It's a white packet that always says 'do not eat' on it. (WHTM) — You have probably seen silica gel packets in many places such as shoeboxes, ... which happens to be the main component in sand.

Silica gel packets. Yes, those little white packets stamped all over with “Do not eat” actually have a ... and it’s the equivalent of swallowing a teaspoon or two of sand,” Talbott says.

Packet pickup will be Thursday, March 20, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, March 21, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the White Sands Missile Range Defense Finance and Accounting Service Building 21090 at the ...

Silica gel packets can be found in a wide range of products, such as food, clothing, and electronics.‌ Silica gel is usually non-toxic, but it is a choking hazard , especially for small children.

“These little silica gel packets, they’re in everything, but [use in desiccation is] actually a very small percentage of what this industrial sand is used for,” Goodin explains. “It’s ...

White Sands Missile Range was established in 1945, and was the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test.; The range has seen at least 42,000 missile and rocket launches over the past 75 years ...