Well, I picked up the pipe and started to heat the ceramic insert contained within the top, but since I forgot the top I was shocked by the smell and taste of thick smoke. It was so different from vaping that I immediately stopped in mid breath snd expelled it before it got into my lungs. Instead of that smooth, cool draw of vaporized cannabis, I got the harsh, hot smoke of combusted cannabis that I haven't had in ~5.5 years now. Since it had been so long since I had smoked, I'd forgotten what it was like and when I started vaping last year, that became the new benchmark so to speak. I was completely shocked and surprised how much more intense smoking is compared to vaping. I can fully understand why smokers are hesitant to approach vaping as it does lack the extreme intensity of smoking, but with those extremes come consequences, consequences that have a bigger impact on an aging body. I'm not sure I would have liked vaping 20-30 years ago had it been around, but I sure am glad that it is available today!