Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Wilting Flower Guilts You into Using Less Power


There's no better way to modify a behavior than to make a person feel guilty about it, right? Well, maybe not, but Carl Smith in England has designed a home gadget that's going to do it anyway -- he wants to make you feel guilty about how much electricity you're using on a daily basis.

It's a wilting flower, and I can't help but kinda like it. You connect it wirelessly to your home's electric system and then try to keep it "healthy" by not using too many electric appliances at once. When the electricity flow is low the flower stands up tall and open and glows a pretty hue of blue/green, but when levels start to rise the flower starts to wilt and changes to orange, red, and finally purple (as it's totally hung over and closed) before going out and "dying" completely.

Of course you can revive it again, if you're not too depressed.

[via DVICE]

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