I find they cool (and dry) the smoke notably for, I believe, three reasons. Forcing the smoke through a small hole into a larger chamber = dropping the pressure = letting the molecules spread out = less heat (think compressor in your air conditioner). Then the rather large surface area of the radiator stem will transmit/dissipate the heat from the smoke into the ambient air with a greater level or efficiency than brier and stem. Finally, because the drip in pressure and cooling also promote condensation within the stem, it pulls notably more moisture out of the smoke than any other type of pipe I know of and a dryer smoke, even if at the same temperature of a wetter smoke, will "feel" dryer in the mouth with less steam.forsooth":tbuchz7k said:How much cooler are Kirstens than briar?
I'm thinking of getting one because I'm an outside smoker and the summer heat REALLY makes a difference!
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