
alcaray
I suppose that they are tourist goods and don't need to be useful.
AtmaDarkwolf
Well if typical lava-rock, it is TERRIBLY course and jagged, and is quite light(for how strong it is) so it can double as an effective weapon can carry around. And it would leave quite unique wound pattern :D
erinaceus
90 percent of what i own fits that description
1Lhell
Was thinking the same thing, maybe they get painted
Twrecks123
Maybe good for outside?
sapphirelabsx
Legit. There's so many other good things you can do with this, with virtually the same process, and make a significantly better product.
But maybe the people just like making these. I don't know. Never even seen a volcano in person.
alcaray
And if you bump into them they will grate your skin off.
InitHello
I was just thinking the same, the idea is cool but the result looks like shit.
DarwinsAgain
How about using them to throw at smokers who treat public streets as if they are ashtrays?
ChickenTendercles
As a smoker, I concur.
TheFuckfaceWhisperer
I would have thought they would use a steel top mold to press it into shape and smooth it all out.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Yeah, I kept waiting for that. Two-part mold to form it and smooth it out and add the little channels in the lip for your lit smoking materials. Sure, it wouldn't look as natural, but it would still be made from effing hot lava!
airbreather
You're filling it with ashes and spent stubbed-out cigarette butts. It's not like it's going to be some spotless shining impeccably clean work of art.
abtei
just like smoker lungs. kinda fitting dont you think? :D
DVSBSTrD
I'm pretty sure they get sanded down afterwards.
JesaraB
they don't, they have been sold with varying seals in the bottom for what I can find almost a hundred years, and the rough way it cooled is part of the aesthetic
ROGUEdenied
i could not find them for sale online
JesaraB
Not for sale, but examples being shown off. I could not find that seal, but I could find 4 others across the years including one dated 1939.
EaNasirsExcellentHighGradeCopper
is there a big market for ashtrays nowadays
lowreroll
I actually collect ashtrays.
TheFuckfaceWhisperer
nitemayr
As I understand it, outside of North America and the UK Smoking is still the thing.
somnif
Europe and China still smoke quite a bit. No idea of their taste for novelty ashtrays though.
airbreather
Hello from (cough, cough) Indonesia! Also, what's an ashtray? Do you not have The Ground where you live?
ragazzino
Yes, they're called souvenirs.
StNickCage
lol
Smidge204
What else are you gonna empty your pockets into when you get home?
TyrannusEquus
Drawer of no escape and junk
chaylar
my boots.
Metallica93
Don't the French and Italians still smoke a good amount?
marthafarquar
About a quarter of French people and a fifth of Italian people smoke every day. Here in infamously unhealthy Scotland its down to 14%, with the US average is now less than 10%.
ps238principal
I wonder how that compares to nicotine consumption?
MAHA "influencers" are peddling stuff like Zin as a "health supplement" these days.
speedonthis
Don't forget about the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
BubblesTheFish
This motherfucker thinks there's a "good" amount to smoke!
Metallica93
But there definitely is! It's called "two joints".
Crazycatgentlman0
Smoking is alive and well In America as well. We have just for some reason made it taboo and in some cases actually illegal to smoke in public so at a glance it seems like very few people smoke anymore.
Metallica93
"for some reason"? It's fucking awful for you, lol. And you're ignoring that the two countries I listed have seen minimal decreases in the number of smokers over 25 years while the U.S. more than halved those rates between adults and youth. That's not "at a glance". Much fewer people actually smoke tobacco now.
TyrannusEquus
I like smokers can get offended about it. "How dare you infringe on my right to blow smoke in your baby's face!" Or act like they are being erased from society because it's less convenient for them now.
andmysoundslaiddownbytheUnderGround
My lovely Hoosier state is doing everything it can to keep the cancer merchants in business.
Metallica93
[waves the middle finger at your state government from your western border]
andmysoundslaiddownbytheUnderGround
Yes, they're terrible.
Metallica93
Which is a shame as I'd love to visit Indy still and then black out in Fort Wayne and awaken to being surrounded by Sweetwater gear...
SerialChickenLover
Smoking is making a comeback, unfortunately. I’ve avoided nicotine my entire 35 years of life, so I guess I don’t understand its appeal in any form. I occasionally do edibles and even more rarely drink. If I’m going to poison my body, I might as well let my brain go bye bye for a few hours.
bambulina
Nicotine isn't like drinking or THC. These are not comparable beyond all being minor vices.
SerialChickenLover
I wasnt comparing them, I was actually drawing a distinction that I prefer what drinking and thc do because my goal is usually impairment. Whatever nicotine does probably isn’t worth it to me if it’s so highly addictive.
bambulina
That is valid, understood