14 DAY TRIAL // People have been trying to find ways to determine how much time one has left to live, to no success, but that didn't stop Swedish inventor Fredrik Cotling from releasing the death watch anyway.
Called Tikker, the wristwatch ticks down the time you have until you leave your body and pass over into the next life.
Truth be told, the watch doesn't really look all that unusual. It would be mistaken for a regular electronic model if not for the extra row of figures.
"The occurrence of death is no surprise to anyone, but in our modern society we rarely talk about it," Cotling told the Daily Mail. "I think that if we were more aware of our own expiration I’m sure we’d make better choices while we are alive."
Personally, even with that argument, I find the name of the product, "Happiness Watch," completely hilarious. Cotling says it's supposed to make us appreciate our life, since it's so short, but I doubt everyone will take it that way.
Sales will start next year, in April (2014), assuming the Kickstarter project bears fruit. The time you have left is determined based on a questionnaire about your medical history, after which you subtract your age ($25,000 / €18,404 / £15,500).