screaming meanie alarm clock blows eardrums

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July 2nd, 2008 post a comment (1) stumble it! by: technabob

I’m kind of an insomniac, so I don’t usually oversleep. But for those of you who like to hit the snooze bar 10 times before waking up, even though you’ve absolutely got to be awake on time, this super-loud alarm clock should do the trick.

Screaming Meanie 220 Loud Alarm Clock

The Screaming Meanie 220 portable alarm clock offers three settings: normal (75dB), loud (95dB), and earsplitting (120dB). To put those decibel levels in perspective, the lowest setting is as loud as a vacuum cleaner. If you happen to crank it up to the highest level, you’re somewhere between sitting in the front row of a rock concert and sitting in front of a jet engine. And just to make sure you don’t oversleep, there’s 5 and 10 minute “pre-alarms” which remind you that the REAL alarm is coming. While you can turn off the pre-alarm with a single button press, you need to press three buttons at once to shut off the main alarm.

While they’re certainly not pretty to look at, I can pretty much assure you that you won’t sleep past the buzzer with one of these things. So if you’re ready to be jarred awake, you can find one at the Perfect Present for about $36 (including shipping).

July 2nd, 2008 post a comment (1) stumble it! by: technabob

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1. Lee | July 6th, 2008 at 12:30 am

I have one of these, I work in the marine industry and so I often have to sleep in a noisy work environment, I’d say the sound range in my quarters was close to a vacuum because of engine noise and vibration, and I’d say these things are great, they really are loud. If you absolutely must be up at a certain time and plan to go drinking the night before or have the same situation with noise where you sleep and use earplugs, this little gadget is a life saver. Also you can buy these in truck stops around the U.S. for around the $20-$30 range (Love’s Travel Center is where I got mine, any truck stop with the novelties and electronics in them would probably have them)