Among original products we could include this invention, patented by entrepreneur David Kendrick in 1991. The way the watch works is very simple: it relies on overall statistical data such as the age at which your parents died, possibly hereditary diseases, marital status, socio-economic level (remember that, statistically, people with healthy finances have a longer life expectancy), and the user’s lifestyle: whether they smoke, whether they drink, whether they lead a sedentary life or, on the contrary, exercise.
Once all the data has been collected, the countdown on the watch begins. One good thing about the watch is that if our habits change, the date of our death moves further away in proportion to the change.
It may seem rather sinister, but we should look at the positive side, which is the message that having an expiry date sends us: time is too valuable to waste. Perhaps with this watch we’ll learn to value the time we lose on unnecessary worries, on projects and even on buying presents for people we don’t even like.
Another feature of the watch is the STOP button, designed for people who feel stressed by having a countdown on their wrist. They can hide the countdown and leave it in watch mode, like any ordinary watch.
Source: Microsiervos.
Further reading
- 5 things you might regret on your deathbed that you can fix today
- 4 amazingly simple business ideas with millions in revenue
Featured image: John Cassell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
