Submitted by pitav t3_119r55e in mildlyinteresting
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OkSmoke9195 t1_j9nn691 wrote
All the better to recycle with
Angryoldfatman t1_j9nnb56 wrote
You are going to be cleaning those up for weeks
rip1980 t1_j9nnhl5 wrote
Best foam blobs made with only the finest child labor.
hornet_teaser t1_j9nnpuv wrote
These packets are supposedly 100% recyclable so I assume those are made of some type of paper product.
max t1_j9nnvdm wrote
what do they taste like?
pitav OP t1_j9nol8i wrote
Yeah, the bag says to recycle like a cardboard box. I'm also wondering about the glue they used.
Van_GOOOOOUGH t1_j9nptrz wrote
Thank you, I find this interesting & amazing because literally just yesterday I received an Amazon package in one of these squishy envelopes and I was tempted to dissect it to see what makes it puffy & soft but I didn't feel like going through the process of dissecting it, and now you did so I don't have to 😃👍
rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9nq31s wrote
What do they taste like?
redct t1_j9nqe9d wrote
My guess is some sort of blown in cellulose with a glue binder, a bit like cheap insulation
voidednoid t1_j9nqx3n wrote
looks like taxidermy
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ferretfacesyndrome t1_j9nrqkn wrote
And the taste?
Asterion9 t1_j9nse95 wrote
Child labor is so 20th century, now it's squizzed at 100mph by a machine.
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oceanicinteract06 t1_j9nsiw1 wrote
Low cost cushion for the seller I guess.
cutelyaware t1_j9nzuac wrote
It protects your recyclables
AdEmpty8174 t1_j9o1dtq wrote
You sure it's Amazon not a colony of spider eggs
ValourLionheart t1_j9o1n7a wrote
corn cellulose foam probably
SKaffine t1_j9o4nev wrote
They will all hatch soon...
theveryrealreal t1_j9ogtj4 wrote
Yep, and I get 8 or 9 of them when I order a toothbrush.
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nathanfay t1_j9oqrg0 wrote
Can confirm it tastes like corn
TheRogueMoose t1_j9oro55 wrote
u/nathanfay stated it tastes like corn
bebe_cheez t1_j9pmm7f wrote
why would you eat it
what did it taste like
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[deleted] t1_j9q5ohc wrote
Those are spitballs
bebe_cheez t1_j9q8bzz wrote
ive never eaten one of those either
virgilreality t1_j9qn1x9 wrote
/u/nathanfay doing the difficult work for us...
HermanCainAward t1_j9r22z8 wrote
Yes. Children made these blobs.
pitav OP t1_j9nmzvy wrote
Not sure if this was widely known but I was pretty surprised