Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
h a l f b a k e r y
Buy 1/4, get 1/4 free.

idea: add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random

meta: news, help, about, links, report a problem

account: browse anonymously, or get an account and write.

user:
pass:
register,


                   

Urinal Spectrophotometer

Imaging technology is getting cheaper, let's use it for diagnostics
  (+11)(+11)
(+11)
  [vote for,
against]

Your pee can tell you a lot about you. There's a variety of things that should be in it, and a lot that shouldn't. Now, A lot of those things are detectable by their absorbance spectra. For example, urea has a nice characteristic UV absorbance spectrum. If that absorbance is a little high, the urinal will discreetly tell you that you're a little dehydrated. Ketone bodies and glucose both have IR signatures. Similarly, these abnormal values in these areas can be displayed on a little screen. Proteins have a pretty strong absorbance in UV on account of their tryptophan content... also, conductivity can give limited information about salts.

So, basically, display a range of parameters on your pee on a little screen.

bs0u0155, Apr 24 2014

partially inspired by Urinal_20Dehydration_20Alert
[bs0u0155, Apr 24 2014]

Google Toilet https://www.youtube...watch?v=GLoVtbKL1fk
reminded me of this [sophocles, Apr 26 2014]

Baked in China https://www.oddityc...ests-for-a-fee.html
[bs0u0155, Nov 16 2023]


Please log in.
If you're not logged in, you can see what this page looks like, but you will not be able to add anything.



Annotation:







       Good idea but does the notification have to be discreet? Loud klaxons and bright flashing lights in the wee hours (get it?) would act as a deterrent to you ever allowing yourself to become dehydrated plus, if startling enough, provide an opportunity for a subsequent stool analysis.
AusCan531, Apr 24 2014
  

       Hell throw in a drug screen and you're all set. +
blissmiss, Apr 24 2014
  

       + and a pregnancy test. (presumably for the women)
xandram, Apr 25 2014
  

       Most drug screens and certainly pregnancy tests are antibody based, and therefore a bit of a one-shot deal. Not really amenable to significant throughput.
bs0u0155, Apr 25 2014
  

       Ever heard of the Google Toilet? (see link). It's a 5 year old joke, but very relevant to this idea.
sophocles, Apr 26 2014
  

       + to sphocles. Thanks!
pashute, Apr 26 2014
  


 

back: main index

business  computer  culture  fashion  food  halfbakery  home  other  product  public  science  sport  vehicle