The AFM Pulsar Color Glass Beaker is an 18-inch beaker bong in a full double-colour Ink Blue and Lime finish. It runs a 14mm female slide joint with a 5-inch downstem, carries three ice pinches in the tube, and ships with both the downstem and a bowl included.
Eighteen inches is the spec that defines it. That is a long smoke path, and length is the oldest cooling mechanism there is — more distance between the bowl and your mouth means more time for smoke to shed heat before it arrives.
The build
The three ice pinches sit in the neck and hold cubes above the water line. Stacked on top of eighteen inches of travel and a diffused downstem, that gives you three separate cooling stages in one piece.
The beaker base runs 6 inches across. On a bong this tall that width is structural rather than stylistic — it puts the mass at the bottom and gives the piece a footprint wide enough that it does not tip when someone reaches past it.
The 14mm female joint is a standard size, so ash catchers, alternative bowls and adapters are easy to source. The 5-inch downstem reaches well into the water for proper diffusion.
Specs
- Height: 18 inches, base to mouthpiece
- Beaker base diameter: 6 inches
- Joint: 14mm female slide
- Downstem: 5 inches, included
- Ice pinches: 3
- Colourway: Full double colour, Ink Blue and Lime
- Included: Downstem and bowl
- Price: $230
Who it suits
This is a home centerpiece for a daily flower smoker. It is loud on purpose — full double colour rather than an accent — so it suits someone who wants the piece to be visible rather than discreet.
Shipping with both a downstem and a bowl means it works out of the box, which is not a given at any price point.
The trade-offs are the ones every tall beaker carries. Eighteen inches does not travel, does not hide, and needs a sink you can lay it down in to clean properly. Because the glass is handmade, measurements vary slightly piece to piece.
Elsewhere in the AFM range, the Extraterrestrial Beaker is the other coloured beaker, the Dot Double Perc adds percolation, and the 9in Groovy Tree Arm is the compact option. For adults 21 and over.