Two of the Peskiest Alarm Clocks Ever

Alarm clocks have been around for centuries and, once with the invention of their electric and electronic siblings, things went on and multiple alarms have been introduced, together with multiple other functions. And the snooze button, which can sometimes be a real enemy to your waking up needs, letting you sleep for some 5 or 10 minutes more and then making the alarm go off again, just as you have fallen into the deepest slumber and couldn't even hear a gunshot near your ear.

 

And because lots of people have had it with the somewhat friendly snooze button, clock manufacturers have been forced to come up with new ideas to have you really awaken at the preset time. The answer? Clocks that run out of your reach as their alarms go off!

 

The first one we will introduce to you must be hanged from the ceiling or from a wall even, but close to the ceiling nevertheless.

It comes with an attached cord tied to an automatic winch that reels the cord in as the alarm goes off, actually pulling the whole clock up and away from your grasp. In order to turn off the alarm you actually have to get up, reach for the ceiling (possibly from another piece of furniture), grab the annoying clock and hit the stop button.

Of course, there is a snooze function, but it makes no difference: if you wallop the clock it will enter snooze mode and climb higher so the next time the alarm goes off you're pretty much in the same place where you started from. Not recommended for use if your bedmate doesn't have to wake up at the same time as you; you can get it for less than $30, here.

 

The other super annoying alarm clock we'll be presenting to you today is the flying one. Yep, it's true, they did it! In this case, as the alarm goes off a rotor stationed in a special cradle of the clock will get a thorough spin and thanks to the lifting force of its propeller's blades it will fly across the room, eventually hitting something and changing direction. Of course, the spinning propeller has excellent odds of ending up in a remote corner or in a less accessible place, making retrieving it harder.

 

And by all means retrieve it you must, as the alarm won't stop unless you place the rotor back in its special cradle. Now it's most likely that you'll not go back to sleep after ransacking the room in search of the accursed rotor, and this spells efficiency in having you awaken. If you have a playful cat or dog you might see the end of the flying rotor sooner than you'd expect, though. This pesky alarm clock is only $22 here and this makes it a good gadget for pranks as well. Sleep tight!

 

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