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TIL: The DO NOT EAT warnings on silica gel are about choking rather than poison (azpoison.com)
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I always assumed since it was a desiccant it might dry up my insides and kill me, but it seems like that’s not the case.

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[–] Bishma@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It can dry out your esophagus enough that it basically welds together. But it's non toxic! 👍

[–] CapgrasDelusion@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

To be fair that would make me choke.