One For You Heavy Sleepers...

[Mr Jones]

The Alarm That Can Wake The Dead
Or at least very very deep sleeper, i.e. Students.

I usually wake up with just a normal alarm beep or when people walk pass / close to me I can sometimes just jump off my bed and think something's wrong. My little brother however, can sleep through a hurricane.

The only thing I see this item failing is to sound like a fire alarm, student's wouldn't be able to use it in Halls (as it might sound like the official fire alarm)

What do you think?
Would YOU want one or perhaps a Gift for someone

 

[Muffin`]

I'd leave it on the desk of an employee who is consistently late.

 

[Vasquez]

I'd leave it on the desk of an employee who is consistently late.

so evil.

 

[Fiocca]

I'm allways late for work because i can't wake up so got me one of these last week.http://www.firebox.com/index.html?d...ct&pid=1681&src_t=cat&src_id=gadgets&aff=1272

It's really good but i even sleep through that too. Think i need a gong!

EDIT: Check out the vids at the bottom of the link.

 

[Muffin`]

I'm allways late for work because i can't wake up so got me one of these last week.http://www.firebox.com/index.html?d...ct&pid=1681&src_t=cat&src_id=gadgets&aff=1272

It's really good but i even sleep through that too. Think i need a gong!

Does it smack you in the face?

 

[Mr Jones]

I'm allways late for work because i can't wake up so got me one of these last week.http://www.firebox.com/index.html?d...ct&pid=1681&src_t=cat&src_id=gadgets&aff=1272

It's really good but i even sleep through that too. Think i need a gong!

I'd pity your neighbour if a gong wouldn't work...

Does it smack you in the face?

I thought that too but apparent it flies away and you need to find it to shut that alarm off - no other means otherwise - apart from thrashing it into the nearest wall

 

[Guy]

Anyone else think this would give some one a heart attack in their sleep?

 

[Nazca]

I'm a heavy sleeper. Hate getting up. But even these clocks won't work. Because all I'll do is get up turn it off and go back to bed to wake up at 3pm and miss a whole days worth of lectures.

 

[Mr Jones]

Anyone else think this would give some one a heart attack in their sleep?

More concerned about ear-aches and deafness than a cardiac arrest...

 

[Muffin`]

I thought that too but apparent it flies away and you need to find it to shut that alarm off - no other means otherwise - apart from thrashing it into the nearest wall

Ah genius, but unfortunately I have a Mezzanine, so it would go down stairs and I would have to end it's existence too.

 

[Moredhel]

Loudest alarm I've heard was when they tested the air raid sirens (they do yearly) when I was living in Cyprus. That was LOUD.

 

[Mr Jones]

Loudest alarm I've heard was when they tested the air raid sirens (they do yearly) when I was living in Cyprus. That was LOUD.

We use to get them back in Singapore, it isn't as bad as how you've described from Cyprus, it was Loud but sitting close to a TV is louder imo.

 

[banja]

I'm a heavy sleeper. Hate getting up. But even these clocks won't work. Because all I'll do is get up turn it off and go back to bed to wake up at 3pm and miss a whole days worth of lectures.

You should get one of those plug timers. Set your downstairs Hi-Fi at full blast, Nepalm Death or something, then set the timer on it to go off one minute after your alarm clock. It'll force you to get up. Either that, or you and your whole street will be in for a shock.

 

[Fiocca]

Does it smack you in the face?

No it flies into the air, but being the tit that i am i must admit to aiming it at my face on purpose....and it bloody hurts!

 

[Glaucus]

It has the same problem with all alarms I can switch it of and fall back to sleep.

 

[sniffy]

That flying one is sweet. My room is full stuff though so it will probably land behind my desk or somewhere equally awkward to get to.

I was having problems getting up in the morning so I programmed an alarm clock to play the smurfs theme. It just instils pure hatred first thing in the morning which gets me out of that zombie mode. I think I'm going to change it to a screaming baby.

 

[Aod]

It has the same problem with all alarms I can switch it of and fall back to sleep.

same here.

i have this idea for an Alarm Clock with a 9 digit keypad on the top.
when the alarm goes off it flashes a randomly generated 4 digit code (using the main 7-segment display) that changes every time the alarm goes off, which you have to enter to turn the alarm off. i reckon it would force you to wake up to turn it off (requires cognitive function)

what do you guys think?

 

[Glaucus]

^^^^

I reckon that's a fantastic idea.

 

[sniffy]

what do you guys think?

I've been in a similar thread with you before and you mentioned it. It's a great idea. My alarm clock uses simple math questions to turn off Saying that, you can just close the program at the moment hehe so I need to sort that out! The actual sound output is what wakes me up at the moment. The combination of annoying sound and some thought process is a deadly alarm clock combo!

 

[Mr Jones]

same here.

i have this idea for an Alarm Clock with a 9 digit keypad on the top.
when the alarm goes off it flashes a randomly generated 4 digit code (using the main 7-segment display) that changes every time the alarm goes off, which you have to enter to turn the alarm off. i reckon it would force you to wake up to turn it off (requires cognitive function)

what do you guys think?

Patent that idea, now!