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MKS
02-01-2007, 01:23 PM
Just so you know, the new spongy brownish peanuts can be washed down the drain as they disolve in water. Makes for a lot less garbage, and it is kind of fun too.
Alex655321
02-01-2007, 01:33 PM
Just so you know, the new spongy brownish peanuts can be washed down the drain as they disolve in water. Makes for a lot less garbage, and it is kind of fun too.

Have not seen these yet.
They sound cool
darthmatrix
02-01-2007, 01:36 PM
sounds cool....atleast till someone backs up the drain that is...
Underdog07
02-01-2007, 01:36 PM
Is that environmentally sound, meaning were they designed to be disposed of in that fashion?
Walden
02-01-2007, 01:51 PM
yup.
pmpknface
02-01-2007, 01:54 PM
REALLY! DCBS should use these. I get bags of unused peanuts at my place from my weekly shipments.
Sniper
02-01-2007, 01:57 PM
Think the peanuts you are talking about started as school art supplies, we would have the kids wet them, but these became sticky and shrunk a bit. IF you really got them soaked they would dissolve completely.
lord odin
02-01-2007, 02:00 PM
Popcorn is also good and cheap.
HoldyourfireAl
02-01-2007, 02:53 PM
We've reached a new low! A thread about...packing peanuts!

:)
Tattoo-X
02-01-2007, 02:57 PM
Is Bowen using these now?
Or is this a suggestion for Bowen?
HoldyourfireAl
02-01-2007, 03:01 PM
They're using them! The Leader just came in them.
Jack8022
02-01-2007, 03:30 PM
Where's the poll? There's got to be a poll!!!
Teague
02-01-2007, 03:32 PM
They're pretty interesting. Sprinkle them with some cheese powder, and you've got something scarily close to cheese puffs.
Jabberwocky
02-01-2007, 03:46 PM
These peanuts aren't always brownish (I have never seen them brown), they are usually white and are made from starch. That's why they dissolve in water. These also aren't new, they've been around for many years now.
cblakey1
02-01-2007, 04:36 PM
These peanuts aren't always brownish (I have never seen them brown), they are usually white and are made from starch. That's why they dissolve in water. These also aren't new, they've been around for many years now.

Yeah, they sell them at Office Depot.

What sucks about them is if your package gets a little wet, they partially dissolve and your statue arrives to you with a bit of starchy spooge on the box. :bawling:
pmpknface
02-01-2007, 04:51 PM
Dear GOD I know. There hasn't been anything interesting in days goin going here! We need those seeks already!

:banghead:
devlinboy
02-01-2007, 04:53 PM
They're using them! The Leader just came in them.

lol poor peanuts. :confused2
HoldyourfireAl
02-02-2007, 01:45 AM
What's going to last longer....this thread or the wait for sneaks?
armitage
02-02-2007, 02:04 AM
They're using them! The Leader just came in them.


lol poor peanuts. :confused2

LOL:laugh:
Alex655321
02-02-2007, 02:08 AM
lol poor peanuts. :confused2

LMAO:buttrock:
Comicboy
02-02-2007, 04:38 AM
Havok, Polaris and the Leader all had em, at least mine did anyway. And what the hell were you doing with them in the water? Trying to make a fort or see if you could sink em? :laugh:
Tattoo-X
02-24-2007, 03:07 AM
Just so you know, the new spongy brownish peanuts can be washed down the drain as they disolve in water. Makes for a lot less garbage, and it is kind of fun too.

I hope these things are non-toxic.
My dogs got into a box of them.
Jabberwocky
02-24-2007, 11:57 AM
I hope these things are non-toxic.
My dogs got into a box of them.

Your safe, I just wanted to double check before I said so.

In the mid-1990s, a more environmentally friendly starch-based alternative was developed. One of the first brands of biodegradable peanuts, Biofoam, is made from grain sorghum; other brands are made from corn starch. Biodegradable foam peanuts have no electrostatic charge, another benefit over polystyrene. Being biodegradable and nontoxic, they are also edible. Two of their main drawbacks are a lesser resilience and higher weight relative to polystyrene.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_peanut
cblakey1
02-24-2007, 12:09 PM
Your safe, I just wanted to double check before I said so.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_peanut

Thanks for the info, man! Now I'm gonna go freak my wife out. :eplus2:
Alex655321
02-24-2007, 01:09 PM
lol, I got these about a week ago, put them in water and away they go:thumbs2:
chasethedragon
02-24-2007, 03:54 PM
Well, I applaud BD for this. I guess RB is trying to be more enviormentally-friendly after seeing Gore's global warming movie.
Tyz1on
02-24-2007, 04:08 PM
I just opened my new Grendel Prime and the seller used the disolving peanuts in the shipping box. 5 minutes and whooosh all gone. Love it :buttrock: :thumbs2:
Stooby87
02-24-2007, 04:24 PM
Just so you know, the new spongy brownish peanuts can be washed down the drain as they disolve in water. Makes for a lot less garbage, and it is kind of fun too.
I know. They are the coolest.:buttrock:
Ink
02-24-2007, 04:38 PM
interesting, I noticed the new peanuts
Gangleri
02-24-2007, 06:40 PM
They're pretty interesting. Sprinkle them with some cheese powder, and you've got something scarily close to cheese puffs.



BD sends us mb's, statues and sneaks, now....SNACKS. Guess I can buy an extra statue or three...I know where my next meal is coming from(j/k):thumbs2:.

Glad there is a new way (in water) I can safely dispose of those peanuts....Thanks for the info.
Roguewarrior
02-25-2007, 12:39 PM
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
In the mid-1990s, a more environmentally friendly starch-based alternative was developed. One of the first brands of biodegradable peanuts, Biofoam, is made from grain sorghum; other brands are made from corn starch. Biodegradable foam peanuts have no electrostatic charge, another benefit over polystyrene. Being biodegradable and nontoxic, they are also edible. Two of their main drawbacks are a lesser resilience and higher weight relative to polystyrene.

It seems that they would get sticky in a humid environment?