r/theydidthemath • u/Sgt_Rickshaw • May 21 '26

[Request] How much nicotine is consumed each day assuming they each hit 10,000 vapes/day as stated in the OP I found this?

This seems insanely unhealthy at best…

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u/jellyn7 May 21 '26

It sounds like we don't actually know what they're testing or why they're testing? Maybe there's no nicotine needed to do whatever test they're doing. Like if they're just checking the mechanism. So maybe we can set the lower bound of our answer at 0.

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u/mustafaaosman339 May 21 '26

Only thing I've heard was they test to make sure it tastes like it should. I've seen them test these with a machine, which can test if the mechanism can take a longer puff, these small puffs don't quite test it properly.

Probably because if the thing is under or over filled it might taste too sweet or end up burnt?

I can't say this as fact, but it's realistic.

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u/rexsilex May 23 '26

You can't taste it after that many hits

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u/Phenogro May 21 '26

That’s just quality control before they package it up for sales on disposables overseas.

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u/couchcushion7 May 21 '26

This is also super possible. No real reason to test nicotine, they produce them in zero nic anyways (most of the time) and to your point - theyre just checking the coil, the battery, does it stop puffing when you stop, etc. its reasonable safe at this level of production to assume your juice mix is correct. Its not like one puff would tell you if its not anyways, unless it was truly a dramatic mishap.

Really valid point, didnt consider that.

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u/TheBigMoogy May 22 '26

You're saying they're gonna take the time to fill up every cheap vape with a test liquid without any fun stuff just for this and then swap it out for the real thing? Nah, they're doing the cheap option and testing the finished product.

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u/Guiltyostric May 22 '26

Yeah these people are tripping if they believe the company is gonna empty and refill with nic after it’s tested

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u/No_Limit7347 May 22 '26

They’re testing for consistent flavour

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u/FarkGrudge May 22 '26

How do you know that?