• @[email protected]
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    41 year ago

    Damn I hope that doesn’t work otherwise we lost Michael from vsauce. Need him in the simulation.

  • Ultragramps
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    121 year ago

    Now I kinda want to see acid sheets that look like mattress tags

    • @[email protected]
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      81 year ago

      Did you know there are upholstery cops that come by and make sure you’re putting those tags on? They don’t come around often but they do exist. I know an upholsterer who got fined for not having any. The stuffed articles act is Real Shit.

      • @[email protected]
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        61 year ago

        Thanks for sharing, I didn’t know. Wonder how you get into that field and what other super niche jobs there are out there

        • @[email protected]
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          I got into upholstery because I went to art school and got a textile degree. I imagine you become an upholstery cop because you like bureaucracy. In Canada they’re the TSSA- Transit and Safety Something Something. They regulate airplanes, busses, boats and roller-coasters. And mattress tags.

    • @[email protected]
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      That’s why he was in the sim, but he forgot why he was there. Like me going to the gym for those weird cheese-milkshakes that people seem to leave around everywhere

  • Flax
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    101 year ago

    Apparently they aren’t that poisonous, it’s just that it’s commonly shipped with food and it’s certainly not edible. But for most adults, it’ll just pass through you.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      In fact, it’s recommended to ingest one pellet a day to boost your immunity against wise decisions

  • GingaNinga
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    611 year ago

    I have a pillow that says “silica gel do not eat” and I love it

    • The Menemen!
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      As long as they are not of the blue type they are apparently not toxic or poisonous. Might increase ones chance to get cancer, but that is about it. You’ll just shit it back out and if you eat a few dozen it might clog up your intestines.

      I’d still avoid eating it though.

    • WillFord27
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      Honestly I do wonder if anyone who reads shit like this is actually convinced and tries it

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        I knew a guy in high school that would do self destructive stunts for attention.

        I saw him eat silica gel on several occasions. I’m sure it’s not good for you but it’s not like he died or anything.

        • Flax
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          11 year ago

          The main warning is because it’s commonly shipped with food, and even though it’s not toxic, it’s certainly not edible. So it’s to stop people from eating it.

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            11 year ago

            Yeah, I did some googling after I commented and apparently amorphous silica gel is actually a safe food additive according to the FDA

      • Franzia
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        51 year ago

        The temptation is strong I’m relying on a description of what happens when a peraon does this and how dangerous it is Dont do it its bad but… 😱 I wanna I wanna I wanna I wanna

        • @[email protected]
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          121 year ago

          Silica gel is inert. It’s not harmful, but the packets are a choking hazard. It’s basically glass.

          That’s probably not how you escape the simulation.

          • Franzia
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            61 year ago

            Oh Well if its safe th3n its worth a shot righ…

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        Most advertising works about 15% of the time.

        Eventually in that industry you come to the realization that 15% of the population is just extremely suggestible.

        And of that 15% there’s people who ate TidePods because of TikTok.

        So yes, if this was shown widely enough at least one person would eat a packet.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      I hear it selectively pulls the COVID out of your blood stream, you can tell it’s working by the popping sound coming from your stomach.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      That’s a thought provoking storyline, because he says he doesn’t want to remember anything, and he also tells them he wants to be a rich rock star. So if they put him in, wipe his memory, and give him a different life than he had previously, is it even him anymore? Not that it matters, since they wouldn’t put him back in anyways. They’d just kill him along with everyone else when they attack the ship. You don’t do favors for glitchy batteries, you throw them out.