I am worth $6.63, precisely

 Posted by on 23 March 2009  Modern Life
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I know this because my barcode tells me so:

barcode

Barcode Yourself is a complete, interactive experience in the series of barcode art, created using the personalized data of participants. Enter an individual’s gender, weight, height, age and location, and the barcode is formed using real-world data.

It is here, within the confines of an American obsession with “worth,” in which the fun begins. Instead of shoes, we can try on another person’s barcode. Become a male, 33 years old from Luxembourg, with a perfect body. Congratulations, you’re a crisp 10-dollar bill. A teenage girl in Monaco: $5.25. To be scanned for $4.79, you have to be a 40-year old female living in Canada.

You can also email the guy your address and he’ll send you out a real postcard! Free things from the Internet, yay!

Grant Hamilton

  • http://www.barcodeart.com Scott Blake

    Thanks for showing an interest in my Barcode Art.

  • http://www.absurdintellectual.com/ Amy Breen

    I am worth $4.67. But I have an inflated sense of self, so I must really be around $20.

  • Colin Corneau

    $6.50 !

    I can buy a froo-froo coffee at Starbucks and have small change left over, based on my worth as a human being.

    Now that’s positive reinforcement…