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    Why do smokers often "pack" a new pack of cigarettes?

    Question #58826. Asked by hotpinky. (Aug 15 05 1:08 PM)


    jbean

    		It makes the tobacco burn more evenly, the cigarette draws better and it's less likely a 'live' ash will fall from the end and burn something

    Aug 15 05, 5:23 PM
    hotpinky

    		Thank you, I've always been confused by this smokers' "ritual".

    Aug 15 05, 6:02 PM
    lanfranco

    		Forgive me, but -- what does that mean, "to pack"?


    Aug 15 05, 7:33 PM
    robboy

    		Tamping is perhaps a more descriptive word, similar to a pipe smoker's ritual of pushing the tobacco down to burn at it's best. Taking the whole pack of smokes and smacking it against something to shift the material closer together. Some smokers prefer to do it individually with each cigarette.

    Aug 15 05, 7:44 PM
    lanfranco

    		Ah, I see. "Tamping" is a word I know.

    Thanks, robboy.

    Aug 15 05, 8:11 PM
    MrsAce

    		It's just compacting the tobacco in the cigarette. I've never heard it called tamping but the definition fits.

    Aug 15 05, 8:19 PM

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