What do those little silica packets do? (1 Viewer)

[MarkHastings]

is an adjective meaning "referring to silica".
Ten points for anyone who can use it in a sentence.

If you put some of those packets in milk, we can make a new cereal:
Silica Charms: They're Siliceously delicious.
...see, I even got Marko's 'delicious' in there as well.
p.s. Admins, the spell checker didn't recognize "Siliceously" - I think that needs to be fixed.

 

[Bryan X]

I bought a box of Silica Charms today and tried it out. I filled my bowl with the cereal and then poured the milk. Unfortunately the milk turned to powder the instant it touched the cereal.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

Can a mod please have this thread merged with the thread about salsa?

 

[MarkHastings]

There's a Salsa thread?
If they were merged, wouldn't they cancel each other out?

 

[Rob Gardiner]

Mark,
This page http://www.healthydude.com/raw_recipes.html shows that "Silica Salad" and "Tropical Salsa" can coexist on the same page without any adverse effects. (Scroll down about 1/3).

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[MarkHastings]

Yeah, but I bet it can still kick Superman's ass!

 

[Bryan X]

This page http://www.healthydude.com/raw_recipes.html shows that "Silica Salad" and "Tropical Salsa" can coexist on the same page without any adverse effects. (Scroll down about 1/3).

That's just smoke and mirrors. Everyone knows Silica and Salsa cannot peacefully coexist.
In fact, few people realize that the Sun is not powered by a nuclear reaction but by a Silica/Salsa reaction. You can clearly see this when the sun is near the horizon and the red from the Salsa is visible.

 

[Rob Gardiner]

I just had a horrifying thought...
What does one use to keep silica gel from going bad during transit?

 

[Paul_Fisher]

from going bad during transit?

Salsa packets of course.

 

[Rob Gardiner]

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Spirit_Rover_on_Mars_finds_water_made_'silica-rich_soil'

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[MarkHastings]

90% pure silica? No wonder why there isn't any more water on Mars!

 

[Marianne]

That explains where all the water on Mars went. Mars is just a giant blob of silica!

Edit: Sorry Mark, didn't see your post!

 

[MarkHastings]

Edit: Sorry Mark, didn't see your post!

LOL - but that's the spirit of this threads popularity!
I don't know if was mentioned before, but silica may be the reason why there is no water on Mars.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

No wonder Mars is called the 'Red' planet.

What with all that salsa and all...

 

[drobbins]

"What do those little silica packets do?"
I just received new HT equipment and there were silica packs in the packaging. I watched them for some time and I didn't see them do anything. Maybe they were resting?

 

[Rob Gardiner]

Oh, what riches our solar system has in store for us:

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http://rocksfromspace.open.ac.uk/Asteroids_detail.htm

 

[Malcolm R]

I just received new HT equipment and there were silica packs in the packaging. I watched them for some time and I didn't see them do anything. Maybe they were resting?

Silica packets are nocturnal. After you turn off the lights, that's when the fun begins.

 

[Marko Berg]

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I believe we've stumbled upon the real explanation for tides in this thread. The nocturnal activity, and daytime inactivity, of silica packets is causing the variations in Earth's ocean levels. This fragile balance was apparently destroyed on Mars long ago.

 

[bobbyg2]

Everyone, order a hard drive, turn off the lights, and watch the silica packets!

 

[Marianne]

Just don't get them wet or feed them after midnight!