Self-Service Appraisal Kiosk

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Self-Service Appraisal Kiosk

設置於超市、車站等處的頭髮收購機。使用者掃描證件後，將剪下的頭髮放入透明艙，機器檢測藥物、染劑與重金屬殘留並判定原料等級，約一分鐘後出價。接受後，機器列印一張估價單，載明重量、檢測結果、等級與金額，持單到店內櫃台即可領取現金。 標準等級每公克 3 元，染燙髮約 0.5 元。 多數人習慣在剪完頭髮後順路投入，一次短髮約可換得 30 元。金額不多，但把剪下的頭髮直接丟掉，會被視為浪費。不少人也把估價單上的檢測結果當成順便的健康檢查。不同業者的機器常並排設置，收購價因市場金額浮動。

A hair-buying machine installed in supermarkets, train stations and similar places. After scanning an ID, the user places freshly cut hair into a transparent chamber. The machine tests for drug, dye and heavy-metal residues, assigns a raw-material grade, and makes an offer in about a minute. Once the offer is accepted, the machine prints an appraisal slip listing the weight, test results, grade and amount; the slip is exchanged for cash at the store counter. Standard-grade hair fetches NT3pergram;dyedorpermedhair,aboutNT0.5. Most people drop their hair in on the way home from a haircut. A short trim brings in about NT$30. It is not much, but throwing cut hair away is considered wasteful. Many also treat the test results on the slip as a free health check along the way. Machines from different buyers often stand side by side, with prices that fluctuate with the market.

機器由民營的加工業者與收購業者設置，各家機型外觀相近，立式機身，外殼為白色與灰色，表面平整。 正面上方是螢幕，螢幕旁是證件掃描區與鏡頭，用來確認投入的頭髮屬於本人。中段為透明艙，放入頭髮、關上艙門後開始檢測，等待時看得見頭髮留在艙內。透明艙每次只收一人份，檢測結束後，頭髮直接送入機身內部，艙內恢復淨空。

Installed by private processors and hair buyers, the machines look much alike from one operator to the next: a free-standing body in white and grey with flat, even surfaces. The screen sits at the top of the front, with an ID scanner and camera beside it to confirm that the hair belongs to the person depositing it. In the middle is a transparent chamber; once the hair is placed inside and the door is closed, testing begins, and the hair stays visible in the chamber while the user waits. The chamber takes one person’s hair at a time. When testing is done, the hair is moved straight into the machine, and the chamber is left empty again.