Editing Humidor (section)

{{Short description|Humidity-controlled box or room for storing tobacco or cannabis}}
[[File:Humidor Vorbereitung.jpg|thumb|Humidor with hygrometer and bowl of water during initial seasoning]]
[[File:Humidor.jpg|thumb|Humidor with cigars]]

A '''humidor''' is a [[humidity]]-controlled box or room used primarily for storing [[cigar]]s, [[cigarette]]s, [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]], or [[smoking pipe (tobacco)|pipe]] tobacco. Either too much or too little humidity can be harmful to tobacco products; a humidor's primary function is to maintain a steady, desirable moisture level inside; secondarily it protects its contents from physical damage and deterioration from sunlight. For private use, small wooden boxes holding a few dozen or fewer cigars are common, while cigar shops may have walk-in humidors. Many humidors use [[hygrometer]]s to monitor their humidity levels. When used and maintained properly, humidors can keep cigars fresh and in perfect condition for decades. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Robert |date=April 19, 2024 |title=How Long Do Cigars Last In A Humidor? |url=https://refinedtraditions.com/blogs/cigars-101/how-long-do-cigars-last-in-a-humidor |website=Refined Traditions}}</ref>

Another use for a humidor is controlling the [[moisture|moisture level]] in a [[baseball (ball)|baseball]], which can have a pronounced effect on its response when hit with a [[baseball bat]]. This phenomenon was so great that in order to put an end to much controversy, in 2002, nine years after joining the [[Major League Baseball|league]], the [[Colorado Rockies]] started storing their game balls in a large walk-in humidor at their [[Coors Field|home stadium]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popsci.com/category/ask-us-anything|title=Why Do the Colorado Rockies Keep Their Baseballs in a Humidor?|last=Fox|first=Stuart|website=[[Popular Science]]|date=November 7, 2008|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> thus counteracting the effects of the low humidity due mainly to [[Denver]]'s famous mile-high altitude of around 5,280 feet above sea level. After the change, various [[offense (sports)|offensive]] and [[defense (sports)|defensive]] [[baseball statistics|statistics]] at Rockies [[home game]]s, especially the number of [[home runs]], were found to be more in line with the rest of the league. In 2018 the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], whose [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] [[Chase Field|home field]] is affected by the [[arid]] [[Sonoran Desert]] [[climate]], became the second [[Major League Baseball]] team to use a humidor.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/02/23/mlb-mandate-teams-store-baseballs|title=MLB to Mandate That Baseballs Are Stored in Air Conditioned Room for 2018|last=Verducci|first=Tom|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=February 23, 2018|access-date=2020-08-26}}</ref>