Caught myself using canned air backwards for 5 years

I was cleaning out a dusty power supply in my shop last Tuesday and kept getting this weird moisture spray. My buddy Dave walked in, laughed, and showed me I was holding the can upside down the whole time. The nozzle is supposed to point up, not down, who knew. Anybody else discover they've been using basic tools wrong for way too long?

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fiona_clark1d ago

How long were you wondering why it was spitting cold liquid before Dave set you straight? Or did you just assume that's how canned air worked for half a decade?

sageallen1d ago

So basically he just spent five years wondering why his keyboard cleaning sessions felt like some kind of weird science experiment gone wrong. That's pretty good honestly, most people figure it out after the first time they freeze their fingers off. "Maybe this is just what compressed air does, it's probably normal to get a little frostbite while dusting your PC." Classic. I bet he thought that little straw was just there for decoration on the nozzle too.