First
there was a website that predicted when your parents would die; now
there’s a watch that not only predicts when you will die, it also begins
counting down.
Users fill out a questionnaire about their medical history before
subtracting their age from the overall results to get their death score.
This score is entered into the Tikker and the countdown begins.
I tell you, some fake politician and all bad people will have a re-think before buying this wrist watch.
I tell you, some fake politician and all bad people will have a re-think before buying this wrist watch.
The Tikker Watch Asks A Set Of Questions About A Wearer’s Medical History
Their Age Is Subtracted From The Results To Get The Estimated Death Date
Countdown Then Begins Shown In Years, Days, Hours, Minutes And Seconds
Creator Claims It Will Help People Make The Most Of The Time They Have Left.
Their Age Is Subtracted From The Results To Get The Estimated Death Date
Countdown Then Begins Shown In Years, Days, Hours, Minutes And Seconds
Creator Claims It Will Help People Make The Most Of The Time They Have Left.
Dubbed the ‘death watch’, Tikker has been created by Swedish inventor
Fredrik Colting but far from being morbid, Colting calls it ‘The
Happiness Watch’ and claims it has been designed to help 
people make the most of their life and cherish the time they have left.
people make the most of their life and cherish the time they have left.
Users fill out a questionnaire about their medical history before
subtracting their age from the results to get their death score. This
score is entered into the watch and the countdown begins
‘Imagine someone told you that you only had one year left to live. How
would that change your life? For all of us life comes with a best-before
date,’ said Colting.
‘While death is non-negotiable, life isn’t. All we have to do is learn
how to cherish the time and the life that we have been given; seize the
day and follow our hearts.’
Colting came up with the idea when his grandfather passed away.
Colting came up with the idea when his grandfather passed away.
They are also asked whether they drink or smoke and if there are any
instances of cancer, diabetes and other diseases in their family.
Wearers are additionally asked about how much exercise they do, as well as how much they weigh before receiving a score.
Wearers are additionally asked about how much exercise they do, as well as how much they weigh before receiving a score.
The top row of the watch’s digital display shows years, months and days,
while the second row counts down hours, minutes and seconds. The bottom
row shows the local time.
‘From years to seconds it presents time ever moving, never standing still, and our lives dwindling
towards the final rest,’ said Cotling.
‘From years to seconds it presents time ever moving, never standing still, and our lives dwindling
towards the final rest,’ said Cotling.
