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Fluffy_Ruffs @lemmy.world

1y ago

Mmm...silicalicious

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That's a good one.
What would happen to him? Asking for a friend.
- The packet contains silica dioxide, which is non-toxic. The only reason the bags make such a big deal about not eating them is to make sure you don't mistake them for food they might be packed with, and because the bag itself is a potential choking hazard.
- From what I understand, nothing. There isn't anything harmful about them unless you ingest enough to choke or cause blockages.
- You will wake up from the dream. But they don't want you to know the truth.
  (/s)
- Presumably similar to if you ate a comparable amount of really clean sand. Can't imagine it feels great coming out but otherwise just takes up space as it goes through your body.
- See? Because of me, now there’s a warning!
  
  My kid literally opened one up and ate all the beads.
  Called poison control.
  "Is he choking? No? Then he's fine, those things are inert & harmless"
  Apparently eating the baggy itself is a chocking hazard? Otherwise: nothing, nothing happens.
- My cat would try and eat the ones that come with beef jerky . Would just seem to make her really thirsty.
  
  Are you sure the thirstiness was due to the silica beads, and not the jerky?
Lionel Hutz for prez!

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