I just want to point out that this is not how the test is supposed to be performed. He basically flooded the indicator strip with water and damaged it; that's why it shows positive.
That hole that he dumped water into is supposed to be filled with six drops of the provided activator solution first, then the swab inserted. He never actually uses the solution so he isn't actually testing the water, just drenching the test.
Because the lines are on the indicator strip. One is a control, the other is the result. If you saturate the strip, you will see the result line bleed through. You can do the same thing with a pregnancy test. Dunk it under water and it will show the positive indicator just due to being saturated.
Kind of like a wet t-shirt contest. The nips are already there, but it isn't until you wet the shirt that you can actually see them.
Just to clarify, it isn't that he got it wet. It's that he got it saturated.
I just want to point out that this is not how the test is supposed to be performed. He basically flooded the indicator strip with water and damaged it; that's why it shows positive.
That hole that he dumped water into is supposed to be filled with six drops of the provided activator solution first, then the swab inserted. He never actually uses the solution so he isn't actually testing the water, just drenching the test.
Ok...but why when damaged does it test positive?...Why not negative? Serious question...
Because the lines are on the indicator strip. One is a control, the other is the result. If you saturate the strip, you will see the result line bleed through. You can do the same thing with a pregnancy test. Dunk it under water and it will show the positive indicator just due to being saturated.
Kind of like a wet t-shirt contest. The nips are already there, but it isn't until you wet the shirt that you can actually see them.
Just to clarify, it isn't that he got it wet. It's that he got it saturated.
Thanks...