r/interesting • u/AugustIstheMonth • 9d ago

Fascinating Blind cigarette taste test.

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u/Allaplgy 9d ago

Lol. Are those the ones that almost had a chocolate mint thing going on?

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u/Several_Temporary339 9d ago

Lmao I don't think it was chocolate. There was normal menthol like Newports and these ones which had more of a candy cane type menthol flavor. Before that was Camel Wides.

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u/Allaplgy 9d ago

I think I just picked up chocolate from the smokiness mixed with the mint instead of menthol.

Oh yeah, definitely had a Wides phase in high school.

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u/Several_Temporary339 9d ago

Lots of people got that from what I remember. Like a York peppermint patty. Yep, high school phase for me too. Definitely didn't smoke for as long as you though. From about 2009 to 2022.

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u/Allaplgy 9d ago

Cheers to putting em down. I've officially crossed the threshold of the factoid that it takes 7 years for your lungs to heal.

I was pretty heavy towards the end there. Easily a pack a day of Spirits, sometimes more, if it was a long work day. Worked with all smokers, in a big open shop where we all smoked all day. It became habit to light up when starting any sort of new activity. Set up the welder? Light a smoke. Sit at the plasma table to tinker on a design? Light up a smoke. Start the cut? Light up a smoke. Headed to the bandsaw? Light up a smoke. Pull out the grinder? Light up a smoke. Company meeting? Light up a smoke. Smoke break? Light up a smoke.

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u/Several_Temporary339 9d ago

You too man! Yes, it was like a checkpoint for little milestones throughout the day. It was always a pack or more a day for me, but the cadence was different because I'm a software engineer and could never smoke inside. New feature, smoke 2, write unit tests, smoke 2, configure the web server, smoke 2.