A lot of people are confused about this. I first realized this when a lab technician asked me to buy a couple of cans to clean some of the equipment at work.LucasMcCain wrote:Seriously? I always thought it was just compressed air. A little googling and a wikipedia read later, I stand corrected. I had a good laugh with the checker the last time I was carded for buying the stuff. We both said "how could you abuse canned air?" Well, ya learn something new every day.Ryan wrote:It's usually the spray you use to clean your keyboards and stuff. I think one of the brand names is "Duster"
I only know because I knew a person who got really hooked on that stuff. It's really scary. It's also known as "hippie crack" although not to be confused with nitrous oxide... the other hippie crack.
I won't link anything, but all you need to do is search youtube for hippie crack or huffing duster and can see just how bad it is.
When I checked the catalog of our safety equipment supplier I saw that the shipping fees cost more than the canisters. They were classified as hazardous.
At first I thought it was because of the pressure, but I starting reading the ingredients. If you think about it, it's pretty obvious that the thin metal cylinders can't hold much air pressure.