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post #751 of 770
7/12/11 at 8:46pm
I don't even think the author knows what they're used for. Since nobody's mentioned it so far: they absorb moisture.
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post #752 of 770
7/13/11 at 12:32pm
I would have thought that interest in this thread would have dried up by now...
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post #753 of 770
9/4/11 at 12:28am
Y'know... Costco sells giant tubs of salsa. I wonder if they come packed in boxes with silica?

Or would that just open a singularity?



Off topic a bit.... does anyone know what those little packets REALLY do? I fear I've forgotten...
Edited by Tony Whalen - 9/4/11 at 12:59am
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post #754 of 770
9/4/11 at 1:11pm
Tony Whalen. He's back, and he's BAD!

Now it's going to bother me. What movie is that from? Short Circuit 2?
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post #755 of 770
9/5/11 at 7:37pm
It's written right on the packet that you shouldn't eat it but it comes packaged in food items including dog treats, hmmmm.
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post #756 of 770
9/6/11 at 9:34am

Yup, as said above, they are dessicant packets.  They absorb atmospheric moisture/humidity during transportation/storage in uncontrolled transports/warehouses, so your shoes/electronics/doggie treats/etc don't. :-)

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post #757 of 770
9/6/11 at 1:19pm

So they absorb moisture? Why don't they get bigger from all the moisture they absorb??

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post #758 of 770
9/6/11 at 1:38pm
Fun fact: International law prohibits the transportation of silica packets aboard ships. There's too much risk of the ocean drying up if the ship were to sink. Also, silica packets cannot be flown above the ocean in case of a crash, for the same reason. Silica packets must be manufactured either within country or at least in a neighboring country with land access.

(from a quick sampling of past posts, I'm pretty sure this has been covered)
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post #759 of 770
9/14/11 at 6:47pm
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Originally Posted by Russell G View Post

So they absorb moisture? Why don't they get bigger from all the moisture they absorb??


They actually DO Russell.

It's just that those little packets allegedly also contain a small access point into N-space, so that the moisture is wicked away into another dimension, thus preventing the contents from swelling and maintaining the space/time continuum.

Except it doesn't work on salsa for some reason.

(Well that's what I heard!)
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post #760 of 770
9/17/11 at 9:15am
It's good to have Tony Whalen back on the boards. I was worried for a time that apparently silica was able to absorb member accounts here on the HTF, but somehow Tony overcame the problem. Thanks for visiting Costco and buying that giant tub of salsa.
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post #761 of 770
9/17/11 at 1:06pm



 

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Originally Posted by Bryan X View Post

Not too long ago, my wife and I took our boat out on the lake not realizing that I had a small silica packet with me. The people that lived along the lake were pissed.


Where was I back in 09?  This is hysterical!
 

 

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post #762 of 770
9/17/11 at 1:55pm
True story, Adam. biggrin.gif
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post #763 of 770
9/19/11 at 4:49am
I stick one under each arm during the summer. Way better than anti-antiperspirant..

(Sorry if it's been said before...)
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post #764 of 770
9/19/11 at 7:13pm
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Originally Posted by Marko Berg View Post

It's good to have Tony Whalen back on the boards. I was worried for a time that apparently silica was able to absorb member accounts here on the HTF, but somehow Tony overcame the problem. Thanks for visiting Costco and buying that giant tub of salsa.

Thanks Marko!

It was close. I unpacked a new Christmas tree a couple seasons back... there were HUGE silica packets in there.. and I was close to my fish tank at the time.

It was like getting caught in opposing g-forces... almost didn't make it.

Luckily, my wife came out of the kitchen with a bowl of mango salsa and saved the day....

Close call....

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post #765 of 770
10/6/11 at 4:54am
480

http://www.cafepress.com/+boxer_shorts,1651017

Silica - likable but not ♥able...
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post #766 of 770
11/23/11 at 11:18am
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Originally Posted by Adam Lenhardt View Post

I don't even think the author knows what they're used for. Since nobody's mentioned it so far: they absorb moisture.

PFFFFFFF!!!!! You fool. EVERYONE knows they absorb Lava.
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post #767 of 770
12/6/11 at 8:38am
You know that Kevin Costner movie, Waterworld? Why didn't he just throw a couple of packets of silica into the ocean? Viola! Who cares about the polar caps melting? We Have Silica!!!
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post #768 of 770
12/6/11 at 12:17pm
What do you then do with the extraordinarily humongous silica packs after they absorb waterworld?
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post #769 of 770
12/6/11 at 12:23pm
G'Kar knows what really controls the Shadows - Silica Packets

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post #770 of 770
12/6/11 at 12:23pm
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Originally Posted by Joseph Howard View Post


What do you then do with the extraordinarily humongous silica packs after they absorb waterworld?


sleep on them, they'll be like giant water beds!

 

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