Those crinkly little packets that fall out of new shoes and Amazon boxes have long gone straight from packaging to trash can.

Using rice can trap moisture inside devices and even leave starchy residue. Silica gel is a powerful desiccant designed to absorb humidity. This makes it ideal for drawing out water from electronics.

Those crinkly little packets buried in new shoe boxes and electronics packaging are usually treated as instant trash. A viral ...

(WHTM) — You have probably seen silica gel packets in many places such as shoeboxes, dried food, and even bubble wrap. It’s a white packet that always says ‘do not eat’ on it. So what is silica gel ...

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Dear Christopher Cat: My cats stole the desiccant packets from my boot box and batted them around a short time before I retrieved them. The packets say “Do Not Eat” on them. How toxic are they?

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