The Incredible Disappearing Barcode

squadMCU — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 04:55:20 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by squadMCU on 10/8/2021 4:55:20 AM

It's happened to most of us (some more often than others): You bite into an

apple/pear/cucumber only to find that the perfectly ripe fruit or vegetable you

picked up at the store two days ago is not exactly ripe but is rather disgusting.

According to Treehugger, designers at Yanko Designs are developing a new

barcode that will make that unpleasant experience a thing of the past:

A group of designers have decided that there's got to be a better way to find the fresh-

est produce in a supermarket. Rather than trust your own senses, they think a fading

barcode is the right solution. They've come up with a barcode that starts off as a usual

barcode, then slowly fades along with the product's freshness. Not only would you be

able to see which fruits and veggies have just been delivered, but when the barcode

is nonexistent, that indicates to the store that it's time to toss the product rather than sell it.

I'm absolutely no good at picking out which produce is good and which is a day

from being garbage, so the barcode sounds like it might be helpful, assuming

grocery stores use it correctly. Of course, for those with access to a farmers market

or personal garden, getting fruits and vegetables from either will increase that

fresh food guarantee exponentially, rendering the barcode slightly unnecessary.

Source: good.is

Tags: barcode, barcode_scaner