Tuesday, 25 August 2009
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"Weird" Alarm Clocks That Can Wake The Dead
A friend of mine was recently grumbling about getting up in the morning. She was telling me that despite setting up a number of alarm clocks, she can never wake up in time for work. Clearly, she needs an alarm clock that can wake the dead. I got curious (again) and searched online for “unusual” alarm clocks that could rouse my friend.
Just as I had expected, there were definitely some interesting alarm clocks on the web. Out of them, I picked the six most appealing. And here they are:
1. Clocky alarm clock: This alarm clocks has two small wheels on each side. It runs and hides when you don’t wake up!! It works just like another normal alarm clock, but “if you hit the snooze button it jumps right off the night stand and cruises around your bedroom finding a place to hide. It can actually jump 3 feet! One it stops running, the alarm goes off and continues to blare till you get out of bed, find the alarm clock and shut it off.”
2. Puzzle alarm clock: “This clock shoots four pieces of a puzzle into the air when it goes off. In order to silence the alarm, you have to reassemble the puzzle on top of the alarm clock.”
3. Flying alarm clock: “The dratted propeller driven module of the flying Alarm Clock actually spins of the base unit each time the alarm goes off. The catch is, the noisy alarm won't turn off until you retrieve the propeller and place it back on the base. This means you have to get out of bed and search for the pesky propeller which may have landed anywhere.”
4. Sonic Bomb Clock: This "has an adjustable volume alarm with a maximum loudness of 113 decibels ( which is the equivalent of a power saw right next to your ear). If that's not enough to wake you up, you can also slip the bed shaker that comes with the alarm clock under your mattress to get you rocking early in the morning! If you have a penchant for more punishment, you can always hit the snooze button to repeat this torturous cycle of noise and discomfort.”
5. Carpet alarm clock: “In order to turn it off, you have to get up and step on it. If you really want to make it a challenge, place it far away from your bed.”
6. Shape up alarm clock: "This dumbbell-style alarm clock wants to start your day off right! Just set the alarm and in the morning it will buzz until you’ve done 30 reps."
Which do you think would wake you up in the morning? Do you know of any other “weird” alarm clocks?
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Comments (288)
Lol! Great post these are so funny! Especially the alarm clock with wheels!
That's freakish. Especially the jumping one.
wow, some of those would really suck if you had a really really messy room!
Lol, these would definitely work!
I've heard of a lamp alarm clock. Supposedly as it goes off, it will keep getting brighter until you finally get up. It's for people who can't sleep with light. These were pretty interesting.
haha awesome ...that carpet alarm clock is pretty clever :)
That's awesome lol XD
i like the first one, it looks cute. HAHA.
these are all too fun!! where can i get me one of these?
As long as my alarm clock is working (no black outs or anything), I place it across the room and it wakes me up whenever is needed.
However, some of these are wonderful inventions. I like the last one, since it motivates us to workout in the morning and to get it done. I'm assuming there are different weights for different abilities? The propeller and puzzle ones would be a pain if you lose a piece! Since the pieces themselves would not start buzzing.
There's some that have a series of bell tones that are supposed to wake you up naturally and harmoniously.
I like number 5 and 6! I think you can buy them online. There are different websites, so just google and you'll be able to find them! :)
Hmm...I'd probably get the carpet alarm and put it somewhere far away from my bed. That would definitely help me when I have to wake up at 5:45. The other ones would probably just really piss me off. Haha.
I've wanted a Clocky for a couple years now ever since I saw them on ThinkGeek.com.
Those other clocks are interesting, too. People are so creative.
those are all pretty cool. I had a roommate in college that would always over sleep for everything, she could have really used these. But then again if she had, I guess I would have always been snapped awake as well.
these are such great ideas! i have to get myself one of those :)
Haha! That's too funny! :)
those are definitely weird, and kind of cool all at the same time.
I feel like I can just do all of these alarm clock requirements and just go back to sleep xD!
..I think the dumbbell one would work for me. I'd have to set it 5 minutes earlier than my normal routine.
that would be a desaster cuz my room is a total mess i wanna have the weels one so cute it even jumps
hahah, crazy post. loved it.
i like the two wheels clock and puzzle alarm clock
but i dont think i really need something like this. i wake up with my alarm clock just fine =D
i like the carpet one
there's one my bf wants to make that makes you do simple math problems before it shuts up
Ah, the puzzle clock would certainly wake me up.
Pretty much all of these are from ThinkGeek... Just so everyone knows where to buy stuff.