NaOH 14 hours ago This appears to have reached the second-chance pool even though another submission of the same article generated ample discussion a couple days ago.How Silica Gel Took Over the World - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43550556 - April 2025 (171 comment)
robertlagrant 14 hours ago > Thanks to Brad Avenson for suggesting (facetiously) that we fill our products & packaging with “dry, inert gas,”This is what we do with crisp packets. Noble gases don't let the crisps go rancid. pfdietz 13 hours ago Surely nitrogen is cheaper than noble gases? robertlagrant 12 hours ago Oh yes also nitrogen.
pfdietz 13 hours ago Surely nitrogen is cheaper than noble gases? robertlagrant 12 hours ago Oh yes also nitrogen.
This appears to have reached the second-chance pool even though another submission of the same article generated ample discussion a couple days ago.
How Silica Gel Took Over the World - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43550556 - April 2025 (171 comment)
> Thanks to Brad Avenson for suggesting (facetiously) that we fill our products & packaging with “dry, inert gas,”
This is what we do with crisp packets. Noble gases don't let the crisps go rancid.
Surely nitrogen is cheaper than noble gases?
Oh yes also nitrogen.
this is a piece of knowledge I didn't know I needed