That is a neat idea! After a month of very low temperatures I had more ice on the inside of my windows than on the outside. Someone advised me to open the windows slightly while driving, but probably didn't take into account that they were frozen shut...
I'm going straight to our collection of old shoeboxes in our basement...
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The sock contains about 100g of silica gel. I keep it on the dash for a couple of days and then on a radiator at home over night, this is sufficient to keep ice from forming on the inside of my windshield, saving me from having to idle the car before driving off.
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Is radiator temperature (40°-60°C) enough?
Wikipedia states
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Silica gel's high surface area (around 800 m²/g) allows it to absorb water readily, making it useful as a desiccant (drying agent). Once saturated with water, the gel can be regenerated by heating it to 120 °C (250 °F) for two hours. Some types of silica gel will "pop" when exposed to enough water.
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