When my siblings and I were young, a favorite game this time of year was "guess the present". I think we were inspired by my father doing it. Peeking inside the box or damaging the wrapping paper was strictly forbidden, but one could shake the gift, weigh it, determine its center of mass, etc, all in hopes of figuring out what was inside.

Today I got a package from Amazon with a wrapped gift inside. Curiously, the shipping package had a big ORM-D sticker on the outside. For those that have never worked in shipping, the ORM-D label means that the package contains a hazardous material that is exempt from most of the rules governing the carriage of hazmat, because it is packed for sale to an individual consumer. These are usually things like perfumes, cleaning chemicals, and lighters. Now I'm really curious as to what's in there.

UPDATE: It was a bottle of bicycle chain lube. Specifically, "dry" style, meaning it's a volatile oil with suspended waxes and some teflon bits for good measure.

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