Bong

A bong (also water pipe, billy, bing, or moof) is a filtration device generally used for smoking cannabis, tobacco, or other herbal substances. In the bong shown in the photo, the gas flows from the lower port on the left to the upper port on the right.

In construction and function a bong is similar to a hookah, except smaller and especially more portable. A bong may be constructed from any air- and water-tight vessel by adding a bowl and stem apparatus (or slide) which guides air downward to below water level whence it bubbles upward ("bubbler") during use. To get fresh air into the bong and harvest the last remaining smoke, a hole known as the "carburator", "carb", "choke", "bink", "rush" "shotty" "kick hole" or simply "hole", somewhere on the lower part of the bong above water level, is first kept covered during the smoking process, then opened to allow the smoke to be drawn into the respiratory system.

The word bong is an adaptation of the Thai word bong or baung (Thai: บ้อง,  [bɔ̂ŋ]), which refers to a cylindrical wooden tube, pipe, or container cut from bamboo, and which also refers to the bong used for smoking.

Gustav Heinrich von Bongard

August Gustav Heinrich von Bongard (12 September 1786, Bonn – 1839) was a German botanist, who worked at Saint Petersburg, Russia.

He was among the first botanists to describe the new plants then being discovered in Alaska (under Russian ownership at the time), including species now of major commercial importance like Sitka Spruce and Red Alder. The specimens he described were mostly collected by Carl Mertens at Sitka, Alaska.

The plant genus Bongardia (family Berberidaceae) is named in his honor.

Selected writings

  • Observations sur la végétation de l'ile de Sitcha, 1833
  • Esquisse historique des travaux sur la botanique entrepris en Russie depuis, 1834
  • Genera plantarum ad familias suas redacta (with Carl Bernhard von Trinius), 1835.
  • "Historical Sketch of the Progress of Botany in Russia from the Time of Peter the Great to the Present Day", (translated from the "Recueil Des Actes de Pétersbourg de 1834"); Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Companion to the Botanical Magazine ... By W.J. Hooker. Vol. 1. pp. 117–186, (1836)
  • Bongo drum

    Bongos (Spanish: bongó) are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed drums of different sizes. In Spanish the larger drum is called the hembra (female) and the smaller the macho (male). Together with the conga or tumbadora, and to a lesser extent the batá drum, bongos are the most widespread Cuban hand drums, being commonly played in genres such as Cuban son, salsa and Afro-Cuban jazz.

    History

    Origins

    The origin of the bongo is largely unclear. Its use was first documented in the Eastern region of Cuba, the Oriente Province, during the late 19th century, where it was employed in popular music styles such as nengón, changüí, and their descendent, the Cuban son.

    Most sources on Afro-Cuban cultural history argue that the bongo derives from Central African (Congo/Bantu) drum models, noticeable in the open bottoms. Also a Santería influence from Yoruba culture in the symbolic "twin" drum is assumed. The strong historical presence of Africans from the Congo/Angola region in Eastern Cuba (where the bongo first appeared) makes such an influence probable. Moreover, Central African/Congo influences are also documented in the Cuban son music genre, including changüí, and initially the development of the bongo drum went parallel with these genres. From such conceptual African drum models, the bongo developed further in Cuba itself, and some historians state that the attaching of the two drums was a later invention that took place in Cuba.

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    by: Gallery

    Bong
    I feel like once again
    Dreaming from just behind
    Deep inside growing smoke
    Push away all my thoughts
    What you feel is always so unreal
    Just believe in your vicinity
    Don’t agree your mind to slip away
    Hold your anger underneath control
    One more breath veiling me
    Standing by my shadow
    Trust me and I will guide
    Through the mist in your eyes
    What your hear is always so unreal
    Don’t let anybody entice you
    They predict your life to be so dull
    They don’t incite you to free your mind
    Bong you got it
    Some say the world will end soon
    When light is melting in your palms
    All our dreams disappear in the cold
    One day your spiral dance is over
    No flattery can ease your agony
    So place a smile to the world
    And release your dedication
    Watch out don’t dream
    Stand up it’s real
    Give up your sighs
    Get up it’s life
    Climb the stairway to your destiny
    Touch the enigmas you want to solve
    Raise your head when dust is in your eyes
    Gather all the smoke you hold inside
    Bong you got it
    Music, Lyrics: Andreas Vockrodt 1997
    From the album: “S.M.I².L.E.” by Gallery
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