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>useful as a tamper detector If anyone's actually looking for this, check out tilt and shock indicators made for fragile packages. https://www.uline.com/Cls_1

>useful as a tamper detector If anyone's actually looking for this, check out tilt and shock indicators made for fragile packages. https://www.uline.com/Cls_10/Damage-Indicators https://www.uline.com/Cls_10/Damage-Indicators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9hHHt-S9kY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9hHHt-S9kY

p0w3n3d 1y ago
These shock watches and tilt watchers are quite expensive. I wonder how much must be the package worth to be feasible to use this kind of protection
- numb7rs 1y ago
  These are pretty normal when shipping scientific equipment.
- bigDinosaur 1y ago
  It may not just be monetary value. Shipping something that could be ruined by being thrown around (e.g. IIRC there were issues with covid-19 vaccine suspensions and sudden shocks ruining it) that just won't work may need this indicator even if the actual monetary value is otherwise low.
- Someone 1y ago
  Did you notice the column indicating number of items per box/carton? Shockwatch is $170 for 50 items, for example, and the label $75 for 200. Not dirt cheap, but I guess that’s because of the size of the market.
  - p0w3n3d 1y ago
    you're right, I missed it. 3.5usd does not seem so bad
- donw 1y ago
  Fun fact: MythBusters used shock watches extensively when testing anything involving impact, because they were massively more reliable than any of their digital instrument.
- eastbound 1y ago
  Problem is when transporting tilt watchers, you can’t tilt the package either.
- schiffern 1y ago
  Link wasn't a storefront or brand recommendation, just a handy overview for people unfamiliar with the category. The SpotSee/ShockWatch brand does seem to be more expensive (almost $4 per device), but they have interesting variants like shock-triggered RFIDs.[0] Otherwise you can find competitor products at roughly half the price.[1] [0] https://shop.spotsee.io/impact_indicators https://shop.spotsee.io/impact_indicators [1] https://impactograph.com/product/shock-indicator-labels/ https://impactograph.com/product/shock-indicator-labels/
nvalis 1y ago
If it's about intrusion detection of packaged goods lentils, beans or rice are very useful [0]. Cheap but great tamper detection. [0]: https://dys2p.com/en/2021-12-tamper-evident-protection.html https://dys2p.com/en/2021-12-tamper-evident-protection.html

p0w3n3d 1y ago

These shock watches and tilt watchers are quite expensive. I wonder how much must be the package worth to be feasible to use this kind of protection

numb7rs 1y ago
These are pretty normal when shipping scientific equipment.
bigDinosaur 1y ago
It may not just be monetary value. Shipping something that could be ruined by being thrown around (e.g. IIRC there were issues with covid-19 vaccine suspensions and sudden shocks ruining it) that just won't work may need this indicator even if the actual monetary value is otherwise low.
Someone 1y ago
Did you notice the column indicating number of items per box/carton? Shockwatch is $170 for 50 items, for example, and the label $75 for 200. Not dirt cheap, but I guess that’s because of the size of the market.
- p0w3n3d 1y ago
  you're right, I missed it. 3.5usd does not seem so bad
donw 1y ago
Fun fact: MythBusters used shock watches extensively when testing anything involving impact, because they were massively more reliable than any of their digital instrument.
eastbound 1y ago
Problem is when transporting tilt watchers, you can’t tilt the package either.
schiffern 1y ago
Link wasn't a storefront or brand recommendation, just a handy overview for people unfamiliar with the category. The SpotSee/ShockWatch brand does seem to be more expensive (almost $4 per device), but they have interesting variants like shock-triggered RFIDs.[0] Otherwise you can find competitor products at roughly half the price.[1] [0] https://shop.spotsee.io/impact_indicators https://shop.spotsee.io/impact_indicators [1] https://impactograph.com/product/shock-indicator-labels/ https://impactograph.com/product/shock-indicator-labels/

nvalis 1y ago

If it's about intrusion detection of packaged goods lentils, beans or rice are very useful [0]. Cheap but great tamper detection. [0]: https://dys2p.com/en/2021-12-tamper-evident-protection.html https://dys2p.com/en/2021-12-tamper-evident-protection.html