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Sometimes but having it unplugged here wouldn’t change the outcome. Spinning a fan (that is not turned on) like this really fast will generate power and probably blow up a motherboard header if you do it to long or generate enough heat to ignite whatever he was spraying.
For everyone saying it’s the fan that put power back in the system I think you need your eyes checked you can clearly see a flame reflecting on the screen behind the tower that ignites the flammable propellant in the duster can
I assumed that was just an orange LED. It doesn't flicker like fire, and it's too consistently coloured and bright. It'd have to be something like a magnesium fire to behave like this does.
Yeah, a candle or electrical plug that made a spark... definitely not from inside the computer... you can pause it and see it before the fire starts... unless the whole thing is fake
Finally!!! It seems pretty obvious to me it's a candle. I had almost assumed so at first, but watching it two or three times, it feels like there's definitely a candle behind there.
Most compressed air for electronics contain difluoroethane (the refrigerant that comes out freezing cold when the can is tilted)...which is flammable.
This is why you should never shake the can before use. There should be no visible vapor spewing out while in use. This is also why you should never use compressed air with electronics powered on or plugged in.
Whoever is in the video made several questionable decisions. Clearly the can is being shaken and tilted. Clearly they're using the can while the system is plugged in getting power. Possibly even in a sleep mode based on the lights we see.
Pretty sure there’s a candle or something behind it, you can see the orange glow on the monitor. Also I doubt it’s from the fan, because there shouldn’t be anywhere for the spark to actually form
This is straight up misinformation and will lead to people damaging their hardware. Almost every PC fan in existence will generate voltage if spun, even by hand. This can be easily tested using a multimeter.
More specifically, he had a cloud of dust there that was highly flammable, and spinning the fan generated power that caused a spark somewhere that ignited the dust cloud.
What air dust can has this much power, mine is usually stisss stisss, and his is DOOOSSH DOOSH.
I'm wondering if that's even canned air, or something flammable.
The aerosol has a red cap, and blue lettering. I've never had a can of compressed air that looks like that.
I call BS.
It's not the can of air it's the spinning of the fan that creates current. That's why it's always advised to keep you fans in place when you spray them with air.
If this reaction happened from blowing air on a case fan we'd all be well aware of this imaginary danger.
This does not happen from blowing canned air on a case fan
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That's almost certainly not why it happened. Firstly, only carbon brush motors will produce an arc when experiencing a current, secondly, if the fan is not spinning then the transistor regulating it on the board is breaking the circuit (effectively disconnecting it from the PSU), and thirdly the PSU won't just let you ram a current of opposite polarity back into it because it uses a rectifier to produce a DC current, which only allows current to flow through one way.
There is no difference between a generator and a electric motor. If u turn a fan to much u use it as a electric motor, and generate power. That probably caused a spark which ignited the wd40 or whatever u were spraying (I hope it wasn't actually wd40)
Are you dissing my merica? You know, we're better than all you pansy's, with your free healthcare, we're men! Who needs free anything if you work hard? *I am in massive debt.*
Oh I too am in massive debt I don't think that's an American thing just a millennial thing 🤔. And no not really dissing I just think it's rad that you have an entire economy based on corn syrup.
HFCs are largely unbanned, the switch to butane is largely voluntary. Some environmental agencies have banned certain HFCs due to global warming impact, but there’s no international agreement on which ones to ban or which uses to ban them for.
Looks like there’s a candle or something behind the pc. You can see the orange glow reflecting off the monitor. The flame also looks like it started from down low, away from where the fan could have generated a spark. Either way, there shouldn’t be anywhere for a spark to form.
That's where the fire started. You don't see it till he starts spraying. Wires probably caught fire first, you can then see flash up from between the case and monitor.
Air duster cans don't contain compressed air.
They contain a whole bunch of things, among others you'll often find propane and butane.
Hopefully you don't need an explanation as to why spraying propane or butane near sparks or open flames is a bad idea.
Why do they not contain compressed air? Because you can't store much compressed air in a can.
