ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Smoke ring

Do you like blowing bubbles with soap and water? Well, sometimes when you light a special stick on fire called a cigar or cigarette, you can blow out some special bubbles too! Instead of being made of soap and water, these special bubbles are made of smoke!

Some people are really good at making their smoke bubbles into a special shape called a smoke ring. It looks like a round, puffy circle that floats off into the air. This is a really cool trick that some people do for fun or to show off!

The way you make a smoke ring is kind of like blowing a bubble with soap and water. You blow a little bit of smoke out of your mouth, and then you make a special shape with your mouth and tongue. It's kind of like making a little "O" shape with your mouth, but you have to use your throat muscles to push the smoke out in a quick burst. This will make the smoke bubble into a little ring that floats away from your mouth!

Smoke rings are fun to watch because they look like magic! And they can be a fun way to do a little science experiment too. You can try to make different shapes and sizes of smoke rings to see how they behave in the air. It's kind of like being a wizard that can control the smoke!

Now, it's important to remember that smoking is not good for your body and can make you very sick. So, while it might be fun to try making a smoke ring once or twice, it's not something you should do all the time. There are lots of other fun things we can do with our bodies that don't hurt us, so let's try to stick to those!
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