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Dare to get the iQ Alarm clock only if you’re smarter than a fifth grader. The clock has no snooze button so instead, challenges you with brain teasers to shut the damn thing off! Expect to wake up to questions like “What’s your favorite Design Blog?” Why of course, Yanko Design! You can set the alarm to incessantly ring until you answer anywhere from 1-3 questions. What’s really clever is the clock has a hard-to-open battery compartment so to power it off you need to press and hold the power button for 30 seconds. Like the designer puts it, “This is an alarm you will love to hate.”
Designer: Oliver Sha
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mki says
i would just take out the batteries
Nate says
What if the batteries are screwed in! e_O
KierDen says
“That’s really clever is the clock has a hard-to-open battery compartment so to power it off you need to press and hold the power button for 30 seconds”
tor says
How would that stop me from throwing it out the window or (if it's chained to the wall) keep a hammer on my bedside table?
muffin says
then what's the point of buying it in the first place?
Nate says
What if the batteries are screwed in! e_O
Nate says
What if the batteries are screwed in! e_O
fashionmile says
where i can buy it!!!?!!!
Matias says
yo tambin estoy interesado!
vagina says
The next number in the sequence is 33 but it say 34, and for that reason I'm out.
KierDen says
Your a tool, 13 + 21 is 34
maj029 says
tool = muppet
GrammarZani says
no, YOU'RE a tool
tom says
dumbass its 34
zadman21 says
hey vagina, stop being such a vagina.
Garrick says
No, it's 33. 12 +21 equals 33.
IgnoranceIsntbliss says
Dyslexia is a bitch isn't it Dumbass
Promithius says
No it's not the next number in the fibonacci sequence and 34 comes next
darcy says
I understand how you can get both 33 and 34. What seemed to be the faster and easier way to figure it out got me to 34..but I did this thing that I did last year in maths and this method got me to 33.
The sequence was….3,5,8,13,21
the differences between each of these numbers are: 2,3,5,8
then when you do the differences between those numbers it's: 1,2,3
Then I worked backwards from then and got 33…
I not a math enthusiast by any measure but I was going nuts trying to figure out who was right…ha
Do I make any sense?
Lexi says
I can see it. That makes sense. However, you forget the “number one” rule of problem solving, the simplest solution is the most likely. Therefore 21+13 is more likely than the far more complicated solution.
Youranidiot says
HAHA your an idiot, if you figured out the pattern, it goes 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, etc.
5-3=2 and 8-5=3, then 2+3=5 they add that to the 8 to get 13. To get the next number in the patter—
13-8=5 and 21-13=8, so 8+5=13. Add 13 to 21 and get 34. Please check your math before accusing someone else of messing up theirs. I'm a 9th grader and i got the pattern. Your stupidity humors me.
Robert says
Smart move not getting one because no matter how many times you tried and tell that annoying thing waking you up that the answer is 33, it will always be 34. It has been that way ever since Fibonacci developed one of the most simple and elegant series in all of history, and it always will be. Which brings me to my next point: Don't do drugs!
Math Goddess says
*sequences
fibonacci says
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number
hahadumbie says
no it is acctually 34… from 3 to 5 is 2. from 5 to 8 is 3. from 8 to 13 is 5. from 13 to 21 is 8. from 21 to the answer you add 13. this = 34
ob1 says
haha wow 33… i guess you aren't snoozing anytime soon.
maj029 says
tool = muppet
ob1 says
haha wow 33… i guess you aren't snoozing anytime soon.
Jhonatan says
It this item in production. Where can i buy one?
Jhonatan says
Is this item in production?. Where can i buy one?
Jhonatan says
It this item in production. Where can i buy one?
Jhonatan says
Is this item in production?. Where can i buy one?
Liyah says
i would probably break it….
Liyah says
i would probably break it….
Jonathan Beeby says
it would defiantly wake me up faster
Jonathan Beeby says
you wouldn't exactly wake up smarter though, or I highly doubt it.
zadman21 says
hey vagina, stop being such a vagina.
Aurel says
C'est un beau réveil!
Jonathan Beeby says
it would defiantly wake me up faster
Jonathan Beeby says
you wouldn't exactly wake up smarter though, or I highly doubt it.
Aurel says
C'est un beau rveil!
