The Top Five Things That Will Actually Get Me Up In the Morning:

1. My husband trying to initiate sexy time
2. The sound of the cats vomiting...on the bed
   
3. Imminent Death
4. A stuttering camera flash
5. This alarm clock:

[$59.99, AudioCubes] 

I'm lulled awake each morning by the sounds of political discourse and classical music on NPR. I usually hit the snooze button. But this DangerBomb Clock requires some fast (and semi-coherent) thinking. When it goes off, one of the three lights starts blinking, its color corresponding with the wire you need to disconnect in order to make the sounds of explosions cease.

It pretty much guarantees that — by the time you disengage the bomb —  you'll be far too agitated to fall back asleep. Time to start your morning!

[Via Oh Gizmo!]