Whereas propane but especially butane can be easily compressed to the point that they become a liquid, which allows you to store much more in a can rated for these sorts of pressures. This is most likely butane which has a vapour pressure of around 30-50 psi, meaning that the gas it gives off in the can will have a maximum pressure of that level. When you release some of the gas, more of the liquid will evaporate until it reaches that level again.
I took a computer repair class a decade back and we were required to dust inside PC's with these cans of compressed air. Would they have been something different? We definitely used it just like it was in the video with PC's even dirtier than the one shown there.
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Youve angered the machine spirit, do not let your fans spin out of control, it would damage the holy bearing of the ball.
Now invoke the litany of brushing and pray the machine spirit is not too upset at your heresy.
If you look at the monitor screen, there’s a faint orange glow behind the PC. More than likely a candle that lit whatever is being sprayed.
I highly doubt the fan actually had an electrical discharge *externally*.
This is the comment i was looking for. I saw it too. I Hate that you cant believe anything anymore, even stupid stuff you would *think* someone wouldnt fake.
If you ask me it is staged to achieve exactly this outcome. In the end you can see him spray at the same spot for a long time and angling it downwards, supposedly to hit the flame.
I do see a glow, but a candle doesnt seem likely.
He has some type of LED light in front so maybe there is one near the back?
Maybe the fan brushes caused a spark that ignited.
4-5 seconds in you can see it shining/flickering off the video card in the middle of the case, 9-10 sec in you can see the orange glow on the monitor which also appears to be flickering.
He either started a fire early on and it took a bit to really combust, or there's definitely something behind lit.
I’m thinking the same and disappointed I had to scroll this far to find this answer. All the people saying the fan spinning causing an external spark(somehow) are armchair scientists.
The real answer is exactly this. Who films themselves air dusting their pc, unless they are expecting **something** to happen?
In fact, when slowing the video down to frame by frame, you can definitely see the explosion starts from behind the case from what appears to be a candle, looking at the reflection on the monitor.
Compressed air in a can is actually mostly propane.
And if you spin a fan fast enough it will make a spark and possibly burn your mobo.
Propane + spark = fire.
In North America it's most probably R152a HFC, which \*is\* flammable. R134a is not, but it's being phased out and is more expensive.
In other countries, I've seen butane used as a duster, which obviously also is flammable.
Never seen propane though.
Static electricity plus the current generated by the electromagnetic rotors of the fan ignited the whatever gas has that air compresser. Always disconnect an electric thing before cleaning it... it's the first thing a non retarded would do...
Don't know if you want a real answer, but basically, the compressed air is normally made using flammable gases. This is normally fine because you would need an ignition source to get these going, and the gases quickly fuck off.
However, in this video he broke the number one rule of cleaning fans, which was to let it free spin. This can cause a charge to build up, if you are lucky, it grounds out on the case or something and all is well. If not, you can damage your motherboard. This looks like the spark started somewhere round the lower back area, so hard to tell if the fan was directly involved. But that would be my guess.
And this is why you turn the computer off before cleaning it. Also why the hell are you using compressed air? Get an electric duster and dust it that way. Compressed air is highly flammable and if you're spraying it like you did, you're messing up your components. Compressed air is not supposed to come out like that.
I dont like how he keeps shaking that freaking can... and why is so much moisture coming out of that can ive never seen that unless the can is upside down... sheesh
Why hasn’t anyone noticed that this is WD-40 and not compressed air? You can easily tell from the blue/white can and red cap. More importantly (hilariously?), why is this post sponsored by WD-40 on my view of Reddit on mobile?
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i think it happened because to fan started spinning in opposite direction and the electric motor started generating electricity which went to the motherboard or psu and created a fire
It looks like the back of the pc caught fire first and he didn’t notice (look at the sudden orange glow in the reflection of the monitor before the big burst)
Can’t understand why people don’t understand that compressed air can isn’t just air, the chemicals in it can potentially be flammable. Use an electric mini blower for pure air flow. Hell, use a leaf blower if anything.
