A worker in a vape factory was filmed during his shift where he’s required to smoke up to 10,000 vapes a day in order to test the products on an assembly line.
It looks like vapes are only becoming more and more popular, with demand increasing by 46.6% from January 2020 to December 2022, according to a CDC study.
Now a new documentary has given us some insight into just how these e-cigarettes are manufactured and tested… and it’s not what you’re expecting.
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YouTuber Machina decided to find out what the production process entails, documenting the experience for their viewers.
In the video description, they wrote: “We visited one of the top disposable vape factories in Baoan, Shenzhen. Mass production of vapes! The manufacturing process is cool but we got to see how they test the vape which is crazy.”
In the video, you can see the various testing stages the disposable vapes go through.
First, there is a pressure test which pushes pressure from the bottom of the vape to allow it to release vapor from the mouthpiece.
The second, is a suction tube which pulls vapor from the vape, kind of like the way a person would take a hit.
But the third? It’s a little strange.
The clip shows a worker holding numerous vapes in one hand as he takes a hit from each vape with his own mouth to test if they are working properly.
Even the documentary maker wasn't sure if it was to test the mechanism or the quality of the flavor.
When they asked the man about the number of vapes he tests each day, he explained that it was approximately 8,000 to 10,000 per day and he even smokes outside of work.
The clip gained obvious interest from vape users who shared it to Reddit to share their opinions on someone having to smoke that many vapes as part of their job.
One person wrote: “Do you also smoke after work?
“Yeah, otherwise I get too much blood in my nicotine system”.
Someone else commented: “That dude literally smokes 24/7."
Now, 10,000 vape puffs per day is a hell of a lot to smoke.
According to the electronic vape company, each vape that contains 10ml of nicotine vape juice holds around 3000 puffs so this man is likely smoking over three full vapes per day while at work.
And you thought your job was hard.