Why Didn’t I Think Of That? Bacon Alarm Clock
No one likes to wake up, especially by an alarm.
The Wake n’ Bacon 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.
A frozen strip of bacon is placed in 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 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 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.
Photo by Matty Sallin.
cassy on August 1st, 2008 8:14 pm
Wow! this is something new, i wonder if after i wake up, i can also eat the bacon or i will return it to use for another day again.
Michael Scott on August 2nd, 2008 2:08 am
Jeez, I wish I had found this sooner! I love it!
It would have saved my foot from being “bacon” instead!
mcdamas on August 2nd, 2008 10:01 am
It’s greatly inspiring idea. I myself belong to those who find it difficult to easily wake or get up in the morning. I think I must give this idea a try.
Winning Startups on August 2nd, 2008 8:20 pm
Wouldn’t the bacon be rotten though by morning? Seems like a lot of work to remember to put a piece of bacon in your alarm clark every night.
jaeda on August 4th, 2008 8:25 pm
yeah.. esp if you had a very tiring day.. good thing if you still remember putting bacon in it, and i don’t think that makes me awake the next day . .
banquet manager on August 5th, 2008 6:21 am
It’s bad enough leaving the coffee in the automatic coffee pot the night before but leaving stinky bacon out all night… Phew!
So You Want To Be a Banquet Manager
Angela on August 5th, 2008 6:30 am
The article says it’s a frozen piece of bacon that is inserted. I would assume that being frozen would keep it fresh enough until it was cooked in the morning.
Melanie D. on August 24th, 2008 11:06 am
Wow. Good idea. This can really sell. Come to think of it, a nice smell of whatever’s cooking always wake me up without being irritated.
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