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The Most Depressing Watch Ever: Prepare to Be Bummed
Posted by Sean Fallon at 11:20 AM on March 28, 2008
This watch has been dubbed the "Accurate" not so much for its abilities to keep accurate time, but for its reminder about our inevitable demise. Following in the tradition of memento mori, the Accurate watch continuously alerts us to the fact that life is short and that we should strive to seize the day. Damn...this thing would make me question everything I do. "I would like to grab a beer and relax guys but it is already 3:45! I should be climbing Mt. Everest right now!" Available for US$145. [Watchismo via Boing Boing Gadgets via about:blank]
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Evan R.Thompson
Posted 12:58 PM 28/3/08
wow, this is quickly turning into a mature discussion. (and he's right btw).
I would totally buy this watch though, I don't like to know what time it is very often and I'd prefer to use that wrist space for something expressive.
Evan R.Thompson
Dook_In_The_Urinal
Posted 12:56 PM 28/3/08
@daftrok:
Do you kiss your father with that mouth?
Dook_In_The_Urinal
daftrok
Posted 12:26 PM 28/3/08
@tutelary:
Fuck you!
daftrok
General Tsao aka Ivan the Impaler
Posted 12:21 PM 28/3/08
Taking the morally superior ground (hypothetically of course) one could also view this time piece as a gentle reminder to live life to it's fullest. Of course it could just remind you to FTW!
General Tsao aka Ivan the Impaler
morbo
Posted 12:05 PM 28/3/08
Theres a sister model. "Remember, After the warranty I will break"
morbo
mcjake
Posted 12:01 PM 28/3/08
@Polywhirl: To be edgy and nihalistic.
mcjake
Polywhirl
Posted 11:52 AM 28/3/08
I want to know why on earth somebody would design something like that.
Who is the focus market for such a product?
Cancer patients? (That would be in poor taste)
Paranoid people? (Shouldn't feed the flames.)
Overly optimistic people? (Possible, but it sounds kind of mean.)
Whatever the reason, it sounds disturbing.
Polywhirl
tutelary
Posted 11:52 AM 28/3/08
@daftrok: AWESOME if I were 6 years old, and retarded.
tutelary
daftrok
Posted 11:30 AM 28/3/08
DUDE AWESOME APRIL FOOLS IDEA:
Make a clear sticker with those two hands pointing at a random time: The hour hand will read "You will die" and the minute hand will read "when the hands match" and then stick it on some dudes watch when he's not looking!
daftrok
hal359
Posted 11:27 AM 28/3/08
Memento Mori
hal359
halfshafter
Posted 2:37 PM 28/3/08
I think it would look better if the face was filled with pungent urine.
halfshafter
GundamSLR
Posted 2:37 PM 28/3/08
@morbo: ahhahahahaha you made me laugh sooo hard
GundamSLR
TheCyberBob
Posted 12:11 AM 29/3/08
The watch is kinda neat. But the banter in the reply thread here is seriously making my day. :P
TheCyberBob
frigg
Posted 3:06 AM 29/3/08
@Sean
Dude, this watch applies to climbers on Mt. Everest more than anyone else on the planet!
frigg
Skeezix404
Posted 3:57 AM 29/3/08
@mcjake: Learning to spell? If you're gonna use a $10 dollar word - spell it correctly. Then your smugness would be warranted.
Skeezix404
cyborgtroy
Posted 4:38 AM 29/3/08
Wow.
It's already 12:38 and I'm still a virgin.
What am I doing with my life?
cyborgtroy
misterblister
Posted 3:08 PM 29/3/08
hey hourologist who designed this watch: Go shit and fall back in it!
misterblister
pbrettb
Posted 2:47 PM 29/3/08
I think that it's not depressing at all but wonderful. It's true we all will die, and the more we keep the fact of our death in mind the more we are likely to be able to keep life in perspective -- we don't own anything not even our own bodies -- but for now, we get the use of them, and all the petty childish tribulations which seem so big -- really aren't. Who gives a rat's ass about whether our boss is mad at us or we will run out of money or we aren't popular or... fill in the blank. We spend so much of our energy pretending these types of things are important and we will live forever that we end up wasting our lives waiting for something that never happens. THAT is depressing.
pbrettb