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Scale Sends Weight Via Text Message

by Tim Stevens on June 30, 2008 at 01:24 PM


If you dreaded hopping on the scale this morning to gauge the impact of that pizza bender you went this past weekend, then artist Alice Wang has a handful of concept scales that may be of interest to you. Each one subtly tweaks the concept of the simple scale in some deliciously subversive ways. One, called Open Secret, doesn't even have a display on it; instead, it sends text messages to a single recipient, who then has the burden of telling you the results.

Another similar scale, called "Half-Truth," has a readout screen that can only be seen by another person who has to tell you what your weight is -- honestly or dishonestly. Finally, there's the "White Lies" scale, which reads lower if you lean backwards. These are not the sort of products you're likely to find on the shelves at your local Wal-Mart anytime soon, nor likely any shelves anywhere, but they would certainly make that most dreaded of morning rituals a bit more dramatic. [Source: Core77 via textually.org]

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