The test continues. He's a follow-up for current results<br>============================================<br>However- there is some news! Yesterday, Sunday the November 18th and 17 days into the test, the condom ruptured spontaneously. Not sure this is at all significant, with a "double dose" of iodine and over two weeks, but it's another data point. <br><br>Interestingly, the balloon and the condom are the only two containers that retained brown spots from the iodine tablets- they've vanished in all the other containers. If the balloon and the condom are similar formulations of latex, I would expect the balloon to fail eventually- but it's much thicker than the condom, so it could be a long time. Also interestingly, the<br>balloon has developed a noticeable rough spot on the outside surface corresponding with the "down side" the part that was against the (constantly damp) laundry tub, that doesn't match the brown spots well in size, shape or position- so there may be another variable here. Perhaps latex just doesn't like repeated wetting over time? All of the other containers are still intact, but the two zipper-lock bags are still losing water.<br><br>===========================================<br>FWIW, I know the Kordon bags are specifically engineered to be oxygen permeable. This may account for the lack of "brown spot" as I would presume that the tablets may have ibcreased chemical reaction on the bottom. I would also surmise thatthe practical effect of this observation is minial as most folks in a survivial situation are not going to let the water sit in the container for two weeks straight. They're going to be drinking it up! :-)