420 Science Cannabis Glossary

Fixed Downstem

Serves the same function as a standard downstem, but this one is fixed in place...

Frit

Frit glass is a style of glasswork that sandwiches coarse pieces of broken, colored glass...

Hammerhead Perc

Much like an inline perc, this perc splits into two at the end and pushes...

Hand Pipe

A hand pipe is any pipe that does not use water and is usually fairly...

Honeycomb Disc

Like a disc perc but with a great multitude of small holes or sometimes hexagons...

Ice Catcher

An ice catcher is a glass structure blown into the mouthpiece that allows for it...

Inline

The perc leads into the bottom of the piece and site horizontal. The slits or...

Joint

This term has a dual meaning in the cannabis community. The smokable kind of joint...

Ladder Perc

The ladder perc was originally created by Micah Evans, a senior designer for the GRAV...

Matrix/Pineapple Perc

These percs go by a few more names as well. Several layered gridded glass pucks...

Modular

Modular items allow users the ability to mix and match pieces with one another, given...

Mouthpiece

The area of the pipe where you inhale your smoke. They come with a variety...

Octobowl

The Grav Octobowl is a regular flower bowl with a 6-arm glass screen to help...

Perc

Perc is an abbreviation for percolator. A perc uses the water of your piece to...

Puck Perc

Pucks are hockey puck shaped glass cylinders that have holes, slits, or jets made in...

Roll Stop

Small glass marble to help a steamroller or similar cylindrical pipe to keep from rolling....

Sandblasted

Sandblasted refers to the finish achieved by blasting glass with sand, which gives it that...

Scientific Glass

This style of glass is usually clear and has a more scientific design akin to...

Showerhead

A classic perc, this is a vertical tube that has vertical slits along the bottom...

Stereo Matrix

The same as a matrix but one sits on top of the other separated by...

Straight Diffused Downstem

This is the most basic type of percolator. A downstem leads underwater, and the straight...

Swiss Perc

A vertical style percolator used on some unique water pipes. The entire body is used...

Taster

A taster is glass tubing with a restriction on one end that serves as the...

Tree Perc

This popular percolator can have anywhere from 4 to 64 separate arms. The more arms...

Venturi Chamber

a glass structure that spins, cools, and aerates smoke for much smoother hits. A funnel...

Waffle Perc

Somewhat like a disc perc, this percs holes are made by a criss-cross pattern in...

Water Pipe

A pipe with a chamber large enough to be filled with water. A downstem is...

Wig Wag

Blended layers of glass consisting of line patterns similar to spirals. Fairly unique designs, meaning...