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DeftTurnOfPhrase t1_j94a0xa wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Was reading something related to Rock Salt mining. In places like the Himalayas where rock salt mining is done in cold temperatures, a lot of miners report burns. Why is it so that salt burns in a colder surroundings? Would it be the same reason why the salt ice challenge was so dangerous? by vvdmoneymuttornot

This basically does happen in places with high humidity. It doesn't become "full" of water, but the salt clumps together enough to become impossible to shake out of the container. One remedy is to mix the salt with dry rice, which is either more of a desiccant than salt or has a mechanical effect that breaks up the clumps.

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lunchlady55 t1_j95wnw2 wrote

Not Morton Salt with it's anti-caking agent Calcium Silicate!

When it rains, it pours!

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Y34rZer0 t1_j95zjtx wrote

just like glitter clumping, it’s a common stripper problem.
Well that’s what my Nan used to say

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