Wake 'n' Bacon

I'm not sure if this gadget is brilliant or completely batty, but it's definitely good for a chuckle. Here's the run down on this, for lack of a better term, "alarm clock."

Who: Designers, Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini, Hsiao-huh Hsu.

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.

(Or vegetarian!!)

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.

I know waking up to the smell of bacon perks most folks up but something about this devices seems hazardous, no? I think I'll stick to a regular alarm clock and a stiff cup of coffee to get going in the morning.

Images, mathlete.com