The sensor itself is a strip of plastic filled with flexible sensors connected to a small microcontroller module with three indicator LEDs and a micro-USB port.

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There were small plastic cups filled with what looked like pond scum sitting on a nearby counter.

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They tried putting it in a plastic bag filled with rice, a common recommendation, but it didn't help.

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