On Oct 27, 2015 3:59 PM, "Noel Chiappa" <j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> wrote: > > > From: Guy Sotomayor > > > Peanuts do *nothing* .. The heavy item will "settle" and have nothing > > surrounding it. The peanuts act a fluid during shipping. > > I can attest to this. I bought a largish disk drive, and it was shipped in > peanuts. It came out the box at 45 degrees to the sides - it had gone in > parallel to the sides. Luckily, no damage ensued, but it was pure luck. > > Noel
I'm curious: Does the static from the peanuts noticeably affect electronics?
