Thursday, July 31, 2008

Bacon Alarm Clock anyone?

Tired of those EARitating alarm clock sounds? Those mind shattering snooze alerts?

I feel you.

It's so hard to wake up in the morning! Seriously, it takes a lot of will power to get up early and plan your day ahead. It's a talent...a skill! Thank God I have my ever reliable mom to be my morning alarm clock. And the best thing about it? My alarm clock is not repetitive. Not the same tone each and everyday! It depends if she's in a good or bad mood. *Love you mom! :)*

But...I can't pass on this one. The Wake N' Bacon alarm clock! Instead of hearing those annoying alarm clock sound and snooze alerts, it uses the smell of a cooked bacon to wake you up. Cool heaps! I want one...NOW! Want to know more? Click Click!



by Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini, Hsiao-huh Hsu

WHAT: An alarm clock that wakes you up with the smell and sizzle of cooking bacon.

WHY: No one likes to wake up, especially by an alarm. This clock gently wakes you up with the mouthwatering aroma of bacon, just like waking up on a Sunday morning to the smell of Mom cooking breakfast. Unless you're Jewish.

HOW: A frozen strip of bacon is placed in Wake n' Bacon the night before. Because there is a 10 minute cooking time, the clock is set to go off 10 minutes before the desired waking time. Once the alarm goes off, the clock it sends a signal to a small speaker to generate the alarm sound. We hacked the clock so that the signal is re-routed by a microchip that in responds by sending a signal to a relay that throws the switch to power two halogen lamps that slow-cook the bacon in about 10 minutes.




Thanks to J for introducing me to this scientific breakthrough! Hahaha!
Credits to Mathlete.

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