World's Biggest Alarm Clock Shakes You Out of Bed

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.'"

Comments

Bzzzt Bang Crash

[skreeech]

From the picture it looks like it is going to wake his head up into a dresser.

Upon watching the video I was half right.

Wouldn't help

[Starlon]

I'd still roll over and fall back to sleep; and never remember the alarm going off. The only things that ever remotely worked were my sister growing up and Sepultura's Ratamahatta. Part of the latter was my kitten going nuts when it went off.

Re:Wouldn't help

[Nutria]

The only things that ever remotely worked were my sister growing up

That's disturbingly weird.

Re:Wouldn't help

[fractoid]

I'm not entirely sure it's ethical or legal for your sister to get you up, especially while growing up. O.o

Re:Wouldn't help

[MrKevvy]

re: "I use earplugs to sleep (best sleep ever!) and so I bought myself an alarm clock for deaf people with a vibration device that is put under the mattrass cover. It also has several really loud sounds and flashes that you can switch on as well if you like."

Could it be this one? It's the one I use too, for the same reason as the poster above: my eeevil subconscious would wake up first with a standard alarm clock and either turn it off or hit the snooze button repeatedly, so I would groggily wonder what happened when I woke up late. I put the shaker unit under my pillow, and having my head vibrate in unison with the loud beeping is unnerving enough that I completely wake up. If I'm stressed for time, I can get up with only a few hours sleep. It is the best alarm clock ever.

It also rather invalidates needing to shake the entire bed. Just the sleeper's head is sufficient. And putting the shaker down one's PJ's provides a wake-up desired by yet another poster above. :^p

In soviet russia

[interkin3tic]

In soviet Russia, clock alarms YOU!

In soviet russia

[Mhtsos]

"The hay" hits YOU !

Re:Ladies....

[Psychotria]

[Ladies...] can you imagine living with this guy?

Yeah, I agree. Much better to sleep with me.

I saw this 25 years ago

[Megahard]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)

My Wife's Comment

[iron-kurton]

"Did you notice it's a twin bed?"

Re:My Wife's Comment

[Nutria]

Yup. And he said, "Hi, Mom!".

There's no way he's passing on his genes.

Re:My Wife's Comment

[kazade84]

Smart?! The guy just lied on a bed that hits his head repeatedly until it hurts and he's done the same thing every morning for 4 years! :p

Re:News?

[Nutria]

That's not a kid. He's in his late 20's or maybe even 30's.

OMG he has the biggest rig!

[thatkid_2002]

He has a big [pneumatic] rig.

Remember it is the size of the cylinder that counts!

...Hang on...
Get your mind out of the gutter!

Re:OMG he has the biggest rig!

[Opportunist]

From what I heard the diameter is more important than the length...

Missed His Mark

[VaticDart]

Leave it to a geek to invent the greatest sex bed the world has ever seen and then use it to jostle his brain into jelly in order to wake up in the morning.

Re:Missed His Mark

[2obvious4u]

Don't they have the same thing at the local motel for a quarter?

Re:Missed His Mark

[Beardo the Bearded]

Yes, that was invented by John Houghtaling, who passed away last month at the age of 92.

The casue of death was a head injury after a fall.

Gun O'Clock

[The Real Toad King]

This is nice and all, but I still prefer Gun O'Clock.

Re:News?

[iamapizza]

Big deal, there's an app for that on the Jesus Phone.

The great Exhibition, London, 1851

[JerryQ]

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

While using an atomic clock may be novel...

[exasperation]

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

Re:News?

[Antidamage]

There is no way he's getting laid twice.

A thought on waking up...

[Cryacin]

There are two ways to wake up in the morning.

1. The sun gently rolling its warmth over the mountains, gently caressing your face and rousing your subtly to start your day.

2. A tiger jumping out of the bushes.


I wonder which one this is?

Re:A thought on waking up...

[kongit]

There is a third way: having to go piss.

Re:A thought on waking up...

[Antidamage]

What does waking up have to do with that?

Believe you me, I don't get laid twice either.

Re:A thought on waking up...

[Zero__Kelvin]

There is a third way: having to go piss.

I'm over forty. That is the first and only way for me you insensitive clod!

Re:Been done and 10x better years ago

[Bill Dog]

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

Hmmm - damaging

[stupid_is]

Two things - firstly, I can't imagine the bed structure standing up to a whole lot of abuse of this nature. The vid claims he's used this for 3 years, but I wonder how many beds it's broken.

Secondly, and more significantly, that kind of vigorous bashing about is not good for brain cells. 3 years of this, 5 days a week at least, can't have done him much good.

Ho hum - mildly clever to put it all together, but a dumb idea overall

Re:Double loser

[TapeCutter]

At my age sex is hard work. With this invention you can sit her on top and let the machine do the work, when your done just let go.

Wallace and Grommit did it better

[wisebabo]

I seem to remember Wallace's bed not only (sort of) waking him but dressing him and plopping him down for breakfast (toast, jelly and CHEESE!). It worked most of the time. Of course they are just clay figurines so maybe this isn't a valid comparison.