Editing Openai/6937b6e1-9c2c-8013-991e-0d1fd67c9546 (section)

== gpt-5-1 ==
=== User: What are they making here ===
What are they making here

=== Assistant: This looks exactly like the process of hand-forming slaked-lime calcium hydroxide tablets, commonly used in parts of So… ===
This looks exactly like the process of hand-forming slaked-lime (calcium hydroxide) tablets, commonly used in parts of South Asia for paan (betel quid) or for household uses.

===== Why it matches: =====
* White, chalky hands → Slaked lime is extremely powdery and sticks to skin.
* Small round/flat discs → Many workshops shape lime paste into these “buttons” and let them dry on plastic sheets.
* Large quantity on the floor → These are often made in bulk and then sold to paan shops.
* Consistency & color → Identical to dried chuna/lime tablets.

===== What they’re not: =====
* Not candy
* Not pills
* Not food items (slaked lime is caustic if eaten alone)

===== What these ARE used for: =====
* Added in tiny amounts to paan (betel leaf) to activate the areca nut.
* Sometimes used in traditional construction/plaster mixes.
* Occasionally sold as edible clay/chalk (geophagy), though this is unsafe.

If you want, I can confirm by comparing to reference images or explain how slaked-lime tablets are made.