air dusters

Canned cleaning gas

Air dusters are cans of compressed gas used to blow dust and debris from electronics, keyboards, and other delicate equipment where physical contact might cause damage.

The gas—typically a fluorocarbon—expels through a narrow nozzle at high pressure, dislodging particles from hard-to-reach crevices.

Despite the name, they contain no actual air.

Air dusters are sometimes misused as inhalants, a dangerous practice called "dusting" that can cause sudden death.

Related

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Opposites
airflow direction

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Spaces without matter

vacuum cleaners · shop vacs · dust busters · aspirators · dust collectors

cleaning method

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Fine synthetic cleaning fabric

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG