There is nothing worse than the feeling of inhaling burnt spice – hot knives, razorblades in your throat, poison gas – all describe what it’s like. Burnt spice is probably not psychoactive, and definitely something I’d never voluntarily inhale. My guess, based on the severe pain it causes, is that it causes real lung damage. Don’t inhale it! When I used something like the machine (mini-bong with metal mesh in the bowl) it was way too easy to burn spice, and once I realized I had burned it, I would immediately abort my launch.

I’d go even further than gammagore and say that properly vaporized spice (especially in a GVG) feels like inhaling warm air – no taste, no discomfort whatsoever. Get a GVG! (By the way, they are only available online.)

Given the inefficiencies of the “Machine” and the fact you burned your spice, it’s quite possible that you actually inhaled very little DMT vapor – maybe 20mg or less – who knows. But you now have an idea of its power. When using an efficient smoking device with proper technique, for a person of average weight, you’ll never need more than 30-40mg to go very far.

Finally, there are some of us who believe that what we experience on DMT sometimes is not “just a trip”. Some of us believe it is indeed a different “reality”.