safety warning about compressed air !

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

I love playing with the cans of compressed air. Turn them upside down and spray it on my desk, then listen to it crackle and pop Grin

heheh Ok, so I'm strange, I already knew that...

This has been around for several years, just not widely known among most adults. Same kind of thing you can do with most things that are in compressed aersol cans, Whip Cream comes to mind as being a big one that was in the news long ago. Hairspray and Spray paint you can do as well.

I've been wanting to get an air compressor for my lab, but they're all too noisy, want something I can use at 3AM and not wake the wife and kid up Sad

I should put a big one in the garage, and run an underground hose to outside my place, then put it through the wall, but I'm just too lazy Grin

BeerCheeze · Posted: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:34:40 Post Subject:

Yea, unfortunately this really is nothing new. When I was in high school, one of the guys I worked with at a restaurant was fired because they caught him doing this with whip cream in the walk-in.

Very sad none the less.

Also, as Dad said, don't use normal compressed air as you will be blowing lot's of moisture on your computer. You need to make sure to have a water trap, and to check it frequently.

HackaX0rus · Posted: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 12:37:27 Post Subject:

the canned air stuff is wierd...it frezes things and it catches fire so you have both there in one can...hellfire you are not alone... Wink

Kilamon · Rated XXX Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 811

I miss the good ol' days when all you needed was some friends, a bong and a lighter. Thumbs Up

Everything now just kills you.

HackaX0rus · Posted: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:43:06 Post Subject:

renovation · Posted: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:45:59 Post Subject:

i own two air compressors but i buy can air for 2 reasons one is the compressors i have are a 4 gallon electric ,ands the 2nd a 8 gallon gas power double tank -2x4 g tanks - and even with water traps i still see some water come out of the back of my nail guns at times . also i have seen personally were /had to buy replacement tanks due to rusting from the inside out . so it made me wonder what kind of crap i be blowing on the computer Sad

i will use the compressors and a air gun nozzle. if i get a rig with a whole crap load of dust Bunny's .but for only a normal amount i just tack on the price of a can on to the guys bill ! the other reason is some compress are just to strong and you may do more harm then good to a unit like in a power supply or a fan and weaken a bearing in it . good for extra work but not right . also you may force dust in were it wasnt before ! Sad

knight0334 · Posted: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 21:50:55 Post Subject:

I'm taking the side of the forum @$$hole... ...I dont feel sorry for someone else's stupidity.

Natural Selection... without it, this would would be over run with idiots.

Spire · Posted: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 22:13:45 Post Subject:

Im with ^^^^

Whenever I was trying new stuff, I always did my research first, most of the time the research alone would make me not...

BeerLotus · Posted: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:42:04 Post Subject:

I have to agree as well if people die because of their own stupidity they deserve it

My buddy Dylan used to take a can of compressed air, turn it upsidedown and then would spray me on the arm because it would freeze and kinda stings

HackaX0rus · Posted: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:18:41 Post Subject:

ya i have done that...but whats even cooler is when you light taht frozen stuff on fire... Wink