I was going to say nitrogen but didn’t want to come off as too pedantic.
They are not filled with air, they’re typically filled with nitrogen
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They are not filled with air, they’re typically filled with nitrogen
I was going to say nitrogen but didn’t want to come off as too pedantic.
Mescalito@lemmy.world 1 month ago
78% of the air is nitrogen. Stop being a dick.
lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Great, start a chip company and start filling your bags with air.
You’ll learn quickly that there’s another predominant element in air besides nitrogen (surely it won’t matter though, it’s only 20.8%).
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They mean 100% nitrogen. If they just filled chip bags with regular air they would be more sensitive to pressure changes.
4am@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
It’s got less oxygen and moisture in it so that bacteria doesn’t have the energy to breed and spoil the contents.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
even more so when you open the bag