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What if I ate the silica packets marked "do not eat ...
Silica, which is actually silicon dioxide (SiO2), is the same material found in quartz. The gel form contains millions of tiny pores that can adsorb and hold moisture it's essentially porous sand. While the contents of a silica gel packet are basically harmless, it would be a rather unpleasant experience to attempt to consume the silica ...