where does all the lint inside my PC comes from?

[zleppelin]

I opened my PC and it looked like it had snowed lint in there. I don't have carpets in my room and the heating system doesn't emit air. I have a curtain almost behind my PC. Could that be where the lint came from? Any ideas?

 

[$kelet0r]

dead skin?

 

[Asus]

It just collects whatever is in the air. There are a number of places within the PC where airflow slows down so the air just drops whatever it is carrying. I guess you could say it's similar to a snow fence.

 

[lePobz]

The PC pixies, of course. It's pixie dust.

 

[Ridge]

Yeah any of that dust you see floating around in the sunlight gets sucked in by the fans, reaches a dead spot, and just floats down...why do you think PCs are made in white rooms with men that where white lint-free suits?

 

[zleppelin]

if that stuff comes from the air then what about the air I breath? Oh noes

 

[DEATHMASTER]

That's what them mucus and filters in your airways be doin.

 

[Ridge]

Also correct. All your snot and mucus is there to capture those particles to prevent them from doing any harm to your body...when you sneeze, its because your mucus just caught a crapload of foreign stuff trying to get in...

 

[hungryduck]

the tubes in the internet have been full of dust lately

 

[kacation_man]

its from my bellybutton.