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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHere’s Why You Should Never Throw These Silica Bags Away Again
http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/here-s-why-you-should-never-throw-away-silica-bagsA sure sign that youre buying something nice is that it comes with a few silica bags. These are those little bags of beads that are often found in shoe boxes or the packaging of electronic equipment, and while most people simply discard these, they can actually be pretty useful if you hang onto them.
Silica bags contain small blobs of silicon dioxide, which remove moisture from the surrounding air by attracting water particles onto their surface a process known as adsorption. In doing so, they protect other items from becoming damp and prevent the development of mold.
This makes them pretty handy, and while it may not be immediately apparent exactly how they can be utilized, the following video provides some neat ideas for life hacks involving silica bags. For instance, placing them in your gym bag can help stop your stuff from getting moldy, while leaving a few on the dashboard of your car can prevent your windshield from fogging up.
Silica bags contain small blobs of silicon dioxide, which remove moisture from the surrounding air by attracting water particles onto their surface a process known as adsorption. In doing so, they protect other items from becoming damp and prevent the development of mold.
This makes them pretty handy, and while it may not be immediately apparent exactly how they can be utilized, the following video provides some neat ideas for life hacks involving silica bags. For instance, placing them in your gym bag can help stop your stuff from getting moldy, while leaving a few on the dashboard of your car can prevent your windshield from fogging up.
video at link....gonna save them now for my windshield lol
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Here’s Why You Should Never Throw These Silica Bags Away Again (Original Post)
steve2470
Apr 2016
OP
Moisture is the enemy of digital hearing aids. I keep one of those dessicant packets
LiberalElite
Apr 2016
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kentauros
(29,414 posts)1. The way I drive,
I'd have to tape them to the dash, and that kind of defeats their purpose
Orrex
(63,225 posts)2. And they're delicious when sprinkled on ice cream
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)3. Wouldn't that make it dry ice cream?
Orrex
(63,225 posts)4. This is why we can't have nice things.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)5. I always save and re-use them.
I put them in my jewelry boxes to keep the cheap metal from turning. I also put them in shoe boxes.
They are great for drying and storing seeds! Handy little buggers!
csziggy
(34,138 posts)6. I put them in my camera bag to reduce moisture
I also put them in my needlework bags - with the threads, tools and needles - for the same purpose.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)7. Moisture is the enemy of digital hearing aids. I keep one of those dessicant packets
in their storage container.