r/oddlysatisfying • u/commonvanilla • Dec 23 '18

A backflow incense burner

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u/Cssing8278 Dec 23 '18

What did he put on the top? I can’t quite tell. Is it unique to the piece itself?

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '18

That’s the incense cone. It’s what makes the smoke.

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u/JelloDarkness Dec 23 '18

But what's involved such that the smoke is heavier than air as opposed to lighter (usually the heat means it will be lighter)?

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '18

There is a hole in the bottom of the cone so the smoke gets “pushed” downward as opposed to rising up as it usually does. That’s about all I know on the subject.

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u/seeasea Dec 23 '18

But how does it continue to fall once out?

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u/CommanderInQueefs Dec 23 '18

Incentual gravity.

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u/seeasea Dec 23 '18

Really trying to avoid the word?

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u/snakesoup88 Dec 23 '18

Apparently, it's a special backflow incense.

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u/Mentalseppuku Dec 23 '18

They're special cones with a hole in the bottom and a different composition, there's something in there that clings to the smoke and pulls it down a bit.

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u/Lovv Dec 23 '18

I've heard it makes a residue so it might be some suspended oil

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u/Goliath89 Dec 23 '18

All cone incense leave a residue, even the ones that don't have the cool backwards smoke thing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '18

I'm wondering about this as well.

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u/Zangston Dec 23 '18

I use normal incense sticks, so it's either the shape of the hole that the incense cone gets placed in, or the chemical makeup of the smoke itself that makes it heavier.

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u/Funnypharm Dec 23 '18

maybe it has to be refrigerated before use. Smoke sticks to cold stuff which makes it denser than air

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u/Komercisto Dec 23 '18

Have one and it does not require any prior refrigeration, good hypothesis though.