‘Scientific glasses’, ‘heady glass’- these names will be familiar to all. But many of you may not know what they really mean and which glass is used to make the favorite glass piece that you own. When you select your glass piece it is important know style of piece you are going for. So it is also important to know about scientific and heady glasses. Headies are at one end of the spectrum, and scientific glass pieces are at the other.

Heady Glass

Heady glass is a wonderful part of water pipe world. They are the high end, colorful intricate glass pieces that are blown by experienced glass artists. Heady glass really means glass pieces made entirely by hand and our glass artists have been crafting pieces for decades. Heady glass generates unique designs and intricate glass pipes. Heady pieces often feature advanced glass blowing techniques, vibrant hues, unique shapes and detailed embellishments throughout the glass. These beautifully worked pieces usually focus intense color schemes, visual effects and creativity rather than pure functionality.

Pros & Cons

Heady glass pipes and bongs are so unique pieces of art. They are usually hand-made and so often made in very limited quantities. Heady pipes can be a conversational piece or just used for personal enjoyment. The artistic or “heady” pieces are hard to miss. However, all heady glass pipes are functional as a basic scientific piece.

                       Heady glass pieces are the result of hard work of glass artist, so they are more expensive. Limited edition or quantity of some pieces also becomes a drawback of heady glass.In addition, the rare pieces are difficult to replace. Usually heady pipe has no many percolation options also and few designs have thin and easily breakable parts.

Scientific Glass

Scientific glass is a specific type of borosilicate glass piece that has a unique design and specifications. They are less ornate than heady glass and the focus is on utility and functionality. Instead of hands, while scientific glass artists employ the help of machines. Scientific pipes are strong, durable and temperature resistant due to the use of strong and thick glass. Scientific pipes, bongs and dab rigs feature complex percolators and they also have unique designs and specifications. Scientific glass pieces provide great smoking experience.

Pros & Cons

Most important benefit of scientific glass pieces is that they have very clean look and feel. Scientific pieces are clear glass and variety of percolation options are available. Constantly upgrading designs offers excellent smoking sessions. Also they are cheap and easy to find replacement. Thick and sturdy pieces extend for long time.

                      But scientific pipes are not visually appealing as heady glass pipes. And scientific pipes have only a few basic designs. Clear glass highlights the remnants inside the pipe and it gives a dirty look often. So you need to clean your scientific pipe properly.

Glass selection fully depends on the personal preference. If you need a quality glass pipe, scientific glass will be the better option. If you need a unique and eye-catching glass piece then heady glass is the best choice.