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In their natural habitat the primary predator of most species of dice are air compressors. Dice have evolved a suite of physical and psychological traits to adapt to the unique challenges they face (the dots instead of numbers is to confuse staplers, another species dice struggle against).
Blowing on both wild-caught and domesticated dice triggers a multifaceted response meant to help them survive attacks from air compressors. Players often believe that agitated dice roll higher but this is simply not the case and studies have shown that blowing has no effect on roll outcomes.
Being blown on is extremely stressful for dice and is associated with increased risk of heart failure, emotional disorders, and lowered life expectancy. Generally speaking, wild specimens have been observed entering this air compressor survival state only around five times their whole life. Whereas domestic varieties will be made to endure it hundreds or thousands of times, their bodies are simply not made to go through this.
Blowing on dice is cruel and pointless. Don't do it.