Opening hcm beads?

[SmokeyJoe]

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.

Very cool! You are like "Bill Nigh the Science Guy."
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