Ever regret buying a ticket to a comedy show that just wasn't funny?
Some day, you might not: the Teatreneu, a theater in Barcelona, Spain, has changed from charging for admission to charging by laugh. The theater has outfitted each of its seats with a front-facing iPad and PayPerLaugh, an app that uses facial recognition to detect smiles.
Every joke you smile at costs 0.30 euros (about $0.38), with a maximum charge of 24 euros per show (about $30).
The theater says that ticket prices have actually gone up as a result -- monetary proof that its productions are legitimately funny. Teatreneu says its system is being copied in other venues throughout Spain, too.
Would you prefer to pay by laugh?
- source: Engadget
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