Chore Boy
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Chore Boy is a brand name for a coarse scouring pad made of steel or copper wool
. It is designed for cleaning very dirty surfaces, especially washing dishes. During the first half of the 20th century, the product was marketed under the name Chore Girl.
pipes. Utilized in this context, a small wad of the copper wool (the steel variety will not suffice for this purpose) is inserted into the end of a short cylindrical glass tube
(sometimes called a "straight shooter") and serves to function as a screen and/or a matrix by which the melting freebase can be thoroughly dispersed across the large surface area of the copper wool. This is in fact somewhat similar to the function served by the copper wool which is packed into distilling columns used in fractional distillation
set-ups; however, a variety of other materials might also be used to achieve the required increase in surface area within a column, including but not limited to glass beads/pieces, silica gel, steel wool, bits of ceramic, etc.
Steel wool
Steel wool, also known as wire wool, is a bundle of strands of very fine soft steel filaments, used in finishing and repairing work to polish wood or metal objects, and for cleaning household cookware....
. It is designed for cleaning very dirty surfaces, especially washing dishes. During the first half of the 20th century, the product was marketed under the name Chore Girl.
Drug paraphernalia
In the American drug-using community, especially in more urban areas, Chore Boy has garnered a rather large market as a make-shift component in do-it-yourself crack cocaineCocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
pipes. Utilized in this context, a small wad of the copper wool (the steel variety will not suffice for this purpose) is inserted into the end of a short cylindrical glass tube
Love Rose
A love rose consists of a glass tube with a paper or plastic rose inside of it, and a bit of cork or foil on the ends to keep the rose from falling out. While ostensibly intended as romantic gifts, their primary known use is as a crack pipe by users of crack cocaine...
(sometimes called a "straight shooter") and serves to function as a screen and/or a matrix by which the melting freebase can be thoroughly dispersed across the large surface area of the copper wool. This is in fact somewhat similar to the function served by the copper wool which is packed into distilling columns used in fractional distillation
Fractional distillation
Fractional distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component parts, or fractions, such as in separating chemical compounds by their boiling point by heating them to a temperature at which several fractions of the compound will evaporate. It is a special type of distillation...
set-ups; however, a variety of other materials might also be used to achieve the required increase in surface area within a column, including but not limited to glass beads/pieces, silica gel, steel wool, bits of ceramic, etc.