Wristwatches and Cellphones

Wristwatches and cellphones .
Andre Willers
27 Jan 2011

Synopsis :
Wristwatches are being superseded by cellphones for electronic time .
Major epidemic effects of various flu's become less likely !
Cellphones are more powerful in disease prevention than straps by an estimated factor of five .

Discussion :
See
http://andreswhy.blogspot.com "Wrist-watch straps and disease protection."

According to market surveys , the most likely person wearing a wristwatch in the UK is a female over 50 .

What is going on ?

Younger generations see no need to duplicate expense by having both a watch purely for time and a cellphone . The cellphone has higher priority .

But they keep it in their sweaty little hands , and dislike lending it out .

Infectious agents lurking in the crevices of the keys and on the surface of the cellphone reinfect the hands directly and immediately even after washing the hands .

This is beneficial , unless the person is in some pesthole . In which case , the phone should be incinerated . It cannot be disinfected without destroying it .

The reinfection is specific to the individual , because of the reluctance to let other persons use it .

Prophylactic measures :
In case of an epidemic , spray cellphones with the vaccine or incinerate it .
Never mind the persons . Concentrate on the cellphones .

This will work even in Africa . See very large percentage of cellphone users .
Furthermore , cellphone users will tend to be the most mobile population group . Hence the most likely disease vector . Hence the most bangs-for-buck intervention .

Malaria .
I can't resist this .
Mosquitoes are sensitive to certain low-energy sound frequencies . Apps can be downloaded to cellphones from the Service Provider that gives a continual hum at these sensitive frequencies while the phone is switched on . Significant reduction in malarial transmissions can be achieved .
Something for the Gates Foundation .

This is an example of a society deeper into the Singularity enforcing it's ideas upon a less advanced society . The case is compelling . But is it the only option ?

This is the sort of question you guys will have to answer .

Interesting aside :

I got interested in this because my local pharmacy was offering Swatch analogue watches (no electronics , old style mechanical wind-up) with stylish memory-metal wrist-bands . Looking at the mark-ups , I had to conclude that they were making mechanical watches at lower costs than electronic watches . How ?
Chaotic manufacture springs to mind . But I can find nothing on the internet .

If commercial micro-manufacture has surpassed electronic manufacture , we are indeed in for interesting times .

Interestingly yours
Andre