RooR
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RooR is a Frankenthal
-based company that produces high-end borosilicate
jointed-glass
bongs
. It was founded in the 1980s by Martin Birzle, a German glass-blower, who established factories for the product throughout the world.
The company's name was taken from Microorganism, a science publication read by Birzle, and is phonetically similar to the German word for "pipe": rohr. RooR bongs identify individual glass-blowers with an added signature in the form of squiggly lines and dots.
The German-made pipes are specific to size and volume: 35cm, 45cm or 55cm in straight or beaker design, the exceptions being its Blue Series, Zumo Series and the Kustom White Lines range.
RooR Glassware became popular throughout Europe and North America, the company allowing non-German makers to use its name, manufacture in different sizes and shapes and include the glass-blower's signature.
Frankenthal
Frankenthal is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.- History :Frankenthal was first mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustinian monastery was built here, the ruins of which — known, after the founder, as the Erkenbertruine — still stand today in the town...
-based company that produces high-end borosilicate
Borosilicate glass
Borosilicate glass is a type of glass with the main glass-forming constituents silica and boron oxide. Borosilicate glasses are known for having very low coefficients of thermal expansion , making them resistant to thermal shock, more so than any other common glass...
jointed-glass
Ground glass joint
Ground glass joints are used in laboratories to quickly and easily fit leak-tight apparatus together from commonly available parts. For example, a round bottom flask, Liebig condenser, and oil bubbler with ground glass joints may be rapidly fitted together to reflux a reaction mixture...
bongs
Bong
A bong is a filtration device/apparatus generally used for smoking cannabis, tobacco,or other herbal substances.In construction and function a bong is similar to a hookah, except smaller and more portable...
. It was founded in the 1980s by Martin Birzle, a German glass-blower, who established factories for the product throughout the world.
The company's name was taken from Microorganism, a science publication read by Birzle, and is phonetically similar to the German word for "pipe": rohr. RooR bongs identify individual glass-blowers with an added signature in the form of squiggly lines and dots.
The German-made pipes are specific to size and volume: 35cm, 45cm or 55cm in straight or beaker design, the exceptions being its Blue Series, Zumo Series and the Kustom White Lines range.
RooR Glassware became popular throughout Europe and North America, the company allowing non-German makers to use its name, manufacture in different sizes and shapes and include the glass-blower's signature.