Hello /sci/ I'd like some help on how to properly conduct an experiment that I have to redo.
>hyphotesis:
I can avoid mold from forming inside a food using what appears to be a simple piece of plastic in a red cover, it has been treated in a special way but it does not need any electricity, nor needs to touch the food directly, no chemical agents were added to the food nor the magnet.
>buy 2 plastic food containers, a box of blueberries
>place a camera Ezviz, that looks at both containers, place a clock, thermometer and hygrometer in front of it
>show on camera that both containers are opened and placed as they came from the shipment, while wearing gloves
>show receipt of said blueberries which are still in the box
>while on camera: I open and randomly distribute them evenly between the two boxes
>1° box has nothing, 2° box has the red square, they are kept at a distance because I think that the range of the little square is a sphere with an area of 1.4 meters circa, it extends equally in all directions around 70-72 cm.
>I took photos, every 2 or so days circa, noted when mold first appeared
BUT
>I made a mistake whereas I did not account for the specific type of mold inside those blueberries, so both of them have it anyway. I can fix it for another experiment though.
At this point
1) I assume I should quit it but should I restart it with other blueberries? I was thinking of doing also strawberries
2) Anymore data I should try to gather?
3) I have a tool that measures Nitrates in food, is it worth anything such measure? I was thinking of measuring the two, at the beginning and at the end
4) The time of the experiment I was thinking around 2 weeks because that's usually how much and even less than it takes for something outside the fridge to be destroyed by mold
The "crowd" for this sort of project is more of a proof of concept for potential buyers, so I am not aiming to get published, I lack credentials, know-how and can't reveal HOW I did this.
>hyphotesis:
I can avoid mold from forming inside a food using what appears to be a simple piece of plastic in a red cover, it has been treated in a special way but it does not need any electricity, nor needs to touch the food directly, no chemical agents were added to the food nor the magnet.
>buy 2 plastic food containers, a box of blueberries
>place a camera Ezviz, that looks at both containers, place a clock, thermometer and hygrometer in front of it
>show on camera that both containers are opened and placed as they came from the shipment, while wearing gloves
>show receipt of said blueberries which are still in the box
>while on camera: I open and randomly distribute them evenly between the two boxes
>1° box has nothing, 2° box has the red square, they are kept at a distance because I think that the range of the little square is a sphere with an area of 1.4 meters circa, it extends equally in all directions around 70-72 cm.
>I took photos, every 2 or so days circa, noted when mold first appeared
BUT
>I made a mistake whereas I did not account for the specific type of mold inside those blueberries, so both of them have it anyway. I can fix it for another experiment though.
At this point
1) I assume I should quit it but should I restart it with other blueberries? I was thinking of doing also strawberries
2) Anymore data I should try to gather?
3) I have a tool that measures Nitrates in food, is it worth anything such measure? I was thinking of measuring the two, at the beginning and at the end
4) The time of the experiment I was thinking around 2 weeks because that's usually how much and even less than it takes for something outside the fridge to be destroyed by mold
The "crowd" for this sort of project is more of a proof of concept for potential buyers, so I am not aiming to get published, I lack credentials, know-how and can't reveal HOW I did this.
