Developing film in pure water

[cambolt]

Was in a photo supplies shop the other day and overheard one of the staff telling a customer that "if you put film in water for long enough, eventually it will develop." I am more than a little skeptical. I have seen photographs developed in the photographer's own urine, and I have developed film in both tea and coffee, but I highly doubt water alone would work. Any ideas anyone?

 

[kbg32]

Depends what minerals/ph are in the water. By the time anything could happen, the emulsion would be so water logged, it might float off!

 

[cambolt]

That's similar to what I was thinking. I don't know much about the technicalities of film, but wouldn't the emulsion just dissolve or come off?

 

[ChrisPlatt]

Yes, but you must place it inside a pyramid, too... 😉

Chris

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Pure water would have no chance of containing any minerals at all, so I doubt it.

Unless the conversation was on an existentialist level...

If you toast enough bread you're bound to get an image too!

 

[kbg32]

"Mother Mary comes to me........"

 

[haempe]

Homeopathy!
If the water stands long enough beside a bottle of Rodinal....🙄

 

[KenR]

If you dip it in the cup of coffee that you're sitting with ....

 

[cambolt]

If one of us tries it we should also try to fix it in seawater🙄... you know, kill two birds with one stone...

Oh wait, that bird's already dead.

 

[Nikonsnapper]

Why would anyone want to waste a perfectly good film trying it?

 

[cambolt]

Why would anyone want to waste a perfectly good film trying it?

WASTE!!!😱😱😱
I was under the impression that this worked! 🙄

 

[nemo2]

If one of us tries it we should also try to fix it in seawater🙄... you know, kill two birds with one stone...

Oh wait, that bird's already dead.

If you mix fresh and sea water, you get developer and fixe "two in one"😉

 

[cambolt]

And if you pour water and seawater into your camera you end up with a polaroid!