What's all this stuff in my keyboard

[Imapancake22]

For a bit of time I thought it was breadcrumbs but idk for sure. Why does it smell like burning plastic?

[tkitch]

food, skin, hair, dust, assorted detrius.

 

crap.

[Agall]

16 minutes ago, Imapancake22 said:

For a bit of time I thought it was breadcrumbs but idk for sure. Why does it smell like burning plastic?

Probably a couple of years of Snickers/Twix crumbs. The burning plastic smell is probably some bits of plastic wear from the mechanical action of the keys over time.

 

10 minutes ago, tkitch said:

food, skin, hair, dust, assorted detrius.

 

crap.

^ Exactly, lol.

 

This is pretty bad considering its flat back design. I feel like you could get most of that out by just tilting the keyboard and giving it a few taps.

[manikyath]

remanents of the biological skin aging process.

[podkall]

40 minutes ago, Imapancake22 said:

Why does it smell like burning plastic?

Are you sure it's the keyboard? Mine smells like normal plastic.

 

It might be it though, since even the high quality plastic wears down, just not as fast as cheap plastic, so most of the plastic actually holds onto the keyboard

[More Spencer]

1 hour ago, Imapancake22 said:

For a bit of time I thought it was breadcrumbs but idk for sure. Why does it smell like burning plastic?

That stuff is normal, it helps the keyboard function! Each one of those little particles is a storage device, they work together to store your preferences and settings for the keyboard

[Imapancake22]

On 4/4/2024 at 5:28 PM, More Spencer said:

That stuff is normal, it helps the keyboard function! Each one of those little particles is a storage device, they work together to store your preferences and settings for the keyboard

If I dump that stuff in my computer will it give me more storage?

[GarlicDeliverySystem]

20 minutes ago, Imapancake22 said:

If I dump that stuff in my computer will it give me more storage?

Yes, and with a bit of luck it will also release the magic smoke that makes the angry pixies inside your machine...well, angry. Without that, they will be quiet and your machine will run whisper quiet from then on.

Plus it smells nice.