Showing posts with label do not eat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label do not eat. Show all posts

Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Do Not Eat!: Silica Gel



Don't worry! I shan't. Puzzling through unpacked PC bits recently, I came across many packets of this anti tea-time treat. Mustn't eat. Mustn't eat. What's it for then? I have always wondered. Apparently, it regulates local humidity to prevent spoilage. Excellent. Thanks Internet! Boringly, it doesn't appear that allowing even a grain to pass your lips will end your life. Following that reveal I had visions of these lusty spheres soaking up all human moisture, leaving nought but a powdery, regretful mess behind. Oh well. Wiki assures me that rice is a low-tech alternative. You can eat that!