Work minimum wage
This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York. This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little theyre earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.
It`s a grind but is it a living?
There would be a metaphorical line of billions of people waiting to turn that crank. I know someone who cleans houses for 20 ARS per hour. That is about $1.35 USD. Now that is in Argentina. She is happy though because I told her how much people who type in captchas for bitcoin in faucets make. :)
Wonderful