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Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by amelius on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @06:47AM (#22473624)
Or just put a glass of water in the box. If the box is wet upon arrival (or looks as if it has been wet), don't accept it.

This is better because with the tilt detection system you will not measure large vertical accelerations, which I suppose in most cases will also spoil the shipped product.

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Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by Double_a_92 on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @07:05AM (#22473706)
I would have to be ink, so you can't just dry the box. But even then they could siphon the ink out and put it back in shortly before delivery.
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Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by amelius on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @07:38AM (#22473932)
Perhaps add a transparent window over the cardboard?
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Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by gmiller123456 on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @03:13PM (#22478312)
The biggest issue with that is that it could damage/mark other items, so a shipper has a good reason not to agree to ship something protected that way.
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