• MotoAsh@piefed.social
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      3 days ago

      Silica gel is a great desiccant. Just because rice cannot match something basically designed for the task, doesn’t make it awful.

      You might as well be saying, “but my horse cannot run fast! He’s always behind Secretariat!”

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      Rice is literally one of the easiest things to cook on the planet.

      We probably don’t use rice for shipping because if it did get wet it would get moldy, unlike sciatica. Doesn’t mean it isn’t effective.

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      It may not be an industrial-grade desiccant, but the major advantage of rice is that people tend to have it at home…

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        Shit I just dropped my phone in the sink! Just give me a minute to hop online… Commercial grade desiccant… 7-10 days shipping… Buy now… Great! In a week I’ll have the driest phone ever!

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        I have a mason jar full of the desiccant packets that come with the random crap I order. I hang on to them in case my phone decides to go swimming. I recommend it to people, but I don’t think I’ve made many converts lol

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          Just remember that dessicant (including rice) should be dried out in the oven if you’re going to expect it to drop humidity below normal ambient humidity. Obviously not baked, but a few hours at ~180F to ~220F will dry out most dessicants. Some are really hydrophillic, though, and might take even higher temps.

          Usually the kinds that dry out at lower temps are labeled as reusable or similar terminology. (unless it’s a disposable packet, then it’s what ever the hell they decided to throw in there).