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This device on IndieGogo seems really promising: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-seal-wearable-swim-monitoring-and-drowning-detection-system?browse_v=old
by spullara 13y ago
This device on IndieGogo seems really promising:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-seal-wearable-swim-monitoring-and-drowning-detection-system?browse_v=old_no_dropdown http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-seal-wearable-swim-mon...
It is just too easy not to notice a drowning person, especially a child, even if they are right in front of you.
- rdl 13y agoHow does it work? I assume it's a water pressure sensor which requires more than a foot or two of water to activate, and some kind of timer, combined with the transmitter? (otherwise a collar doesn't really work -- I can keep my neck immersed in water all day and not drown...)
- pcrh 13y agoFrom another site [1], it seems as if it monitors the amount of time spent underwater, and is activated if this exceeds a preset amount of time. [1] http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/05/28/seal_system_indiegogo_campaign_is_raising_money_for_drowning_detection_technology.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/05/28/seal_syst...
- knowaveragejoe 13y agoThis seems like a great concept, but I'm curious as to how it works, how reliable/comfortable it is to wear, how it deals with false positives, and so on. The fundraiser page doesn't seem to address any of that.