In case you've never heard of it (and if you're happily married, you probably haven't), a hot commodity in the online dating world is the smartphone app Tinder. It's got a lot going for it: Tinder simplifies the matchmaking process drastically, making it super easy to meet people that live near you.
It works like this: Tinder sees your physical location, finds other Tinder users near you, and sends you photos of those individuals in a slideshow. You "Like" or "Pass" on a photo, and then swipe right to see the next person. If you Like a person who Likes you back then you have a Match, which enables you to make direct contact.
The more you swipe to the right, the more potential matches you get. If you live in a huge metro like New York City or Los Angeles, you could have a virtually endless parade of photos to view.
But you know...all that swiping is just too much work, am I right?. You have to actually put your finger on the screen and drag it all the way across. What are we, barbarians? Who has the time or energy for that kind of manual labor?
An engineer named James Befurt has solved this conundrum as only an electronics mastermind can: he built a robot to endlessly swipe for him.
Look at that thing go.
Dude is Tindering like a boss. (Yes, "Tindering" is a word. It is now. Because I said so. Shut up, you're just mad you didn't think of it first.) Now he can multitask his Tinder time alongside other important activities. Like Minecraft.
No word on how his romantic prospects feel about being brushed aside by a robot. Ladies? What do you think? Do you find this ingenuity clever? Or insulting?
Here's Mr. Befurt's original video.
