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The World's Most Devious Alarm Clock

Posted by Hemos on from the snooze-bar-with-a-mallet dept.

wired_parrot writes "If you have trouble waking up, try this: MIT media lab has created an alarm clock that, when you press the snooze bar, runs off into a corner, a different hiding place every day. Try hitting the snooze bar again now!"

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  1. I already have a good solution by WormholeFiend · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Programmable automatic coffee maker.

    The smell of fresh brewed coffee makes me want to get out of bed to get my fix.

  2. Snooze buttons waste time by khrtt · · Score: 3, Insightful

    My usual method is, set the alarm so late I can barely make it even if I don't snooze. Then I won't have any illusions about using the snooze button. Plus, I get maximum sleep.

    And if it turns out to be not enough sleep, I just sleep through the alarm anyways. And if I'm late, I'm late, and it doesn't matter if you're late by 10 minutes or 2 hours - I still have to lie about dog ate my homework, or buy new plane tickets, or whatever, right?

    Life is short. I don't have time for snooze buttons.

  3. Hey, it's much bettter... by marcus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...to have your girlfriend wake you in the morning. No alarm clock needed, nor snooze button. She knows how to get me up.

    Yes, I stand up and face the day with a smile.

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