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Accelerometers let you abuse your alarm clock

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Sure, it’s all well and good to simply smack the “snooze” button on your alarm clock when you want to get a few more Zs, but isn’t there a better, more exciting way to make yourself late to work? You bet your sweet you-know-what there is… accelerometers! One clever Make-er / modder hacked his alarm clock so that you can punch, slap, or flick the entire clock to get the alarm to stop blaring its ear-destroying wake-up call… at least for about nine minutes. Feel like burning through a weekend and putting together a clock which will make you the envy of all your friends? Motor over to the how-to and get the info. Want to see the clock in action? Check the video after the break.

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