Hacker News with Generative AI: Everyday Objects

How Silica Gel Took Over the World (scopeofwork.net)
I find them stuffed into the toes of a new pair of sneakers. I find them wedged into a sheaf of seaweed snacks. I find them in the over-inflated bag that contains my new inhaler, and in the vacuum-sealed one puckered around my kids’ 3D printing filament.
How Silica Gel Took over the World (scopeofwork.net)
I find them stuffed into the toes of a new pair of sneakers. I find them wedged into a sheaf of seaweed snacks. I find them in the over-inflated bag that contains my new inhaler, and in the vacuum-sealed one puckered around my kids’ 3D printing filament.
Why do BIC pens have a hole in the lid? (2016) (independent.co.uk)
There is an important reason for the hole at the top a BIC pen lid and it is not about preventing the ink drying on the nib.