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Beaker or straight tube

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A beaker bong flares out at the bottom like a lab flask. A straight tube is the same width all the way up and usually stands on a flat glass foot. That base is the real difference, and it changes how steady the bong is, how much water it holds and how you clean it.

Beaker Straight tube
Shape wide, flared base the same width all the way up
On a table harder to knock over smaller footprint, stands on its foot
Water holds more than a tube the same height holds less for its height
Cleaning needs a bent brush to reach into the flare a straight brush reaches everything
Splashback less likely more likely, especially on small tubes
Storing it bulkier takes less shelf space
How many we have 40, 5 to 18.5 in, $24.99 to $129.95 22, 8 to 17 in, $23.99 to $112.49
With an ice pinch (notches in the neck that hold ice) 7 4
With a percolator (a glass piece built into the chamber) 0 2

What to check either way

These matter more than the shape:

  • Height. Small ones are up to 8 in, and tall ones are 14 in and up.
  • How thick the glass is. 13 of ours have walls 7 mm thick or more.
  • The joint. 53 of ours take a 14 mm bowl. Which bowl fits?
  • A bowl in the box. Right now all 70 of our bongs come with one.

Beakers

Show all 40

Straight tubes

Show all 22

What this guide doesn't cover

How each shape smokes.

Questions

Is a beaker or a straight tube better for a first bong?
Either works. A beaker's wide base is harder to tip over on a crowded table. A straight tube is easier to clean with a plain brush.
Do beakers break less?
The shape doesn't decide that, the glass does. Check how thick the walls are, and keep it away from the edge of the table.
What is a zong?
A bong with a zigzag bend in its neck. The base can be either kind, and the zong we have has a beaker base.

Sources

The table's points on stability, water, cleaning, splashback and storage: Thick Ass Glass, with the same points on stability, water and cleaning from MunchMakers.

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