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DRM Chair Self-Destructs After 8 Uses

Posted by samzenpus on from the collapsing-comfort dept.

unts writes "Taking DRM further than it's gone before, a group of designers have built a DRM'd chair that will melt its own joints and destroy itself after 8 uses. The chair uses an Arduino and sensors to monitor the number of uses, then triggers the melting of a set of joints that hold it together, making the product unusable without some carpentry skills. The video of device at work is both amusing and a little disconcerting."

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  1. This might be... by fyngyrz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...excellent for congress.

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    1. Re:This might be... by splutty · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I think in congress you might want to melt the occupants after 8 uses, not the chair.

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  2. Re:!DRM by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is called Planned Obsolescence

    No, this is Programmed obsolescence. Planned obsolescence depends on statistics. This is much more reliable, and should really help with the spreadsheets.

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  3. Re:How's this DRM? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And it's a good metaphor for DRM. It costs more to make, because this chair has a microprocessor. That cost gets passed on to the consumer, yet makes the product less valuable to them.

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