This blew my mind about curing blankets I found on a job site

I was reading the specs on a job near Omaha last month and discovered that wet curing blankets can actually increase concrete strength by over 20% compared to just leaving it exposed. That stat came from the Portland Cement Association's field guide. Has anyone else seen a difference using them vs. just spraying water?

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hunt.rowan29d ago

Over 20%" is a bigger jump than I would've guessed for just a blanket.

ellis.charles29d ago

Twenty thousand dollars for a single weight blanket is insane, I'm calling hoax on that pricing right now. @hunt.rowan, what kind of blanket costs that much, is it woven from unicorn hair? I can't wrap my head around how a blanket could shrink or expand that much in value unless it's made of solid gold or something. That figure sounds like a typo or a scam to me.