Myths of How to Trick the Breath Analyzer

There are a lot of ways that people say you can beat the breath analyzer test. When you get pulled over by a police officer, you don’t want to attempt to cheat it if the method won’t work. Take a look at some of the myths that have been thrown around by people that want to cheat the breath analyzer.

Sucking on Pennies
It has been thought that sucking on pennies can actually work to cheat the breath analyzer. As well, some people say that any kind of change or coin can work. This is completely wrong though. A lot of people believe that sucking on pennies works because of the large amount of copper concentration in the pennies. Ever since around the 80’s, pennies have been formed of almost 98% zinc so that is completely wrong.

Using Mints
A lot of people think that your alcohol in your breath is determined solely on the smell of your breath. The only thing that any mint or gum can do is change the smell and mask it so it’s not obvious if someone smells your breath. The content of your breath will stay the same. The chemical reaction will still display that there is some alcohol in your breath. Most things that help refresh your breath will just help increase your alcohol level and that’s the opposite of what you want to do.