The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
An alarming alarm clock!
A tip o' the hat to Rich W. for e-mailing details of this invention.
The Japanese online emporium Strapya-World is about to introduce an "alarm clock" with a difference - one that might prove rather hazardous in redneck country!
Their Bandai Gun O'Clock Alarm Clock comes with a flip-up target and a dummy pistol, presumably firing a laser beam.
When the alarm sounds, a sleeper is apparently supposed to grab the "pistol" and shoot the pop-up target. This will either let him wake up feeling triumphant, or put the alarm clock to sleep for five minutes, whereupon the process repeats itself. There's a rather hokey animation at the link if you want to watch it.
So far, so good . . . but I can't help wondering how this device will work in a market where many people keep guns by their bedside, the better to greet nighttime marauders. I can just see someone missing (or ignoring) the "play gun", grabbing his trusty .45 instead, and ventilating the alarm clock - not to mention the bedroom wall and anyone else in the next room, or even the next house!
I suspect this may not be a good product to market in the USA . . .
Peter
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If you could see what my wife can do to an alarm clock SANS gun, you would be...alarmed.
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