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The Weekly Poll March 12th, 2007

#1 Split Infinity

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 07:31 AM

http://www.newlaunches.com/entry_images/0306/20/puzzle_clock.jpg

This is the Puzzle Clock, as voted by Newlaunches.com as the weirdest yet most effective alarm clock. When the alarm starts ringing, the pieces are shot into the air, and the alarm will not stop until all the pieces are found and are slotted back into their correct positions. Wacky.

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#2 I'm Always BROKE

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 08:12 AM

Ohh God I'd NEVER in my life buy such a puzzle clock! I would totally freak out if I had to make a puzzle in the beginning of the morning. A cup of coffee is more effective...

An alarm clock poll... Now I've seen everything! :( Random, but a good choice. I've got a digital clock and it works pretty well. I don't think I've got more words left about a clock, sorry. =/

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 11:36 AM

I'd probably throw it aganist the wall and continue my dream :(
I picked biological + sometimes my mother though not too often because mostly I get up before her.

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 12:20 PM

My mobile phone wakes me up in the mornings. Unfortunately, I can't vote, since you forgot to put that option in the poll...

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 03:10 PM

I don't think solving a puzzle to stop an alarm clock would brighten my mood up on a Monday morning.
I have a digital alarm but I don't use it due to my freaky body clock which will always wake me up as early as possible, especially at the weekend. :(
Oddly though, I was always the last up when we were in Florida.

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 03:28 PM

Aquamarine, on Mar 13 2007, 05:20 AM, said:

My mobile phone wakes me up in the mornings. Unfortunately, I can't vote, since you forgot to put that option in the poll...

That's why I included the 'Other' option, mate.

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 04:10 PM

Genious. Anyway, I have a CDplayer/radio/alarm that i use. It's pretty nice, my only complaint is that the display is blindingly bright...

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 04:24 PM

That puzzle clock... I want it. I want it badly. I probably couldn't even see it in the morning, but I want it. That is genius.

I have this piece of crap alarm clock that beeps so softly that I sometimes wonder why I keep it at all.

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 05:24 PM

I've got a digital alram clock that's as loud as your standard in home firealarm. I never use it though. Most of the time I end up wakeing up from either my mom comming in and wakeing me, or the sound of her and my sister getting ready in the morning. I chose digital though.

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 06:31 PM

I have a quick question about mp3 player alarm clocks -- do those actually require you having headphones on at the time of the alarm setting off? If so, how the heck can people stand to sleep like that?

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 03:28 PM

It would be pretty stupid if they required you to have the headphones on. Maybe they have a reproducer or something..

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 04:18 PM

I assume "Dad coming in and yelling at you at point blank range" counts as biological.

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 05:33 PM

I have an alarm that emits light into the room and gradually increases the brightness as time passes.

The laymen call it a window.

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 05:47 PM

Shikonaurum, on Mar 13 2007, 11:31 AM, said:

I tried it and they just fell out of my ears. It works better if you hook it up to some miniature speakers.

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 05:47 PM

For waking up, I rely primarily on a Digital Alarm clock (the alarm is actually the radio, and I usually set it to some music stations).

I also have a Digital Watch, but not one that I regularly use for alarm clocks.

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 06:27 PM

I've used my DS's alarm clock on vacation. Very convinient when you;ve forgotten your alarmclock. :D

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 08:31 PM

I sometimes use my vibrating alarm, but it scares the hell out of me in the mornings. Plus it plays this creepy little tune. It will never leave my mind.

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Posted 14 March 2007 - 10:34 AM

Mr.T, on Mar 14 2007, 12:27 AM, said:

I've used my DS's alarm clock on vacation. Very convinient when you;ve forgotten your alarmclock. :D

I had a similar system on holiday. I woke up in the middle of the night, turned the DS on, moved back as light filled the room, checked the time, realised that it would be light if it was time to get up, before finally going back to sleep.

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Posted 14 March 2007 - 03:24 PM

Seems like a somewhat arduous process for realizing that you should go back to sleep, does it not?

Never used my DS as an alarm; now I'm obliged to try. Go figure.

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Posted 14 March 2007 - 03:30 PM

I can pretty dim in the middle of the night though. :D

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Posted 14 March 2007 - 07:53 PM

Tough, it is bettwen my Cellphone and Digital Alarm clock, one rings after the other. I have a tendency to not wake up to my alarm clock in the moring no matter how LOUD I set it to be... >3>

My cell phone rings every 5 mins after the first ring to wake me up. :3

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Posted 14 March 2007 - 09:03 PM

Well I have this alarm clock that has batteries and 2 arrows. I think that you call it digical or I do not know. So I chose other.

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Posted 14 March 2007 - 09:41 PM

I think you might be referring to analog clocks.

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Posted 15 March 2007 - 12:47 AM

Digital clocks have an LCD screen that displays the time in numbers. It doesn't have a ring of numbers from 1 - 12 around the edge. I prefer digital myself, since it's quicker and easier to read.

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Posted 15 March 2007 - 07:09 AM

They usually have two arrows, called 'hands'. There's an hour hand, a minute hand and oftentimes a second hand. You'll learn more about that in Preschool.

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Posted 16 March 2007 - 12:21 PM

Split Infinity, on Mar 15 2007, 01:09 PM, said:

They usually have two arrows, called 'hands'. There's an hour hand, a minute hand and oftentimes a second hand. You'll learn more about that in Preschool.

Am I the only one wo found that hilarious?
What does bug me about my digital clock is that everytime there's a powercut it resets itself to midnight of the new millenium. Changing it back can be pretty annoying.

#27 Split Infinity

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Posted 16 March 2007 - 03:12 PM

The reason I didn't include analog clocks is because I don't know anybody who still uses them, at least as alarms. If you have a beeping analog watch, I think that can safely fit into option 2.

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Posted 16 March 2007 - 03:22 PM

What are beeping analog watches? Those sound pretty whack.

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Posted 16 March 2007 - 03:24 PM

Like beeping digital watches, minus the digital display, but retaining the digital beep. I've never had an analog watch, but if you're rich enough to afford a Rolex, you probably need the odd reminder to get to that random meeting or two.

Final Results:

What kind of alarm clock do you have?

Digital Clock - 52.38%
Digital Watch - 0.00%
Clock/Radio - 14.29%
Vibrating Alarm - 0.00%
MP3 Player - 0.00%
Talking Commando - 0.00%
Biological (nothing) - 14.29%
Other - 19.05%