John says
I would love to have that IQ alarm clock ! But hey that would not be for my personal use , that would be a nice gift for someone I hate the most!!!!!!!!!!! lol!!!! Just kidding!
Well whoever invented this game is a assured genius. Agree with the designer's comment , I would love to hate it too !
Here's an IQ Site I would strongly recommend for anyone whose interested in taking IQ test . http://www.3smartcubes.com/
John says
I would love to have that IQ alarm clock ! But hey that would not be for my personal use , that would be a nice gift for someone I hate the most!!!!!!!!!!! lol!!!! Just kidding!
Well whoever invented this game is a assured genius. Agree with the designer's comment , I would love to hate it too !
Here's an IQ Site I would strongly recommend for anyone whose interested in taking IQ test . http://www.3smartcubes.com/
Helen says
The last thing I want to do when I wake up is solve an effing math problem.
bob says
wont wake me up i have pillows!!!!!
benes says
It's interesting idea to me. But I wouldn't use this product, it must be make me crazy.
Nicole says
This concept exists in an Android application.
Spot says
This would make me completely nuts. http://sanfordairportsanfordfl.com/
Helen says
The last thing I want to do when I wake up is solve an effing math problem.
bob says
wont wake me up i have pillows!!!!!
That Guy says
These things really need to be bulletproof…INSTANT SNOOZE!!
benes says
It's interesting idea to me. But I wouldn't use this product, it must be make me crazy.
Nicole says
This concept exists in an Android application.
IgnoranceIsntbliss says
Dyslexia is a bitch isn't it Dumbass
derek says
i want one sooo bad lol
daisy says
its 34…..1+2=3, 2+3=5, 3+5=8, 5+8=13, 8+13=21, 13+21=34, 21+34=55…….and so on and so on….
fgd says
Fibonacci
haha says
haha half these dumbasses wouldn't be waking up thinking its 33.
GrammarZani says
no, YOU'RE a tool
Carrie says
Just keep a hammer on your night stand!
PsyberS says
Why would you need a 'Back' *and* a left arrow button? AND a home button?! Those buttons can definitely be improved in this design. Otherwise I like it.
Alastair James Schöen says
Since this is apparently not for sale, anyone know of some similar iphone or mac apps?
Jay says
This shit will probably annoy the hell out of me sooner or later my body is going to learn to sleep through the alarm or I would just break it with a hammer sooner or later.
Jad says
i guess its cool but disturbing we don't want more quizes
@exsupra says
Holy crap I need to buy one…Where can I buy this?!?!?
darcy says
I understand how you can get both 33 and 34. What seemed to be the faster and easier way to figure it out got me to 34..but I did this thing that I did last year in maths and this method got me to 33.
The sequence was….3,5,8,13,21
the differences between each of these numbers are: 2,3,5,8
then when you do the differences between those numbers it's: 1,2,3
Then I worked backwards from then and got 33…
I not a math enthusiast by any measure but I was going nuts trying to figure out who was right…ha
Do I make any sense?
MathGoddess says
While it is true that 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 form a cubic relationship (and therefore the first set of differences forms a quadratic, and the second set, linear – like your pattern of 1, 2, 3), and we could fit a cubic function: 1/6 x^3 – 1/2 x^2 + 7/3 x + 1, giving us 33 when x = 6, most people recognize that 3, 5, 8, 13, and 21 form the famous Fibonacci sequence of numbers, where the differences themselves are Fibonacci numbers. This clock would have done better to give the sequence as 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21; thus the second set of differences would have been 1, 1, 2, 3 and your theory would have been disproved. Or, better yet, give the actual Fibonacci numbers: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 … instead of skipping the first 3 numbers in the sequence.
darcy says
Thank you for taking the time to reply
you have lived up to your name indeed ha. Thanks!
darcy says
I understand how you can get both 33 and 34. What seemed to be the faster and easier way to figure it out got me to 34..but I did this thing that I did last year in maths and this method got me to 33.
The sequence was….3,5,8,13,21
the differences between each of these numbers are: 2,3,5,8
then when you do the differences between those numbers it's: 1,2,3
Then I worked backwards from then and got 33…
I not a math enthusiast by any measure but I was going nuts trying to figure out who was right…ha
Do I make any sense?
girlwonder says
I think this is complete genius! No pun intended.