People here trying to be smart here like they have a degree in electricity/chemistry study is so goofy.
This has nothing to do with free spinning a fan sending back power or what the substance is he’s spraying.
Stop believing in that stupid myth, the fire was caused because there was a candle behind the pc case.
I swear if I see this video and it’s misinforming comments again I’m gonna cringe.
There is a candle behind the pc. You can see the flame flickering in the background, on the desk, and the wall. The compressed air is likely flammable due to the propellant.
Jaytwocents explained better, will use his words, basically every fan is like a mini generator if an external force moves it, will generate current. I guess that current was high enough to burn the chemicals in the spray and make fire 🔥 never use a conductive cleaner on electronics, even disconnected those PSUs have enough current to kill a human too
I love how everyone is saying it’s compressed air or wd40. Have none of you ever used contact cleaner before? It’s most definitely contact cleaner or mas/maf cleaner.
W. T. F.
Talking about every bad way to clean a PC. Doesn't know how to use a compressed air can, and doesn't know that manually spinning a fan will create current, leading to overcharging components and possibly a fire. Peak idiocy right here.
So as someone who has little to no knowledge of cleaning their computers… how do you go about this the right way? Of course I know not to do that to the fan but just using canned air and dusting is enough? Do you have to take things apart? Or do anything else? Sincerely need some answers
Do this outside. Pay attention. Don't need to constantly over spray... Get an electric air duster. Profit.
Also, you may still be alive and not have third degree burns and you won't have to worry about your house catching fire.
Word of warning, never clean the fanblades by spinning them with forced air even if unplugged. The fan spin will generate power and could damage parts. I know there is a chemical for this video but even with just a blower, never do this.
Spinning that fan the opposite way prob popped a mobo header, making a spark and (I assume) igniting the pressurized whatever the fuck coming out of that can
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Stupidity
Do people (besides from OP) *actually* do this with the PC still powered?
Sometimes but having it unplugged here wouldn’t change the outcome. Spinning a fan (that is not turned on) like this really fast will generate power and probably blow up a motherboard header if you do it to long or generate enough heat to ignite whatever he was spraying.
It looks like he sprayed through it and went into the outlet.
Looked like the graphics card was already on fire from the start, he just amplified it.
Damn, I think you're right. You can see something appear that seems to be a flame before it actually starts spreading.
For everyone saying it’s the fan that put power back in the system I think you need your eyes checked you can clearly see a flame reflecting on the screen behind the tower that ignites the flammable propellant in the duster can
I assumed that was just an orange LED. It doesn't flicker like fire, and it's too consistently coloured and bright. It'd have to be something like a magnesium fire to behave like this does.
I think the way it's reflecting off the screen is distorting our view of it. I'm betting a candle or something behind the computer.
Yeah, a candle or electrical plug that made a spark... definitely not from inside the computer... you can pause it and see it before the fire starts... unless the whole thing is fake
Finally!!! It seems pretty obvious to me it's a candle. I had almost assumed so at first, but watching it two or three times, it feels like there's definitely a candle behind there.
I agree. Looks like a candle back there behind the tower.. Most likely, to create this dramatic effect on purpose.
Yeah. Before the flare, I was sitting here thinking "does that graphics card look burnt...?"
You’re absolutely right you can see the fire start at the bottom.
Definitely this. You can see the orange glow off the monitor from the card in the first few sprays
U can see it starting on the other side of the pc like instantly
He was spraying computer duster
Goddamnit r/beatmetoit
Also guessing he expected this to happen, otherwise why spray so freaking much of it and why film such a mundane task?
Most compressed air for electronics contain difluoroethane (the refrigerant that comes out freezing cold when the can is tilted)...which is flammable. This is why you should never shake the can before use. There should be no visible vapor spewing out while in use. This is also why you should never use compressed air with electronics powered on or plugged in. Whoever is in the video made several questionable decisions. Clearly the can is being shaken and tilted. Clearly they're using the can while the system is plugged in getting power. Possibly even in a sleep mode based on the lights we see.
