Dry Water
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Dry Water
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Re: Dry Water
#2This reads like a joke wikipedia article. Does anyone know if this is legitimate?
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#3This reads like a joke wikipedia article. Does anyone know if this is legitimate?
The article does have some good sources. So I think it is legitimate.
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#4This reads like a joke wikipedia article. Does anyone know if this is legitimate?
Why wouldn't it be? The mechanism to create it sounds very plausible.
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#5This reads like a joke wikipedia article. Does anyone know if this is legitimate?
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#6Can you eat it?
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#7This reads like a joke wikipedia article. Does anyone know if this is legitimate?
Particle stabilized emulsions are nothing surprising. And once you say nanoparticle stabilized emulsion, there's a plethora of everyday examples of air-water emulsions: shaving foam, whipped egg whites, aquafaba etc. Main difference here is that unlike e.g. proteins from egg white, the nano-silica particles do not stick to each other.
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#8Can you eat it?
Given that it is coated in silica, my guess is no. It would be like eating 5% sand.
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#9Can you eat it?
Yeah, modulo particle size (https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2018/01/18/EFSA-raises...) it's inert (used as an anticaking agent, additive number E551), but don't breathe it in; silicosis is not much fun.
(The FDA limit is 2% by mass of product, but it's silica. Silica is _extremely_ chemically stable.)