Wake Up to the Smell of Bacon with the WAKE n’ BACON!
February 4th, 2009
By: Melysa
If Michael Scott were to be a real person, I’d mail him this for Valentine’s Day.
Geniuses Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini, and Hsiao-huh Hsu have invented the WAKE n’ BACON, an alarm clock the greets you not by blaring noise in your ear, but instead with the smell of bacon.
WHAT: An alarm clock that wakes you up with the smell and sizzle of cooking bacon.
WHY: No one likes to wake up, especially by an alarm. This clock 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. Unless you’re Jewish.
HOW: A frozen strip of bacon is placed in Wake n’ Bacon 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 it 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 in 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.
Actually, I’m not a fan of bacon, but I definitely understand this alarm clock’s appeal. Beats getting woken up to your roommate’s alarm clock blaring country music. Still, I’m saving my cash until the D*ck 4 Brkfst comes out. It’s still the only kind of salty meat I like sucking on in the morning.
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You COULD send me that Wake n’ Bacon for V-Day. Although unfortunately, I don’t think my wife would appreciate it much if I helped you with that D*ck 4 Brkfst idea.