Paper Scale
This was bound to happen but Duck Image Studio is the first (that we know of) to apply paper electronic technology to a scale. The ultra thin flexible scale combines a pressure sensing sheet that relays information to an e-paper display. It’s waterproof, easy to clean, and can be rolled up for storage.
In this particular example the technology is kept small in the form of a traditional scale but imagine a large bath mat or even floor tiles. Of course I’m not sure I’d want to know how much I weighed every time I stepped into the bathroom. This thing will only further solidify Americans are overweight and dammit I’m not ready to deal with my weight issues. Now excuse me while I eat my morning cinnamon bun.
Designer: Duck Image Studio
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Is it wrong I have weighted myself before using the bathroom, and then right after? I always wonder if those futuristic Japan Toilets do that. I know I read that some of them sample your fluids for analysis. I can see problems with this scale in the fact that bathroom floors aren’t always clean, and could lead to rippage.
It can’t be practical because it would have to rely on strain gauges to measure weight.
You would need a minimum of 3 SG’s, possibly more or a cantilever mechanical design to balance the load to measure. (Think of the glass scales)
On an even thinner design, the floor would play a crucial role in getting the right measurement….
Exactly.
I remember being surprised at the reading when I once accidentally weighed myself on a carpeted floor [using a regular electronic scale]…
Would be nice if practical.
I mean, the typical winter scene is you going half-asleep in the morning to your bathroom, kicking that freaking heavy cold metal scale with your little toe.
Think about a Wacom tablet. This is not revolutionary, just boring. Yawn.
When it comes to scales….the bigger….the better.