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> a can of compressed air Is there any truth to the rumors I’ve heard that these cans of compressed air expel things that are detrimental to health (not just

> a can of compressed air Is there any truth to the rumors I’ve heard that these cans of compressed air expel things that are detrimental to health (not just nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide)

koolba 6y ago
I'd be impressed if there's a cheaper thing to fill into a can of compressed air then regular air.
- deathanatos 6y ago
  Then you'll be impressed: http://www.3m.com/us/office/advisory/DusterFAQs-fromInhalantDotOrg.pdf http://www.3m.com/us/office/advisory/DusterFAQs-fromInhalant... ; http://www.3m.com/us/office/advisory/3MDustRemoverAv152aMSDS.pdf http://www.3m.com/us/office/advisory/3MDustRemoverAv152aMSDS... My understanding is that this is because a typical compressed air can could not actually withstand the pressured required to hold normal air, compressed.
  - koolba 6y ago
    Ha! Great to know that Cunningham's is still the law of the land.
    - timreilly 6y ago
      Ha!
- jerzyt 6y ago
  Compressed air is definitely cheaper than any other gas you could use, but you can't liquefy air at room temperature, at least not reasonably. As result, a can of compressed air would have very low capacity compared to a gas which can be liquefied at room temp. A gas like propane for your BBQ liquefies at room temp, and once it's liquid you can put a lot of it into a cylinder without increasing the pressure. That's why compressed air is not used in the spray cans.
tylerhou 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,1-Difluoroethane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,1-Difluoroethane > [1,1-Difluoroethane, or DFE] is also used as a propellant for aerosol sprays and in gas duster products. > Because of inhalant abuse, a bitterant is added to some brands; however even this measure is not legally required and has not prevented widespread use of this product as a drug. > In a DuPont study, rats were exposed to up to 25,000 ppm (67,485 mg m−3) for six hours daily, five days a week for two years. This has become the no-observed-adverse-effect level for this substance. Prolonged exposure to 1,1-difluoroethane has been linked in humans to the development of coronary disease and angina.[12]

> a can of compressed air Is there any truth to the rumors I’ve heard that these cans of compressed air expel things that are detrimental to health (not just nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide)

koolba 6y ago

I'd be impressed if there's a cheaper thing to fill into a can of compressed air then regular air.

deathanatos 6y ago
Then you'll be impressed: http://www.3m.com/us/office/advisory/DusterFAQs-fromInhalantDotOrg.pdf http://www.3m.com/us/office/advisory/DusterFAQs-fromInhalant... ; http://www.3m.com/us/office/advisory/3MDustRemoverAv152aMSDS.pdf http://www.3m.com/us/office/advisory/3MDustRemoverAv152aMSDS... My understanding is that this is because a typical compressed air can could not actually withstand the pressured required to hold normal air, compressed.
- koolba 6y ago
  Ha! Great to know that Cunningham's is still the law of the land.
  - timreilly 6y ago
    Ha!
jerzyt 6y ago
Compressed air is definitely cheaper than any other gas you could use, but you can't liquefy air at room temperature, at least not reasonably. As result, a can of compressed air would have very low capacity compared to a gas which can be liquefied at room temp. A gas like propane for your BBQ liquefies at room temp, and once it's liquid you can put a lot of it into a cylinder without increasing the pressure. That's why compressed air is not used in the spray cans.

tylerhou 6y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,1-Difluoroethane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,1-Difluoroethane > [1,1-Difluoroethane, or DFE] is also used as a propellant for aerosol sprays and in gas duster products. > Because of inhalant abuse, a bitterant is added to some brands; however even this measure is not legally required and has not prevented widespread use of this product as a drug. > In a DuPont study, rats were exposed to up to 25,000 ppm (67,485 mg m−3) for six hours daily, five days a week for two years. This has become the no-observed-adverse-effect level for this substance. Prolonged exposure to 1,1-difluoroethane has been linked in humans to the development of coronary disease and angina.[12]