• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    2 days ago

    Probably so they can be stored carelessly in dirty warehouses that may or may not control for humidity

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      17 hours ago

      Probably also in case the shipping container leaks or has some termites or something?

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      1 day ago

      Used to work in a warehouse that did exactly this, can confirm drove a forklift loading pallets of books on trucks and “humidity control” meant closing the bay doors that didn’t have trailers backed in so the snow wouldn’t blow inside.