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Haven't you ever wondered... What was that shooting pain I just felt in my leg? Why is my eye twitching? Why does my left pinky knuckle hurt today? I have always wanted a device that could be worn on my body, perhaps something really small like an ipod shuffle sized thing, that you could look at whenever
you feel some oddball sensation and it would read out exactly what just occured in the body to create the oddball sensation. For instance, you are sitting in the car in the taco bell drive thru when you suddenly have a throbby pain in your earlobe. Check your MPI and it tells you that the aural nerve was temporarily overstimulated by a rush of negative high energy molecules caused by the voice of the pimply teenager who just took your order. Okay maybe it wouldn't be that specific. But it would give you a rating as to the seriousness of the pain you are feeling. Level 1 would be something like Stop Being Such a Puss, Level 5 being Get The Hell to the Doctor Now.
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Would the MPI tell you that a gnarly black beetle was gnawing on your ear? Because you could feel around and determine that, or at least determine the general bug on ear situation. |
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WIBNI [I'mGoingtoMarryJackWhite]. |
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I will say that AFTER the Taco Bell drive through, that what just
occurred iinside your body to cause the oddball sensation may
soon become both audible and olfactory. |
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I am sorry about your left pinky knuckle. |
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The device could function like a magic 8 ball giving random answers
that always seem plausible. |
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I like the idea and writing and idea name. The annotations were
correct and I must say they rather kindly said. Click Help for
detailed guidelines. Stick around! |
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While I was reading that, I felt a slight pinprick
sensation in my leg. I also have a bit of a pain in my
shoulder. I have no idea what caused either of them
nor the multitude of others unmentioned. Things like
this happen to me on a near-constant basis so I have
no choice but to bun this idea! |
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Maybe this is a particularly unpleasant form of synesthesia. |
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well, seeing as I am an artist and not a scientist of any sort except maybe of spreading oil paint around I don't really know how this gadget would work. I would think it would have to tie into your nervous system somehow. Uhhh...Maybe some sort of app where you just hold the phone up to your touble spot and it tells you what's wrong. That's seems entirely possible to me, as possible or plausible as any of the other amazing apps out there. Should I rename it Mystery Pain Identifier App? |
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I would rename it, right after you went and read the
help file, maybe? |
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Welcome to the 'bakery, [PreMrsWhite]. |
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We like "pondery thinky kinda gal"s here, but we also like mechanisms. |
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I'm not a doctor, but I do notice that when you go to a doctor, before selling you some pills, they usually do lots of stuff with blood tests and lifestyle questions, not necessarily in that order. They don't just point an ipod at you. |
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Processing data to come up with a diagnosis would be the easy part. (You and I couldn't do it, but it's easy in principle, assuming that you're willing to tolerate some errors). The hard part would be capturing the data, given that the primary sources are so disparate. What happens if the ipod has a hunch what might be wrong, but needs a stool sample to be sure? |
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[pertinax] To be fair [IGtMJW] doesn't say *where* on (or in) the body this thing is worn.
//negative high energy molecules//! Anyway, how does thins thing know where the pain is in your body, and how does it know why the pain happened? |
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[pertinax]//Processing data to come up with a diagnosis
would be the easy part ... The hard part would be capturing
the data, given that the primary sources are so disparate.//
That's really astute. |
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What would this device say if the misalignment of your underwear caused you to have "afternoon wood" and you are afraid to stand up to adjust your pants and "free" your member from being wedged between your leg and crotch? |
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Those pains are communication among our symbionts which
use our nervous system as a platform, so the best way to do
this is from within the nervous system, by being aware of,
and then sharing, as transparently as possible, the
information. Work with the bugs, be their vocal chords,
with your vocal chords! We are all one! |
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Doctors could use it and finally give real diagnostics. |
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Did she ever marry Jack White? |
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I thought “marrying Jack White” was a euphemism for going
on a cocaine bender. |
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