When I was 14 my buddy and I stole my sisters cheap little hookah and went out to the field to smoke it . We got to a good little spot in the field and lit those great little quick lights . He took the first puff and started coughing . We were so confused to why it was already so harsh , only to find out you needed water in the base . My buddy ran home and filled up a jug with water . In the mean time i dropped the hose in the dirt while trying to finish setting it up . My buddy returned and dumped the water in . We filled it all the way to the top , because that seems right . Started pulling and just kept sucking in water . We finally used our smart little 14 year old brains and dumped the water out until it barely covered the bottom of the stem . We continued to smoke in the field for a couple days until we just kept getting scoobieswhat we thought was just dirt from when I dropped it years later thinking back on it , my sister used to wash her cobra hose and I remember red crap pouring out . it wasnt dirt . dont wash hoses unless they ' re washable . 😂