KM4RT Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Millions of people around the world are type 1 diabetics. Most of them are otherwise healthy, and enjoy a perfectly normal life if they are disciplined enough to keep their blood sugar level constantly under check. James Gilpin, who recently graduated from Design Interactions in London, suffers from type 1 diabetes. He has used his own experience of the condition to explore but also discuss the consequences of using science to alter our bodies' abilities. The designer's project, Gilpin Family Whisky, is inspired by the fact that large amounts of sugar are excreted on a daily basis by diabetic patients -especially older people- who don't have adequate control of their sugar levels. Processing old people's urine to produce whisky of high economic value is not a scheme sponsored by the government to solve Britain's looming pension crisis, it is the starting point for a discussion with health care professionals about the everyday problems caused by diabetes. Interesting. http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2010/08/gilpin-family-whisky.php http://www.jamesgilpin.com/gilpinfamilywhis.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Break '92 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Should have named it Gilpin Family Whizzky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdot Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Pour me a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 great article but me and the old ball and chain prefer jenkem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Wait, what?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 diabetic piss liquor, duh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 :huh: :yuck: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Rich people trying to get piss poor, what has this world come to. Trying to serve me that whiskey would piss me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I wonder how much money he pissed away investing in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUST THE TIP Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 my new favorite whiskey, and worth every cent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmbfan Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 i heard it's mostly piss and vinegar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 sounds very a-pee-ling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Oh, so urine to drinking that stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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