SMOKING is one of the biggest causes of illness and death in the UK and a shocking clip has revealed the damage it can do to your lungs.
Around seven out of every ten cases of lung cancer are caused by smoking, as people who smoke are breathing in nicotine and other chemicals.
There are a myriad of risks associated with smoking including mouth cancer, kidney and liver cancer.
It can also damage your heart and your blood circulation.
This in turn can lead to heart attacks, strokes, coronary heart disease and damaged blood vessels.
Student Muhammad Ahmad, 26, from Pakistan has conducted a small-scale experiment to portray what smoking just 10 cigarettes can do to the lungs.
The video sees him using a water bottle, and obstructing the top with cotton wool.
He then cuts a hole in the lid and sticks a cigarette through it, before lighting the cigarette.
Once the cigarette is lit, the bottle starts to fill with smoke, with the water in the bottle seemingly going down and the bottle becoming more and more smoke-filled until you can no longer see through it.
This process is repeated ten times, with the cotton wool ball at the top of the bottle getting darker and darker.
Muhammad then takes the lid off and removes the cotton wool ball which is completely soaked.
It’s a dark yellow colour with the top slightly brown and the rim of the bottle is also stained a light brown colour – showing the damage smoking can do.
He then places a fresh cotton wool ball next to the one which has been exposed to ten cigarettes in order to show the difference.
Muhammad said: “The simplicity of the white cotton visually shows what is going on in your lungs and what your body has to deal with.
“I was shocked with the result. This is what could be happening in your lungs.
“Lungs are self-cleaning and they take care of dust and debris from normal breathing in the environment. They weren’t mean to be overwhelmed on an hourly basis by smoke.
