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Happiness Hat like braces for your smile

Despite it's title, I don't think that this Happiness Hat by Lauren McCarthy is very jolly at all. Intended to help one train themselves to smile, it uses a bend sensor to detect if it's wearer is smiling, and then stabs them with a meta spike (!) if they aren't. I could easily imagine this being part of the official dress code in some creepy dystopian society. Interesting take on a personal augmentation device, though. [via core77]

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Posted by: phosphorious on October 28, 2009 at 1:35 PM

"The scalp-pokings will continue until morale improves."

I like it.

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Posted by: Anonymous on October 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM

Ned: OK, everybody, let's see some biiig smiles! [hooks descend on audience, forcing their cheeks apart] Just relax and let the hooks do their work.

http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F03.html

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Posted by: sinless on October 28, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Ok, am I the only person reminded of Paranoia? Are you happy citizen?

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Posted by: Andy L on October 28, 2009 at 2:42 PM

"Meta Spike"?

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Posted by: Gutierrez on October 28, 2009 at 3:01 PM

I'll teach ya' to be happy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe5j277hjxA

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Posted by: Earthbound01 on October 30, 2009 at 10:32 AM

The best part

is the creepy almost insectine rasp that the spike makes as it stabs you.

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