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World's Biggest Alarm Clock Shakes You Out of Bed

Posted by samzenpus on from the up-and-at-them dept.

tugfoigel writes "Built by "Kevin" for a contest, this computer-controlled alarm clock is touted as the world's largest. To be more specific, he 'mounted a large air cylinder to the head of [his] bed and a valve, controlled by a computer, which [he programmed] to wake [him] up in the morning.'"

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  1. The great Exhibition, London, 1851 by JerryQ · · Score: 2, Interesting

    One of the attractions in the 'Crystal Palace' was the 'Alarm Bed' which tipped you out of bed.

  2. While using an atomic clock may be novel... by exasperation · · Score: 2, Interesting

    bed shakers (or, more often, pillow vibrators) are very common devices for waking deaf people. Take a look here.

  3. Re:Been done and 10x better years ago by Bill+Dog · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Here's video for the #4 part of it! :)

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