[croatan]

I basically had Aaron (montecristo#2) in a bearhug at SoCal this last year, holding his mouth shut, trying to make him breathe out his nose, and all I succeeded in doing was damn near smothering him.

I'd never even thought about how to do it until that night. Just seemed natural. But there was no way I (or anyone else there) could explain it that worked for him.

I taught a new smoker a week or so ago in about ten seconds, though. Just telling him to close his mouth, make a little "k" sound in the back of his throat, and exhale slowly through his nose.

I really have no idea why it would be so much harder for some people than for others. Maybe there's something physiological that explains it. I sucked at biology, so I wouldn't really know.

(and yes, I'm exaggerating about the bearhug--slightly)