This chair will self-destruct in eight sits
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An Arduino-based mechanism attached to a contact switch keeps track of how many times someone sits on it and knocks on the wood each time they get up, indicating the number of uses left
After eight people have sat on it, the mechanism triggers a self-destruct system, which heats the wire until each joint melts and breaks away
The team built the chair over a period of 48 hours as part of The Deconstruction, a competition aimed at fostering creativity and collaboration
After an initial attempt involving charges made of gunpowder proved to be ineffective (and dangerous), the team settled on a design with each piece of the chair held together using wax joints fitted with nichrome wire
After eight people have sat on it, the mechanism triggers a self-destruct system, which heats the wire until each joint melts and breaks away
A team in Switzerland recently built the "DRM Chair," which is rigged with a counter that triggers it to fall to pieces after being sat on eight times
After an initial attempt involving charges made of gunpowder proved to be ineffective (and dangerous), the team settled on a design with each piece of the chair held together using wax joints fitted with nichrome wire
An Arduino-based mechanism attached to a contact switch keeps track of how many times someone sits on it and knocks on the wood each time they get up, indicating the number of uses left
The "DRM Chair" is rigged with a counter that triggers it to fall to pieces after being sat on eight times
Article Summary
What if the concept of disabling a product after certain conditions are met wasn't just restricted to digital goods? That's the idea that a design team in Switzerland decided to explore with the "DRM Chair," a piece of furniture rigged to fall apart after being sat on eight times.
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