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andru235
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my roommate bought a gift to send to our friend, who is on the other end of the world right now, and perhaps a smidgeon homesick.
the gift, a bag of powder that turns into "glistening snow" when water is added, was meant to provide a souvenir of winter to our friend in the tropics (who is there teaching - my roommate thought it would be fun to show the kids).
my roommate showed me, and seemed rather excited. but without thinking, i said, "well, what's it made out of? don't want to send something toxic across the world, right?"
we looked at the bag, and searched the web, but could find no indication of what the mysterious "powdered snow" was. the company website claims that the snow returns to powder after so many hours, and is reusable.
first i thought, "is this eco-friendly?" and then, "if it isn't, does our friend really want to travel home with a bag of mysterious white powder?"
as i voiced these concerns, i realize that my roommate's demeanor had shifted considerably. she had been excited but now seemed rather disappointed. i felt kind of bad, not for trying to be environmentally conscious, but for raining on her parade. wet-blankets always seem ... how shall i say ... petty ... but i was not trying to be petty when i brought it up!
i asked my roommate if she was mad, etc, and she said no, but her disappointment was noticeable. the snow is returnable, of course, but that's not the point.
anyway, the fake_snow is sitting there on the counter. just_add_water, says the bag, but there is no mention of what one is adding water *to*. do not eat or swallow, says the bag, but if one accidently does, how will poison control know what to treat? seems like shady - or at least, myopic - business planning to me! *
do any blatherskites out there know any info about this stuff?
* [[[confidential (ha ha) to user24 - i do not think this of snowy_blather, of course! you are not shady or myopic, in my bumbling opinion!]]]
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