Hoookah is alive /dead

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Hi. Is it OK to use Alive/dead to say "Hookah is alive or dead" meaning:

* (I’m/not) getting enough smoke.

* (not) getting thick smoke.

* (It) makes thick smoke.

* (It)doesn't make thick smoke.

* Hookah is/isn't not producing enough smoke.

How about Pipes or cigarettes?

How does this sentence sound to you?

Note: In order for a hookah to reach its highest point and produce thick smoke, one should inhale the smoke through the hose several times. If one does not inhale for a minute tobacco will not get enough heat and does not produce thick smoke again.

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When a fire is out, we often say it is "dead", but I don't think that's what you want to say.

"It's not working" covers what you want to say.

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@PUNKEY,

Are you sure??

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@0935,

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How does this sentence sound to you?

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Note: In order for a hookah to reach its highest point

This isn't at all clear, 09. Do you mean perhaps, for maximum efficiency or production

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and produce thick smoke, one should inhale the smoke through the hose several times.

09 do you perhaps mean, "…should first inhale…."

Second "smoke" a bit redundant. Say instead, "...inhale it through..."

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If one does not inhale for a minute tobacco will not get enough heat and does not produce thick smoke again.

A bit wordy. Somehow you ought to combine this with the previous statement, eg,

In order for a hookah to reach maximum efficiency one should inhale through the hose several times for about one minute, else the tobacco will not get hot enough to produce thick smoke again.

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@dalehileman,

In English we say a pipe is "drawing well". I suppose the same could be applied to a hookah.

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