![]() While it is undeniable that bongs have a long and storied past, you may be asking yourself why we call them bongs today. Many of these were found inside caves and were actually built deep into the ground for a more intense cooling effect. While the earliest example of a bong (that we know of) was over 2,400 years old, before this discovery they had previously been discovered and dated back about 1,300 years. Advancements in glassblowing continued, and in Ancient Rome, many of the techniques that inspired modern glassblowers were invented and popularized. They used the glass they made to form tools and beads that they would wear as jewelry. However, the first examples of people creating glass come from coastal Mesopotamia right around the year 2000 BCE. People have been finding and using it to shape weapons, jewelry, and many other things for thousands of years. ![]() That’s right, obsidian is a naturally occurring form of black volcanic glass. In fact, it wasn’t “invented” at all, unless you count the world’s many active volcanoes as “inventors”, that is. Believe it or not, glass is not a human invention. ![]() Speaking of breaking (or preferably not breaking), let’s get into glass and how it worked its way into the world of bongs, water pipes, and bubblers. Can you imagine taking a hit from a solid gold piece? Those things must have been insanely heavy, but hey, at least it wouldn’t break if you dropped it! There’s always a silver lining. They were originally used to smoke opium, and yes, cannabis too. It was made out of… wait for it… GOLD! That’s right, the oldest water pipe known to man was made from solid gold and is believed to have been used by the Chiefs of Iranian-Eurasian tribes in what we now call Russia. That’s right, the oldest bong ever found on Earth is over 2,400 years old and it wasn’t made out of glass. In fact, to post a hit from the oldest bong known to man, its creator would have needed a time machine to travel over two thousand years into the future. No bubble stacks or perfectly clear glass for that quintessential Instagram post of you snapping full bowls by the river. Read on for some insights into where these chalices of Cheeba come from, why we use them, and the long, arduous journey they made over thousands of years and miles to land on your coffee table!Įarly water-filtered pipes were a far cry from the masterfully crafted, multi-chamber, percolation-heavy beasts that we know and love today. We work with reputable companies like HVY Glass, 2K Glass Art, ZOB Glass, and C2 Custom Creations to make sure that your smoking experience is always one you can look back on fondly. We here at Brothers With Glass pride ourselves on keeping up to date with the industry’s rapidly changing trends and advancements and steadily offering our customers only the best options for new bongs, bubblers, and water pipes. In more recent decades, water pipes, bubblers, or whatever you choose to call them have been going through some pretty drastic changes in both design and functionality. These hand-crafted unique works of borosilicate artistry have captivated and enhanced human creativity for thousands of years. Just the utterance of the word conjures slow-motion images of exhaling huge clouds and memories of laughter and good times with even better friends. ![]()
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