Horrifying video shows the insane comparison of smoking cigarettes and vapes

Is vaping better or worse than smoking for your health? That's the debate that has been going on for years now.

Obviously, sucking things into your lungs isn't going to be good for anyone's health, and people have even recently told horror stories about their near-death experiences from vapes.

Aside from having grim side effects, vapes are apparently as dirty as a toilet, so there's that too.

Cancer Research UK states that there is hope for vape users, though, as 'e-cigarettes don't contain cancer-causing tobacco'. But it's still not a beacon of hope, because there are other things vaping impacts.

However, if you absolutely must get some relief from your nicotine addiction, which one should you pick?

The video will likely put you off smoking for life (Getty Stock Image)

When YouTuber Chris Notap decided to answer the question, he ended up showing the world exactly what happens inside of your body when you puff a ciggie, versus a vape.

Using a clear glass dome with a hole in the front, Chris explained in his video caption that he wanted to see the effects of smoking for one month.

In his opinion, after doing the experiment ‘there's only one thing that should be going in your lungs, and that's air’.

In the video, you can see Chris using an inhaling machine, which essentially ‘smokes’ the device and cigarettes into the dome, which is filled with cotton balls.

Throughout the months-worth of smoking, it’s easy to see that the cigs immediately begin to leave a brown, sticky residue inside the dome while the vape leaves a white cloud.

According to Chris, the experiment took three days to complete before all of the necessary cigs and vape juice were used up.

But at the end is when you get to see the true reality of what’s going on inside the lungs of those who smoke.

Chris first took apart the contraption, emptying the cotton balls and wiping out the domes to show on a piece of kitchen paper, the difference in residue left in the ‘lung’.

While the cigarette experiment was a tar-like brown, the vape side was clear, with condensation running down the sides of the dome.

The other thing he tested was the tube, which exhaled all of the smoke.

The smoker’s side was, again, brown, and he managed to remove a decent amount of tar from it.

The vaper’s tube was clear, but it showed minor discolouration from the smoking.

While it’s clear that smoking tobacco is more harmful than vaping, Chris noted that vaping should only be used as a tool to wean yourself off nicotine altogether because 'anything you put in your lungs is bad for you' and that it’s not for kids to try.

It provided a gross insight into what goes on in your body (Getty Stock Image)

The NHS also agrees with this sentiment, stating that: “While vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking, it is unlikely to be totally harmless. The healthiest option is not to smoke or vape.

"So, if you are vaping to quit smoking, you should aim to eventually stop vaping too."

People in the comments of the video were naturally a bit grossed out, and some even vowed to quit smoking then and there.

One person wrote: “I’m 39 years old and have smoked since I was 14... Sir you just scared some sense into me. Thank you!”

Another said: “I’ve smoked way to long. Recently I’ve been cutting back and want to stop smoking. Now I WILL stop!! Now!!”

And someone else commented: “Imagine the smell when he takes the lids off...”

So, it looks like the experiment was successful in educating others about the dangers of smoking and vaping.