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The common dessicant pack found in may pill bottles is inedible and even dangerous. We know that certain gel based candies are natural dessicants and are perfectly safe. Whay not put them in an edible pack?
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Those packet also come in every piece of optical
equipment--cameras, binoculars, etc. Mostly I am
bemused by the totally unnecessary "DO NOT EAT"
label on them. I don't eat any of the other
materials, why would I consider eating these? |
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In medications?...I see no appeal to or reason for
eating everything in the bottle. What's the point?
How about edible caps or labels? Having an edible
little bag of something in my medicine seems
incongruent. [ ] |
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I doubt that candies or other foodstuffs will be as effective
as silica gel (the usual dessicant) in ab- or adsorbing water.
However, uncooked rice is often added to salt-shakers in
humid climates, to help prevent humidity ensogging the salt. |
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I don't think silica gel is especially
dangerous. I'll do the experiment and let you know how it
goes. |
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//uncooked rice is often added to salt-shakers// |
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And isn't it interesting that salt is often added to
cooked rice? What a crazy, mixed-up world we live
in.... |
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(How's your dog reacting to that gel so far?) |
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//(How's your dog reacting to that gel so far?)// |
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Ng dnt uth th fmkng dng! Nd th ssprmnt snt gng vwy wll. |
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//Ng dnt uth th fmkng dng! Nd th ssprmnt snt gng
vwy wll.// |
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Apparently, [MaxwellBuchanan] has spilled silica gel
(or something) on his keypad. |
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We read you, [Max]! You say the gel is 'just the
thing for making'-something-'dang good spearmint'-
something-something-'going very well'? |
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So, the dog likes it! Great! I guess that "DO NOT
EAT" business was all just baloney. |
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This is not made up: I have put a sachet of silica gel in my salt cellar. It hasn't worked very well. |
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It will take a while, [19th]. Also, are you sure the gel was
still fresh? (Silica gel can be re-activated by heating at about
140°C for a while to dry it out). |
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Metallic sodium has a strong affinity for water. |
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No, [MB], it's eleven or twelve years old. |
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Ah. That, I suspect, is your problem. |
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Of course, you may have other problems but, if so, they fall
outside the scope of this annotation. |
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They could just not bother to label is as edible, or the consumer could provide it using a recipe in a cookbook or something. |
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We have open boxes of salt around the house to deal with the damp. I suppose we could start using caustic soda or something instead but i think there might be complaints from friends who have toddlers. |
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[MB], no, actually i think all my problems will now be solved by simply holding the packet of silica gel over the fire for a while, and i shall proceed to do that this afternoon. |
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[19thly] The words "charred packet" spring to mind. Oven,
120 (or better, 180)°C, about an hour. |
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This is turning into a cargo cult. |
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More to the point, when is [molecat] going to correct the spelling mistake? |
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Is it an error of spelling, usage, or capitalization? |
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