Taking a page from the Baby Translator invented by Homer Simpson’s half-brother Herb Powell, the $100 “Why Cry Baby Analyzer” attempts to help parents figure out what their wailing bundle of joy is so upset about. While not as accurate as the Baby Translator from the Simpsons (”I have soiled myself… how embarrassing”) the WCBA can apparently detect the following dispositions: hungry, bored, annoyed, sleepy, and stressed.
So does it work? Who knows? One thing’s for sure, though, only the “hungry” setting really necessitates any serious action. If I were a parent, I’d be a bit put off by a “bored” reading.
Oh, you’re bored? You sit around and consume resources all day without recontributing to the family’s economic bottom line. Shall I turn on the Teletubbies for you? High definition or standard?
Oh my, you’re annoyed? I’ll try to be more quiet when getting ready in the morning. You’ve got a long day of crapping your pants and sleeping, after all. My apologies!
Why Cry Baby Analyzer [ThinkGeek.com]
Heh…my reaction was the same, and how in the world can a gadget like this tell a bored cry from a hungry cry? Sounds gimmicky to me.
That last two paragraphs are written perfectly, they made me laugh.
I don’t really know what to think of inventions like this. On the one hand I don’t believe they can be accurate for every single baby, they’re not clones after all, and that do parents really need them?
On the other hand, there are those who a good parents but still can’t work out what their baby wants, because let’s face it babies are fickle creatures.
Not that I can really comment, having not had children yet. I think I’ll hang on to the years of laughing at inventions like this while I can.
LOL they were absolutely spot on. I lol’d.
Hahah I love this. Funny thing is I was visiting my infant neice today and the whole day she was either crying or making a fuss. And I kept thinking jeez only if there was something to read her mind and like magic this thing pops. Hilarious. Last two paragraphs are gold.
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