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[–] 40 points 2 months ago (14 children)

The reason they say not to eat them isn't even because they are toxic. They're not toxic, and the packet contains such small amounts it won't do anything to you at all. But the pouch itself is a choking hazard.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    It will give you an upset stomach

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    I don't get it.

    Why isn't everything labeled "do not eat" then? Why just these packets?

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Presumably because they're often included in things you're meant to consume. Someone who has never encountered them may think they're part of the product. It's obvious to all of us, because we've experienced them all our lives, but that won't be true for everyone.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (3 children)

    I get these things in boxes of steel fasteners for the welding press I operate in a factory.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    They aren't making them specifically for food. They make one type that anyone who needs it buys. It needs the message for when it's used with food, but that doesn't mean it's only ever used with food.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Putting those silica gel packets in your tool box or whatever does nothing. Once they get to you, they've absorbed all they gonna absorb.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago

    Props on his nail care.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Is this the new Tide Pods?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    This is MAGA.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    saw the chubbyemu video on this. the only danger is causing obstruction to your gut, since SiO2 isnt really reactive.

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