The Object
A houseplant. Species doesn't really matter. Rigged with a soil moisture sensor and a small solar-powered speaker. The plant has gone from passive cohabitant to active complainant.
How It Behaves
The moisture sensor reads the soil. As the soil dries, the plant escalates:
- Damp. Silent.
- Drying. Occasional whining noises.
- Dry. Profanity, mounting.
- Bone dry. The foulest language available, sustained, with feeling.
Water it and the sensor reads damp again. The plant goes quiet. Until next time.
The Power Source
Solar. That's the whole point. The plant never runs out of complaining battery. There is no waiting it out. There is only watering it.
What It Argues
Plants don't have voices, which is why they get neglected. Give them voices. Give them foul voices. And watch how fast people start watering them. The plant doesn't need more advocacy. It needs better leverage.
Status
Built.