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What are they? We picked our flavor—"American," otherwise there's also "Virginian"—and sat back in our seat to read the box covered in instructions. "Do not light," the box warned, and it stated that these non-cigarettes are not for sale to persons under 18 years of age. For those who dare try them, the box attempts to clearly explain what they are: "Each SIMILAR Smokeless Cigarette contains 0.8mg of nicotine, flavours and nanobeads produced under food regulation and also used as food supplements." WHAT? We kind of understand, we think. But just to be sure that no tobacco was involved, we cut one open.

What's inside a smokeless cigarette? Bisecting the cigarette, which looks and feels like a real one, we found that it's mainly hollow except for a small stick like look and feels waxy, and is slightly brown and infused with nicotine. It's mainly filter, and if you were to light it, the entire thing would burn quicker than a piece of paper.

How do they work? Since we aren't smokers, we asked our seatmates on the flight for their impressions, since they also bought a pack for the novelty of the thing. Apparently you just suck air through it, and although it tasted like glue to them, they admitted feeling a brief hit of what you'd get from a real cigarette. The box warns you not to "use more SIMILAR smokeless cigarettes per day than you usually smoke normal cigarettes." And all of the usual cigarette warnings apply, like no pregnant women should use them and no one sensitive to the effects of nicotine.

If you want to see one for yourself, Ryanair advertises the availability of them via their in-flight magazine. Simply hail a flight attendant, pick your flavor, and hand over 6 Euro per pack. Or, if you're grounded and desperate to see their weird things that Ryanair probably makes bank off of, you can order them directly at similarshop.eu.

What do you think of smoking these "smokeless" cigarettes in flight? Would you try them?

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