I’d love to have one. I just wonder how many will end up in the city dump after being thrown against bedroom walls or out windows….? lol
girlwonder says
I think this is complete genius! No pun intended.
I’d love to have one. I just wonder how many will end up in the city dump after being thrown against bedroom walls or out windows….? lol
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darcy says
Thank you for taking the time to reply
you have lived up to your name indeed ha. Thanks!
Ann Hahn says
Awesome. This is actually how I wake up people. I ask questions regarding math, science, history, geography, and pop-culture. By the time they realize that I am f*%&ng with them, they are entirely too pi$$ed off to sleep.
zixiao zhou says
anyone notice the time and date in the last picture?
henry says
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fajas colombianas says
This would be annoying, but a very great way to wake up and start the day.
Ali C. says
I totally want this.
Nicola says
I really could do with one of these but where can you buy it from?
Shelby says
Thats simply AMAZING.
annie says
no people wants to wake up feeling annoyed and pissed.
Actually I have a similar concept use for my studio project. Rather plesant way to wake people up is to release food smell when the alarm goes off. when you smell something delicious, you would probably wake up and try to find the food. just some thoughts. but where to get the food smell needs hell lot of research.
cheers, annie
annie says
no people wants to wake up feeling annoyed and pissed.
Actually I have a similar concept use for my studio project. Rather plesant way to wake people up is to release food smell when the alarm goes off. when you smell something delicious, you would probably wake up and try to find the food. just some thoughts. but where to get the food smell needs hell lot of research.
cheers, annie
Alfred says
I would simply throw it across the room. Especially if i was hungover.
Alfred says
I would simply throw it across the room. Especially if i was hungover.
Elly says
I think this idea would cause me to actually wake up and not hit the snooze. Not because it's annoying, but I like puzzles.
But… I don't wake up to an alarm clock anyway.
Elly says
I think this idea would cause me to actually wake up and not hit the snooze. Not because it's annoying, but I like puzzles.
But… I don't wake up to an alarm clock anyway.
tor says
How would that stop me from throwing it out the window or (if it's chained to the wall) keep a hammer on my bedside table?
Josh says
I would order this right now if it was available
The screen would have to look that crisp..(Kindle style?)
Josh says
I would order this right now if it was available
The screen would have to look that crisp..(Kindle style?)
Katherine says
And I thought I was the sensible one. Thanks for setting me sthraigt.
Katherine says
And I thought I was the sensible one. Thanks for setting me sthraigt.
shiratensei says
33 and 34, both are acceptable
shiratensei says
33 and 34, both are acceptable
@mainual says
Look's like a morning torture to me!
@mainual says
Look's like a morning torture to me!
Leland says
Yeah… I’d probably break this into a hundred pieces first day. I’m lucky to be able to speak when I wake up, let alone get a pop quiz.
Caia says
Like the idea, but I would HATE getting up even more than I already do.
faisal says
What if you dont know the anser; are you stuck with a never ending alarm?
awoken cello says
That would make me so mad if I had to answer questions before I went to school. haha Still a cool idea though.
Jimmy C says
You’re all wrong, the correct answer is “Quit being idiots!”
Jimmy C says
And if you’re all just going to destroy it, what’s the point of having an alarm clock?
Angeline says
So, is this in production yet?
g says
make an app for it
BBakeca Milano says
I think I would throw the clock away..
Oliver Sha says
I’m the designer of this concept. The responses on this has been great, thank you for the feedbacks. I’m currently gathering resoures and exploring making this into production reality, but there is quite a bit involved in making a product like this. Anyways I’m surprised no one noticed the spoof I threw in on the last photo of the alarm showing the time just one minute before the supposed 2012 end of the world.
James says
Oliver, very keen to purchase, available yet?
Oliver Sha says
I’m the designer of this concept. The responses on this has been great, thank you for the feedbacks. I’m currently gathering resoures and exploring making this into production reality, but there is quite a bit involved in making a product like this. Anyways I’m surprised no one noticed the spoof I threw in on the last photo of the alarm showing the time just one minute before the supposed 2012 end of the world. : )
Olivia says
I would most def buy I was the child that threw my alarm clock always took it apart unpluged it etc. My daughter is already just like me I know this will come in handy later for later for her.
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