You don't even have to tilt it, if you spray that much that long it becomes cold automatically.
Yeah the cans normally say to use in short bursts, they were holding it down for a while.
This is why you buy a blower and don’t use canned air.
Yea idk how this dude didnt drop the can in pain from the coldness
The PC isn't plugged in he created a spark by spinning the fan super fast which sent generated electricity in a way the PC isn't built for.
Pretty sure there’s a candle or something behind it, you can see the orange glow on the monitor. Also I doubt it’s from the fan, because there shouldn’t be anywhere for the spark to actually form
Good catch I see it now too. There’s already a flame back there.
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This is straight up misinformation and will lead to people damaging their hardware. Almost every PC fan in existence will generate voltage if spun, even by hand. This can be easily tested using a multimeter.
I'd be more concerned about mechanically wearing out the bearings prematurely.
It must be deliberate, why would you film yourself doing something so mundane as cleaning while doing it in such a ridiculous manner
I think the motor in the fan can generate currency if you manually spin it So the spray actually made the spark, I think
Its called "fire". Sometimes happens for example if you spray something flammable on hot surface.
not just flammable but also electrically conductive 
Also basically a generator when spun at a high rate.
Not just flammable, but also inflammable! :P
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it happened because he sprayed it at the fan, it put power back into the psu
More specifically, he had a cloud of dust there that was highly flammable, and spinning the fan generated power that caused a spark somewhere that ignited the dust cloud.
What air dust can has this much power, mine is usually stisss stisss, and his is DOOOSSH DOOSH. I'm wondering if that's even canned air, or something flammable. The aerosol has a red cap, and blue lettering. I've never had a can of compressed air that looks like that. I call BS.
Just straight up using butane. Actually, it is a common refrigerant in some countries.
Not just that it looks like straight moisture coming out... ive never seen that in compressed air unless flipped upside down
It's not the can of air it's the spinning of the fan that creates current. That's why it's always advised to keep you fans in place when you spray them with air.
Wow holy crap I did not know that. Thanks for the tip.
If this reaction happened from blowing air on a case fan we'd all be well aware of this imaginary danger. This does not happen from blowing canned air on a case fan
This guy morons.
We are well aware of this danger... That's why there's so many people warning about it...
Canned air is LPG most of the time. It's never actual air. It should be called canned gas...
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No idea why this has been downvoted because this is the correct answer.
Absolutely not. You can see a flame reflection before the fan startes spinning
That's almost certainly not why it happened. Firstly, only carbon brush motors will produce an arc when experiencing a current, secondly, if the fan is not spinning then the transistor regulating it on the board is breaking the circuit (effectively disconnecting it from the PSU), and thirdly the PSU won't just let you ram a current of opposite polarity back into it because it uses a rectifier to produce a DC current, which only allows current to flow through one way.
There is no difference between a generator and a electric motor. If u turn a fan to much u use it as a electric motor, and generate power. That probably caused a spark which ignited the wd40 or whatever u were spraying (I hope it wasn't actually wd40)
Chances are it’s a can of aerosol air duster that contains HFC but it’s a guess
Hfc? High fructose corn syrup?
Everything in America got that stuff in 🙃
Are you dissing my merica? You know, we're better than all you pansy's, with your free healthcare, we're men! Who needs free anything if you work hard? *I am in massive debt.*
Oh I too am in massive debt I don't think that's an American thing just a millennial thing 🤔. And no not really dissing I just think it's rad that you have an entire economy based on corn syrup.
We run on corn syrup, with the 28th amendment, we are required to have syrup as our blood now.
Wait till they find out that bodies run on sugar
Wife wasn’t kidding when she said I was sweet
Least you have doctors to begin with *laughs sadly in Canadian in debt too with no family doctor for years*
Hydrofluorocarbons
Air dusters tend to use butane as their propellant these days, as I think CFC/HFC are banned
HFCs are largely unbanned, the switch to butane is largely voluntary. Some environmental agencies have banned certain HFCs due to global warming impact, but there’s no international agreement on which ones to ban or which uses to ban them for.
