Drying pad

A drying pad, comprising:

• a generally rectangular slab comprising diatomaceous earth and being characterized by a thickness, an outer perimeter, a top surface, a bottom surface, a slab width and a slab length;
• the slab further comprising at least one groove that extends into the top surface and that is parallel to at least one of the length or the width;
• and
• a generally rectangular elastomeric support frame being characterized by a frame width and a frame length that correspond, respectively, to the slab width and slab length, and having a top edge, a bottom edge, a side band coupling the top edge and the bottom edge, and a plurality of feet extending away from the bottom edge such that when the plurality of feet are disposed on a horizontal surface, a gap exists between the bottom surface and the horizontal surface;
• wherein the side band covers the outer perimeter;
• and the top edge, the bottom edge and the side band enclose an outer portion of the slab adjacent the outer perimeter;
• and wherein the plurality of feet comprises corner feet at each corner of the generally rectangular elastomeric support frame and intermediate feet between the corner feet along at least one of the frame width or the frame length.