Someone Invent This - The Death Clock

http://bennesvig.com/post/4525079119/death-clock

by bennesvig • 15 years ago

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_delirium• 15 years ago

One aspect to make sure to take into account is that it has to count down at less than real-time speed, since conditional-with-age life expectancy increases as you age (e.g. if your life expectancy at age 60 is 12 years, your life expectancy at age 71 is not 1 year).

bennesvig3• 15 years ago

True. You could always adjust it and it would still serve it's main purpose.

svrocks• 15 years ago

ooh cool idea. you could also specify significant factors like gender, smoking/non-smoking, bmi, etc. Good excuse for me to get into arduino

kylebragger2• 15 years ago

Have you seen http://lifepath.me?

d_r• 15 years ago

The site looks absolutely beautiful, but it's asking me for 10 bucks upfront without showing what it does.

bennesvig3• 15 years ago

No. What is it?

kylebragger2• 15 years ago

It allows you to create a page like this: http://lifepath.me/kyle

nodata2• 15 years ago

This was already invented 13 years ago: http://www.deathclock.com/

It's the first hit on google for death clock.

timmaah2• 15 years ago

He wanted a physical clock. Not an app or website.

nodata2• 15 years ago

To be fair, his post never mentioned a physical clock until he edited.

bennesvig3• 15 years ago

I want an actual, physical product. Not an app or website that I have to keep open.

timmaah2• 15 years ago

Trivial with an Arduino. He could even build it himself in a weekend.

hallowtech• 15 years ago

Find some life expectancy stats and build the clock with an Arduino board.

http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_dyn_le...

martinkallstrom• 15 years ago

For me this would serve as a very positive reminder. Since both my parents (independently of each other) passed away at 55 years of age, I can't shake away the feeling that 55 years is my life expectancy as well.

I know in my head that it is completely irrational, but over and over I find myself thinking of 55 years as a proper estimate. The other day when a friend complained that the average age of her colleagues must be like 60, in my head I thought "Wait, how does that work? Oh, that's right, most people actually get to live beyond 55 years of age".

A daily reminder that my true statistical life expectancy actually goes quite far beyond 55 years would be something that gave me a slightly more positive outlook every day. Right now I'm 35, if anyone wants to put it into perspective.

jrockway• 15 years ago

Professor Farnsworth has invented this at least twice. It's occasionally off by a few seconds, though, what with "free will" and all.

mcdaid• 15 years ago

This is all very well but if I unexpectedly get knocked down dead by a bus I will want my money back.

TomOfTTB• 15 years ago

Already Invented for those who plan to die in the next 27 years or so: http://www.brgprecision.com/products/timers/simpletimer.php

Killah911• 15 years ago

knowing me, if I didn't think today may be my last day on earth, I might just end up procrastinating :-P So, death clock based on life expectancy would probably have a negative effect on others like myself :)

Someone Invent This - The Death Clock

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