The case is made of stainless steel and weighs 6 pounds, approximately 2.7 kg. It is heavier than a Macbook Pro laptop. To add to the shock, it comprises two pieces that need to be screwed together with the phone
The phone case has two pieces to be assembled
People love to decorate their phones — if it is with them the entire day, of course it has to look as attractive as their other accessories. They get cool phone cases and phone charms; stylise their phones according to their own aesthetic. That, however, was not the motive behind a new, “heavy-duty” phone case designed by Matter Neuroscience, a start-up based in the US.
The case is made of stainless steel and weighs 6 pounds, approximately 2.7 kg. It is heavier than a Macbook Pro laptop. To add to the shock, it comprises two pieces that need to be screwed together with the phone. Their purpose was to try and cause an overall reduction in smart phone usage and screentime, but the sheer inconvenience has perhaps put people off trying it at all.
This smartphone case weighs 2.7 kg. Pics/ODDITYCENTRAL
The creators have ensured that the case does not fit in your pocket, thus reducing the number of times that you will take it out and check it. The physical fatigue from the weight naturally reminds everyone to put the phone down, unless someone’s a huge gym bro and loves to pick up weights all the time.
The phone case is currently in its crowdfunding stage on Kickstarter, and people can preorder it for $210, which is around R17,000. It is a huge price but, hey, smart phone addicts should absolutely get it to battle their addiction.
Rs 17,000
Cost of the phone case
Child sup(paw)rt
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Diet water?
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Japanese company Suntory has launched a new special water. It looks just like regular water, but the company claims that it is functional food, which means that it has health benefits. Special water is aimed towards people who work for long hours in the office and those with irregular lifestyles. It contains a small-molecule metabolite derived from fermented rice bran that can help reduce abdominal fat, especially visceral fat.
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