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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.