Pure genius

[B40]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._alarmclock_dc

I've always wanted something like this...

I've tried putting my alarm clock as far as possible from my bed, so it forces me to get up to turn it off...

Also seems when I get a new alarm clock, for the first 1-2 weeks it'll wake me up, but then I sort of get "immune" to the alarm and am able to sleep through it.

In 1st year of college, me and my roomie shared a room, funniest thing would be both our alarms going off at full blast and we'd both be sleeping through it

Not really a problem for me now though since I wake up whenever I want. Haven't used an alarm clock for awhile now

[tlamm]

I just get up when the alarm goes off (if i'm not already up)... I would guess any one that could benifit from this, would kill it within a few days..

[B40]

I just get up when the alarm goes off (if i'm not already up)... I would guess any one that could benifit from this, would kill it within a few days..

I have a problem waking up sometimes. I can literally sleep for hours, just snoozing or turning off the alarm clock.

Usually, procrastinating and just saying 5 more mins makes me late for appointments. If I'm not late, I'm in a mad rush getting ready, which can be quite stressful

[kingsley]

Not really a problem for me now though since I wake up whenever I want. Haven't used an alarm clock for awhile now

Hey, yeah? You can do that? How does it work?

[B40]

Hey, yeah? You can do that? How does it work?

I meant I don't work, so I don't have to wake up in the mornings, I just sleep until whenever

[kingsley]

I meant I don't work, so I don't have to wake up in the mornings, I just sleep until whenever

Ohh....
What a downer, I thought you meant you can set your internal chronometer to wake you up whenever you want. Like Kramer

[B40]

Ohh....
What a downer, I thought you meant you can set your internal chronometer to wake you up whenever you want. Like Kramer

Hehe yea, I read it again and realized the wording may have been off. Although I did try the sleeping thing Kramer went on, sleep 20 mins every 4 hours hehe...did it for about 36-48 hours then stopped, it was too tough to stay on. But towards the end, it was working perfectly, I would lay down for a nap and instantly be in REM state, and 20 mins later I'd wake up. The last time, I woke up literally seconds before my alarm was set to go off. And those lucid dreams were incredible!

[B40]

Here's a link to what I was talking about...I actually tried/heard of it before I saw it on Seinfeld
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=892542

[felix]

Wow, that's awesome! I definitely don't need such a thing (I'm a light sleeper) but it should be really useful. Hope they come out with a nicer looking one (rubber instead of fur?) with full features like call display, telephone, etc.

[ronny1980]

Im pretty good at waking up myself...

I remember back in the days of highschool I would use an alarm clock for the first week of school set at 7:30am.

A week later I wouldnt need the alarm clock anymore. I would wake up @7:30 on the dot myself.

[kingsley]

Here's a link to what I was talking about...I actually tried/heard of it before I saw it on Seinfeld
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=892542

I would totally do this if I lived on res. Sounds really cool.

Funny lines:
"Days 3-5, if you like to meditate, now's the time. For one thing, with twenty-two waking hours per day, you're gonna run out of things to do by this time."

'For me, the last nail in the coffin was realizing that I simply could not do anything requiring more than four hours of concerted effort all at once. This precluded quite a bit of social interaction, made work and school a bit hard to deal with, and made me feel pretty dumb. "Oh, I'd love to go with you, but I have to go take a nap."'

[guest10586]

"the university is helping her sort out intellectual property issues on the runaway clock."

A friendly way of saying they want a cut of whatever she does with it. Even though it seems like her idea.

[grant]

Hehe yea, I read it again and realized the wording may have been off. Although I did try the sleeping thing Kramer went on, sleep 20 mins every 4 hours hehe...did it for about 36-48 hours then stopped, it was too tough to stay on. But towards the end, it was working perfectly, I would lay down for a nap and instantly be in REM state, and 20 mins later I'd wake up. The last time, I woke up literally seconds before my alarm was set to go off. And those lucid dreams were incredible!

that sounds weird, i thought it was just some made up nonsense on TV... do people actually do that?

2 nights ago stayed awake through the entire night... and then last night I slept 12 hours... so i dunno if i should be tired or not

[devious9191]

I use a two alarm system. One in the bedroom with time for 2 snoozes set. One in the living room with the 'must wake up time'. By the time I get all the way up to go shut that one off, I'm usuallly good to go.