countdown to death

genkaku

Passed along in email this morning ... a watch that tabulates(?) the precise moment of your death.

'The occurrence of death is no surprise to anyone, but in our modern society we rarely talk about it. I think that if we were more aware of our own expiration I’m sure we’d make better choices while we are alive.'

Obvious questions include "What would you do if you knew?" But it also occurs to me, "What would you know if you knew it?"

poptart

Ha! This reminds me of the old joke about my watch having a lifetime guarantee - when it stops working the main spring rebounds and slashes my wrist.

David

Self fulfilling prophecy anyone?

Looks smashing but I always hated that weird smell on my wrist when I'd take a watch off at night as a kid.

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

lobster

Trade in watch for barefoot manifesto

:wave:

NomaDBuddha

My cheater senses tell me that the time on any watch can be set either 'forward' or 'backwards'.

Zayl

How would it calculate the precise moment of your death?

Seems like some ground-breaking technology that could do much good elsewhere.

Tosh

I like the idea. I don't need a watch yet though, but if I do, I'll might get one.

riverflow

Reminds me of this Moody Blues song....



22,000 days
22,000 days
it's not alot
it's all you got
22,000 days...

JohnG

Does it have a memory for all my past lives too?

vinlyn

http://www.death-clock.org/

A computer version

Vastmind

I do know. I know I'm going to die.
Could be ANY minute. Could be any day.

I'm here now. That's what I'm learning to work
with. A watch? Well...I got a ticker right in my chest....
and It's a steady reminder. Tired of your breath?.....focus on
what separates you from the dead......a heartbeat.

I_AM_THAT

You can also get the free apps for you iphone or android phone, that way you can carry your death with you where ever you go.

vinlyn

Don't trust these things too much, even though they are interesting.

One of the online sites told me I was already dead!

poptart

vinlyn said:

One of the online sites told me I was already dead!

Ha! Thought as much!

vinlyn

poptart said:

vinlyn said:

One of the online sites told me I was already dead!

Ha! Thought as much!

Or I may just have passed over into another realm! (Higher, of course).

Simonthepilgrim

Faith in a watch is no use without good works

footiam

genkaku said:

Passed along in email this morning ... a watch that tabulates(?) the precise moment of your death.

'The occurrence of death is no surprise to anyone, but in our modern society we rarely talk about it. I think that if we were more aware of our own expiration I’m sure we’d make better choices while we are alive.'

Obvious questions include "What would you do if you knew?" But it also occurs to me, "What would you know if you knew it?"

I suppose I would stop asking: Why must I be in such a grand plan - to be born to die?