Behavioral Ecology Blog

I arrived after midnight to the sleeping Binghamton Airport (NY). The US Air flight from Philadelphia was delayed almost 30 minutes for “several fliers from the international terminal”. Go figure, since when do flights wait…

Anyway, one of the stupedist things about flying are those stupid “Sky Mall” magazines they give you.. I found something everyone needs: the hiding alarm clock.

The alarm clock that rolls away and hides when you hit its snooze button, and it continues to emit a random pattern of beeps and flashes, encouraging drowsy sleepers to seek it out in order to shut it off. It is built from shatter-resistant ABS and has two rubber wheels that allow it to (be thrown across the room) roll off your nightstand from a height of 2′ when it sounds its alarm, so there is no mistaking that it is time to get up.

The wheels can move over wood floors and carpet, so it can maneuver into unexpected corners, increasing the challenge to find it. You can set the clock for one snooze cycle–one to nine minutes–before it seeks a hiding place or for no snooze cycles for immediate escape. Includes low battery warning indicator; requires four AAA batteries. Wheels may be disabled in case of extreme frustration.

Fun huh… You have to wake up, hung over, and try to find a freakin’ alarm clock that doesn’t want to be found…