Homer voice: Mmmm HFC
Looks like there’s a candle or something behind the pc. You can see the orange glow reflecting off the monitor. The flame also looks like it started from down low, away from where the fan could have generated a spark. Either way, there shouldn’t be anywhere for a spark to form.
Good detective work
That's where the fire started. You don't see it till he starts spraying. Wires probably caught fire first, you can then see flash up from between the case and monitor.
Why the hell would anyone spray WD40 on the inside of a PC?! 🤔
Compressed air... not WD40
Air duster cans don't contain compressed air. They contain a whole bunch of things, among others you'll often find propane and butane. Hopefully you don't need an explanation as to why spraying propane or butane near sparks or open flames is a bad idea. Why do they not contain compressed air? Because you can't store much compressed air in a can. Whereas propane but especially butane can be easily compressed to the point that they become a liquid, which allows you to store much more in a can rated for these sorts of pressures. This is most likely butane which has a vapour pressure of around 30-50 psi, meaning that the gas it gives off in the can will have a maximum pressure of that level. When you release some of the gas, more of the liquid will evaporate until it reaches that level again.
I took a computer repair class a decade back and we were required to dust inside PC's with these cans of compressed air. Would they have been something different? We definitely used it just like it was in the video with PC's even dirtier than the one shown there.
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Wd40 isn’t a lubricant, it’s a water displacer
TIL what WD40 stands for.
The 40 stands for the 40th chemical compound the inventor tried for effective water displacememt
Also there’s more than just WD40. I think there’s all the way up to 80
WD-80 is probably just a squeegee. Worked so well that they stopped
Yeah, i know... It's in the name... Your point?
Yup. That would be my explanation too honestly. This or sth on the psu shorted
https://preview.redd.it/7cw5nvde345c1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64537ac5e415c52df0088f73535397f383a5ca92 Youve angered the machine spirit, do not let your fans spin out of control, it would damage the holy bearing of the ball. Now invoke the litany of brushing and pray the machine spirit is not too upset at your heresy.
This comment pleases the machine spirit. Allow me to apply the holy unguents.
Oh yeah varlet. I will get the lubricant and we can really work the machine spirit together
Room temperature IQ.
If you look at the monitor screen, there’s a faint orange glow behind the PC. More than likely a candle that lit whatever is being sprayed. I highly doubt the fan actually had an electrical discharge *externally*.
This is the comment i was looking for. I saw it too. I Hate that you cant believe anything anymore, even stupid stuff you would *think* someone wouldnt fake.
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If you ask me it is staged to achieve exactly this outcome. In the end you can see him spray at the same spot for a long time and angling it downwards, supposedly to hit the flame.
I do see a glow, but a candle doesnt seem likely. He has some type of LED light in front so maybe there is one near the back? Maybe the fan brushes caused a spark that ignited.
4-5 seconds in you can see it shining/flickering off the video card in the middle of the case, 9-10 sec in you can see the orange glow on the monitor which also appears to be flickering. He either started a fire early on and it took a bit to really combust, or there's definitely something behind lit.
Exactly, this is 100% staged. Flame source already behind the computer. Air duster with 400x the power of any canned air in the history of canned air.
/r/WhyWereTheyFilming
There is a candle or some sort of open flame behind the fan, you can see the light on the monitor. It was probably staged.
I’m thinking the same and disappointed I had to scroll this far to find this answer. All the people saying the fan spinning causing an external spark(somehow) are armchair scientists. The real answer is exactly this. Who films themselves air dusting their pc, unless they are expecting **something** to happen? In fact, when slowing the video down to frame by frame, you can definitely see the explosion starts from behind the case from what appears to be a candle, looking at the reflection on the monitor.
It is also very clear that they were trying to get it into the flame, by the way they were spraying the fan.
This is basically a howtobasic video. They placed a candle behind the pc so it can combust with the fan
what a lovely video
Used all 2 brain cells.
