OT- Near disaster with "desiccants"

Deertick · #1 09-03-2014, 04:20 PM

Sounds like bath beads got mixed up with dessicant. Silica wouldn't liquefy. I'm happy that you caught it when you did. You must have had a sick feeling as you opened the box.

itjclarke · #2 09-03-2014, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deertick

Sounds like bath beads got mixed up with dessicant. Silica wouldn't liquefy. I'm happy that you caught it when you did. You must have had a sick feeling as you opened the box.

I had that thought too (bath/soap), but my wife is adamant they were desiccants. Going on her word until I know otherwise. They also did not smell like soap in any way. Agree, silica would not do that, but she said she literally had just purchased these at Walmart and put them into a zip lock with her wet phone. After a day or two, she took her phone out and gave me that bag of beads to load into pouches.

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