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Reminds me of that juicer which basically just squeezed a packet and costs hundreds of dollars. Thank god for hackers exposing these shenanigans!
by superasn 6y ago
Reminds me of that juicer which basically just squeezed a packet and costs hundreds of dollars.
Thank god for hackers exposing these shenanigans!
- Johnny555 6y agoWhat's the shenanigans? Lots of lab tests run on paper, the skill is in interpreting the result.
- superasn 6y ago> What's the shenanigans? I think pricing a 20c device for $12, to trick people that since it's digital/more expensive it is more accurate is the shenanigans.
- Johnny555 6y agoI just checked on cvs.com, a 2 pack of CVS branded "blue line" style pregnancy tests cost $13.99, a 2 pack of "clear blue" digital tests costs $17.79. You can buy bulk strips for around 50 cents each, but many people would rather pay for the convenience of peeing on a stick than peeing in a cup and them dipping a test strip in it.
- nelaboras 6y agoYou could also pee straight on the paper.
- Johnny555 6y agoMany people are squeamish enough about their own urine to not want to hold a 2" long test strip in the stream, a 6" plastic device gives more clearance. But in any case, test strips vary in how they work - some require a couple drops of urine in a specific spot on the strip, some say to dip in the urine cup until a dye mark appears. Is holding the test strip in the stream going to give the same result? I don't know.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoAnd it was selling at a loss as well; the device was ridiculously overbuilt, see this teardown by everyone's favorite canadian dad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cp-BGQfpHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cp-BGQfpHQ