DP MYTHBUSTERS : Blowing in NES Cartridges

[wiggyx]

Monkey see, monkey do.

[kedawa]

I never blew in my cartridges.
I would just gently breath on the contacts, and it worked every single time.

[Koa Zo]

It is known among photographers that even huffing on a lens to create a fog for hasty cleaning efforts will wear the coatings off of lenses. Human breath contains corrosive particles, end of story.

[kedawa]

There are corrosive chemicals in the atmosphere, too.
Even the stuff we use to clean carts is corrosive to a degree.

The simple fact is that most gamers aren't collectors, so they won't own the game long enough for any real damage to occur.
From their point of view, giving their carts a quick blow out is a convenient and effective way to get their game running.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

There are corrosive chemicals in the atmosphere, too.

Double that amount if you're in New Jersey!

[BlastProcessing402]

I've been blowing on my NES games for ~25 years, and both games and system still are fine. Take THAT, science!

[Mitch]

I've been blowing on my NES games for ~25 years, and both games and system still are fine. Take THAT, science!

If you cleaned the games and systems correctly you wouldn't need to be blowing on them. So obviously your games and systems are not fine.

Mitch