Silica gel – amazing stuff!
Everyone knows what silica gel is. Usually you see it in those little sachets you get with binoculars, optical equipment and some electrical items. It’s a desiccant, which means it draws moisture out of the air and helps to protect items that need to be kept dry.
I’d known about it for years, but never really knew much about it. Browsing through Wikipedia the other day, I read a bit about it, and it was surprisingly interesting. Apparently, the reason it’s so effective is it’s massive surface area – 1 gram of silica gel has an amazing 800 square metres of surface area!
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Silica gel – amazing stuff!
Everyone knows what silica gel is. Usually you see it in those little sachets you get with binoculars, optical equipment and some electrical items. It’s a desiccant, which means it draws moisture out of the air and helps to protect items that need to be kept dry.
I’d known about it for years, but never really knew much about it. Browsing through Wikipedia the other day, I read a bit about it, and it was surprisingly interesting. Apparently, the reason it’s so effective is it’s massive surface area – 1 gram of silica gel has an amazing 800 square metres of surface area!
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Getting to grips with cardboard packaging
It might seem a strange thing to say, but I love cardboard packaging. When done well, it can be as fascinating as origami, showing a very impressive level of design lavished on something which most people hardly think about before ripping it to pieces and throwing it away.
Of course, these days it’s all designed on computers, with various sophisticated 3d modelling programmes being used to work out what flap should go where and where each fold and curve should be. Good design in this field can reduce the amount of material needed for packaging, as well as providing protection for the item being packaged.
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Looking for good London plays
I have to take a trip down to London in a few weeks, so I’m currently reading reviews of all the big London plays before I go so I can book a ticket for a show before I go. I’ve always been a huge fan of the theatre, and every time I visit London I try to fit a show in at the same time if I can.
However, I have to say that my last few choices when it comes to plays have not been very good. So this time I’m doing my homework and reading up on each play so I can make an informed choice.
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Termite treatment
Pest control companies have been continually refining their methods of termite treatment over the years. Termites can cause huge amounts of damage to wooden structures, so controlling them is of paramount importance in areas where they are active.
It is often very difficult to spot a termite infestation, as they eat the wood from the inside out, so by the time they have been discovered, the damage is already done. Generally, most pest control companies will now use termite bait to destroy the nest. This is a form of poison which the termites taken into their nest and which slowly kills them.
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