jimrandomh comments on You'll die if you do that - Less Wrong

15 Post author: sixes_and_sevens 12 May 2011 10:27AM

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Comment author: jimrandomh 12 May 2011 04:30:48PM 16 points [-]

I would not be surprised if there were a reason for the warning.

Silica gel packets look a lot like the sugar packets people use to sweeten coffee. Sugar packets are mostly handled by tired people. If silica gel wasn't clearly labelled, a misplaced packet could be mistaken for sugar and poured into a drink. And since most people don't know what the words "silica gel" mean, a direct description could be mistaken for branding.