[neilv]

Clever.

A student once made a whimsical motorized alarm clock that could drive around the bedroom, the idea being that the drowsy person would wake up in course of chasing it.

Another student made an alarm clock on the computer, which would require them to be alert enough to solve a differential equation.

[koolba]

> Another student made an alarm clock on the computer, which would require them to be alert enough to solve a differential equation.

That seems like it’d end badly after a rough night. Not only can you not keep sleeping, you can’t function enough to shut off the alarm so you just lie in bed without actually resting. Worst of all worlds. I love it!

[neilv]

It might've done long-term psychological damage to the student. They went on to become CEO for a very prominent company. :)

[anakaine]

This is when the power plug comes out of the wall, the battery comes out, or the forced shut down happens.

[teddyh]

> whimsical motorized alarm clock that could drive around the bedroom

It’s called “Clocky”: <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clocky&oldid=1221...>