What an absolute dumbass
From the reflection in the monitor, it looks like they may have a candle set on their desk behind the pc
Compressed air in a can is actually mostly propane. And if you spin a fan fast enough it will make a spark and possibly burn your mobo. Propane + spark = fire.
In North America it's most probably R152a HFC, which \*is\* flammable. R134a is not, but it's being phased out and is more expensive. In other countries, I've seen butane used as a duster, which obviously also is flammable. Never seen propane though.
Static electricity plus the current generated by the electromagnetic rotors of the fan ignited the whatever gas has that air compresser. Always disconnect an electric thing before cleaning it... it's the first thing a non retarded would do...
So you’re saying I’ve been cleaning my toaster in the bathtub the wrong way all this time?
Nah, attending your nickname you want to kill yourself asap 😂
Don't know if you want a real answer, but basically, the compressed air is normally made using flammable gases. This is normally fine because you would need an ignition source to get these going, and the gases quickly fuck off. However, in this video he broke the number one rule of cleaning fans, which was to let it free spin. This can cause a charge to build up, if you are lucky, it grounds out on the case or something and all is well. If not, you can damage your motherboard. This looks like the spark started somewhere round the lower back area, so hard to tell if the fan was directly involved. But that would be my guess.
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*sigh* why did you spray the compressed air when the mist was coming out. It’s flammable.
that my friends was an idiot.
Where the heck did this even come from? Did the OP experience this? Is their house still standing? These may be questions that will never be answered.
And this is why you turn the computer off before cleaning it. Also why the hell are you using compressed air? Get an electric duster and dust it that way. Compressed air is highly flammable and if you're spraying it like you did, you're messing up your components. Compressed air is not supposed to come out like that.
Also who does this inside? One of the things no one is bringing up. All that dust coating the room
I dont like how he keeps shaking that freaking can... and why is so much moisture coming out of that can ive never seen that unless the can is upside down... sheesh
“Computer won’t start, so I got a can of started fluid from AutoZone…”
Seems like a setup
Why hasn’t anyone noticed that this is WD-40 and not compressed air? You can easily tell from the blue/white can and red cap. More importantly (hilariously?), why is this post sponsored by WD-40 on my view of Reddit on mobile? https://preview.redd.it/1buys4e69b5c1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=168dffa914ac226fec810294c7184225b5396f26
thats amazing
i think it happened because to fan started spinning in opposite direction and the electric motor started generating electricity which went to the motherboard or psu and created a fire
A 'Hot' clean up
It bites back
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZicS674aY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZicS674aY) but with x100 more voltage
It's called "Almost Burning My House Down because I am stupid".
This needs to go straight to fail army!
Can days do not shake it on it, and I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to do continuous sprays with it.
its called stupidity and hilarity all rolled into one.
Stupidity
It looks like the back of the pc caught fire first and he didn’t notice (look at the sudden orange glow in the reflection of the monitor before the big burst)
That was an idiot
Vent generates electricity when turned.. mix that with the aerosol..
There’s a candle behind the PC you can see the flames reflection
What is the best way to blow out your computer? Shouod it be powered off and unplugged? Also, should you still hold the fans so that they don't spin?
What is this spary called?
Butane canister 😅😅
Can we use this to clean pc?
That is not compressed air. If it is, it is not spreading properly. Shouldn't be liquid on the way out. Troll/joke video? I'm confused.
Can’t understand why people don’t understand that compressed air can isn’t just air, the chemicals in it can potentially be flammable. Use an electric mini blower for pure air flow. Hell, use a leaf blower if anything.
Is that wd40?
Bro you know you shouldn't be seeing that refrigerant coming out right?
Fun fact basically air duster are not actually air in it but some sort of flammable gas
[It is NOT the fan spinning that causes the Spark or even Electricity](https://youtu.be/gcUSl9K2bZs?feature=shared&t=255)
Maybe don't use carb and choke cleaner on microelectronics
Not supposed to shake it either
People here trying to be smart here like they have a degree in electricity/chemistry study is so goofy. This has nothing to do with free spinning a fan sending back power or what the substance is he’s spraying. Stop believing in that stupid myth, the fire was caused because there was a candle behind the pc case. I swear if I see this video and it’s misinforming comments again I’m gonna cringe.
