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Accessory Discussion / Reviews>Opening hcm beads?

mariogolbee 11:35 AM 09-10-2010

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13:
He-he-he, you said "beads" and "tossing". :-) :-)

SmokeyJoe 11:39 AM 09-10-2010

Originally Posted by CigarNut:
The beads are small. Very small. Closer to grains of salt than peppercorns. They average about .03 inches in size (1 mm is .39 inches.)

Attached is a picture of an HCM bead under an electron microscope:
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You can see how porous (spongy-looking) the surface of the beads are -- which is why they are so effective as a humidification device.

Very cool! You are like "Bill Nigh the Science Guy." :-)
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pektel 12:12 PM 09-10-2010

Originally Posted by CigarNut:
The beads are small. Very small. Closer to grains of salt than peppercorns. They average about .03 inches in size (1 mm is .39 inches.)

Attached is a picture of an HCM bead under an electron microscope:

You can see how porous (spongy-looking) the surface of the beads are -- which is why they are so effective as a humidification device.

Thanks for the info! Except I think you mean 1mm is .039 inches. 1cm = .39" :-)
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pektel 12:13 PM 09-10-2010

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13:
He-he-he, you said "beads" and "tossing". :-) :-)

lmao. :-)
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d'am 09:15 PM 09-10-2010

Originally Posted by CigarNut:
You can see how porous (spongy-looking) the surface of the beads are -- which is why they are so effective as a humidification device.

I've been using a bag for a few weeks now...65%RH with no change. I just figured it was some sort of black magic. I guess your explanation makes more sense.
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