Steven Wake

"DO NOT EAT" THROW AWAY

I have the driest draw here at Kyan towers. You see, I am the proud owner of a Silica Gel collection. There is just something about them which compels me to not throw away the little fellas.

I’ve been collecting now for about 3 years and have gels of all shapes and sizes. I receive contributions from nearly everyone in the office.

Here are a few photo highlights from my lovely collection:

While a boring packet, this gel had an interesting twist – the beads inside went from orange to green when it became spent

Some pink beads, clear packet, big blue Japanese characters – ’nuff said!

What an amazing mouth this guy has! Wish I had one like his. My fav gel

Big Bertha is the biggest, heaviest gel I own. She was given to me as a birthday present from Gareth (many thanks G)

My longest gel ;) More Japanese characters – lovely specimen

I wonder how they taste?

Does anyone else collect weird things?

Tags: collection, weird, gel, silica

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Comments: 7

Gavin
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I like the clear Japanese one. Photo's a bit blurry tho' doesn't do it justice ;)

Piers
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Wonderful blog post - a truly niche world full of possibilities...

Sophie Armstrong
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I ate one of those beads once and I was violently ill for the entire day..I was just curious.Telling me not to eat them made me want to do it more.

Gary Levy
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This is Very informative.. I did not knew about that!

Eco Claire
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How do they work? They must work great if everyone uses them (Business selling products). Also, how long to they last for usually?

Oh and another question (So many questions) - Do you use them for home use? Maybe I should dry out my draws...hmmm

Cheers,

Claire

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I think only Japaneses can eat such thinks:D

Lilly
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But why do they write THROW AWAY? It can be useful... people shouldn't throw them away!

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