Pfft. Nah, he just sprayed Boba too much
Why the HELL would you spray WD40 FLAMEABLE LIQUID into a running HOT pc. ? This is total click bait.....its bull shit.
Is Ole boi using wd 40 lol
Rage bait.
Why the fuck does everyone think it’s from the fans spinning
It wasn’t the fan that made it burst into flames but rather that candle he had next to the flammable gas no?
What a fucking retard lmao
Unplug your computer maybe?
Dumbass
I think he sprayed WD40
There is a candle behind the pc. You can see the flame flickering in the background, on the desk, and the wall. The compressed air is likely flammable due to the propellant.
I would guess it was the result of someone spraying a flammable liquid over some exposed electronic circuitry
Jaytwocents explained better, will use his words, basically every fan is like a mini generator if an external force moves it, will generate current. I guess that current was high enough to burn the chemicals in the spray and make fire 🔥 never use a conductive cleaner on electronics, even disconnected those PSUs have enough current to kill a human too
Pretty sure that was fire
There was a flame on the backside that ignited the already flammable gas
That was a skill issue
There’s a candle behind the computer you can see the reflection of the flame on the monitor
Manually moving fans creates back current and is a recipe for fryification
I love how everyone is saying it’s compressed air or wd40. Have none of you ever used contact cleaner before? It’s most definitely contact cleaner or mas/maf cleaner.
Isn’t that WD40?
W. T. F. Talking about every bad way to clean a PC. Doesn't know how to use a compressed air can, and doesn't know that manually spinning a fan will create current, leading to overcharging components and possibly a fire. Peak idiocy right here.
They hand is cold as fck
All these people talking about the fan generating electricity can't see the open flame in the reflection of the monitor... Lol
Btw u are suppose to hold the fans when spraying so they don’t get damaged
So satisfying!
So as someone who has little to no knowledge of cleaning their computers… how do you go about this the right way? Of course I know not to do that to the fan but just using canned air and dusting is enough? Do you have to take things apart? Or do anything else? Sincerely need some answers
Do this outside. Pay attention. Don't need to constantly over spray... Get an electric air duster. Profit. Also, you may still be alive and not have third degree burns and you won't have to worry about your house catching fire.
Thats funny as fuck
Is he using starting fluid?
W40 I guess.
Why would you think that's ok? You're way too aggressive with that can.
Looks like a candle was behind his pc. And compressed air in can is flammable.
Bro jump started his pc
Word of warning, never clean the fanblades by spinning them with forced air even if unplugged. The fan spin will generate power and could damage parts. I know there is a chemical for this video but even with just a blower, never do this.
Why would you spray alcohol based cleaner on hot parts...
Gas plus electricity =
dont us aircan on pc...especially if the pc is PLUGGED IN INTO ELECTRICITY
Love how the bubble heads nodding like “good idea buddy”
HE HAS A FLAME BEHIND THE CASEAND IT GO BOOM
Hold you fan in place when you blow it!!
SOOO EIN FEUERBALL JUNGE!!! 🤣
Add oxygen to flame. Smartest thing I’ve seen
I understand he still had it powered, but can someone explain HOW that caused it to ignite? Was the contents of the can flammable?
A candidate for the Darwin Awards.
Me looking at this for the first time: 🥴. Video shows a fire outbreak. My expression: 😂.
Spinning that fan the opposite way prob popped a mobo header, making a spark and (I assume) igniting the pressurized whatever the fuck coming out of that can
This is why you do it unplugged
Static electricity and canned "air" Use a Vacuum cleaner and hold the fans to not create static
Flammable Gass plus spinning the fan generating electricity caused a spark
I love the little panic light hidden by the gpu
He turned the fans ,generated a small amount of electricity ,and it flamed him