World's Biggest Alarm Clock Shakes You Out of Bed 100
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.'"
Re:OMG he has the biggest rig! (Score:3, Informative)
From what I heard the diameter is more important than the length...
Re:Wouldn't help (Score:3, Informative)
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? [thinkgeek.com] 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