For many people, a moment without your phone or laptop in sight can feel like a lifetime.
But a terrifying model may encourage you to spend less time with your devices.
Researchers have created a grotesque model called ‘Mindy’, which they say provides a glimpse at what humans could look like in less than 800 years as a result of our reliance on technology.
With a hunched back, wide neck, clawed hand and even a second set of eyelids, Mindy ‘could be the human of 3000 and beyond’.
Mindy was created by Toll Free Forwarding as a way of visualising how technology affects our bodies.
‘We sourced scientific research and expert opinion on the subject, before working with a 3D designer to create a future human whose body has physically changed due to consistent use of smartphones, laptops, and other tech,’ it explained.
Years of looking down at our smartphones or up at computer screens will result in hunched posture, according to the model.
Meanwhile our hands will be permanently moulded into a claw shape after consistently gripping our smartphones.
Speaking to Toll Free Forwarding, Dr Nikola Djordjevic from Med Alert Help explained: ‘The way we hold our phones can cause strain in certain points of contact – causing “text claw”, which is known as cubital tunnel syndrome.’
As well as ‘text-claw’, humans could experience ‘smartphone elbow’ – a permanent 90-degree angle caused by the typical positioning of the arm when holding a device.
‘Keeping the elbow bent for a long time – most often, while holding your phone – can stretch the nerve behind the elbow and put pressure on it,’ Dr Djordjevic added.
