Tikker - the death watch that counts down your life (Is this a good idea)

I have mixed feeling about this thing. It's a watch that shows you the average amount of time a person has until they die.

http://youtu.be/wxKLAxUzozY

I don't think I'd like to own one of those. I think it would cause me a massive amount of anxiety and guilt lol
However, while they're in the process of creating this watch.. if anyone wants to keep track of their time left.. there's always the online Death Clock.

:dry:

We begin to die from the moment we are born..
Or we begin to live from the moment we accept that we will die..
Glass half full/empty kind of idea :lol:

I like the concept of being reminded of how little time we have on this planet, because it motivates you to do something important. On the other hand, I don't need a watch to tell me to live life to its fullest. But a gentle reminder is always welcome

Wait for the ironic media coverage. You know, the guy wearing a tikker watch who dies in a car accident yet his watch states he has 50 more years to go. The watch itself uses basic medical knowledge. And generates a time based upon off your own health and activity. But that alone isn't a indicator of when.

A novelty. Every second is precious. Not because some time in a way off future we may die. But because this could be our very last moment on Earth. There is nothing to say we'll see tomorrow. Live. Embrace each moment. Enjoy life. Enjoy the day, the night, the snuggles of a loved one. Go for a nice run or a brisk swim. Enjoy it. Who knows when it will be gone.

Personally. I do not need a watch to tell me that.

Test taken: Saturday, 25th January 2014.
At time of testing you are 47 years, 1 months and 14 days old.
Based on our calculations you will die on: Wednesday, 28th October 2048
You will live to be 81 years, 10 months and 17 days old!
12695 Days, 13 Hours, 26 Minutes, 27 Seconds...
Avg life expectancy of other Male testers from France with your BMI: 80.4 years old

I just did that because K linked to it ... :laugh:

It just occurred to me that I'm supposed to croak on the date that would be my father's 123rd birthday ... :huh:

But to comment the OP, I don't think that a wristwatch that counts down the time one has to live is any more practical than the above Death Clock result. What I do feel is a good idea is the part in the middle about being mindful of whether one wants to spend some portion of the remainder of one's time alive (from seconds to years) as pissed-off or forgiving, morose or joyful, busily striving to be 'successful' or enjoying Life in the moment ...

That seems to be what they're getting at, not the worth of 'just another gadget'.

Ahahaha I had to try it

Your Death Prediction ResultsTest
taken: Friday, 24th January 2014.
At time of testing you are 29 years, 8 months and 16 days old.
Based on our calculations you will die on: Wednesday, 13rd January 2072
You will live to be 87 years, 8 months and 5 days old!
21172 Days, 20 Hours, 19 Minutes, 44 Seconds...
Avg life expectancy of other Female testers from US with your BMI: 69.4 years old

:huh: why do I live so much longer than my same 'group'?

I already know I'm gonna live to be 150, so really I'm not even a third of the way through my life!

sweet I live to 80!

I could've sworn I wouldn't make 40

Test taken: Saturday, 25th January 2014.
At time of testing you are 24 years, 4 months and 2 days old.
Based on our calculations you will die on: Monday, 21st October 2069

You will live to be 80 years, 0 months and 28 days old!

20358 Days, 00 Hours, 21 Minutes, 27

Alexandre Orion wrote:

Test taken: Saturday, 25th January 2014.
At time of testing you are 47 years, 1 months and 14 days old.
Based on our calculations you will die on: Wednesday, 28th October 2048
You will live to be 81 years, 10 months and 17 days old!
12695 Days, 13 Hours, 26 Minutes, 27 Seconds...
Avg life expectancy of other Male testers from France with your BMI: 80.4 years old

I just did that because K linked to it ... :laugh:

It just occurred to me that I'm supposed to croak on the date that would be my father's 123rd birthday ... :huh:

But to comment the OP, I don't think that a wristwatch that counts down the time one has to live is any more practical than the above Death Clock result. What I do feel is a good idea is the part in the middle about being mindful of whether one wants to spend some portion of the remainder of one's time alive (from seconds to years) as pissed-off or forgiving, morose or joyful, busily striving to be 'successful' or enjoying Life in the moment ...

That seems to be what they're getting at, not the worth of 'just another gadget'.

hey! you're death day is a week after mine!

if we get that "shared funerals" BS people are gonna get some serious haunting :evil: