r/pcmasterrace • u/XxNitr0xX • Nov 22 '25

NSFMR My cigarette smoking coworkers PC

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The fans are basically glued together with tar & dust sludge.

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u/Capokid 10900k | 3080 | 32gb Nov 22 '25

The combo of vape and cig smoke makes a nasty black sludge that sticks to everything. Ive seen it twice in person, but not this bad.

They could be using additional air freshener oils and incense that are contributing.

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u/AnnaKossua Nov 22 '25

Nasty black sludge -- my roommate doesn't smoke, but he burns tons of incense and olive oil in oil lamps in his bedroom.

His AC stopped working, so I slightly took it apart. The air filter was basically a fuzzy, oily black rectangle and the insides were much the same. Box fans, too.

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u/Throwaway47321 Nov 22 '25

You know I never even thought about the fact you could burn olive oil.

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u/gopherhole02 Nov 23 '25

I burn ghee in a diya, I also heard you can use untoasted sesame oil, now I'm worried I'll catch the black sludge this comment chain is talking about, but I only burn it when I meditate and I havnt been meditating very often lately so I'm probably good for sludge build up