I always hit snooze on my alarm clock, but I jump right out of bed if I hear someone puking or gagging (e.g., kids or my dog).
You would immediately become desensitized to it.
Also, you could just set that. I have a custom ringer on mine.
I used to have a TV which had a setting that would turn it on and go to a specific channel at a set time. I would set it to go to the history channel every morning because they would play random stuff from their archives in the morning, so it was impossible to get fully desensitized. One day I’d wake up to the history of candy, the next day it’d be the history of stealth aircraft, the next day it’d be the history of the klan (that was not the best way to start the day).
I hate that you’re right
A cat puke has me out of the bed in .03 seconds. Even in REM.
I fear the result would be slower reactions for the real event.
The sound has to rotate randomly.
That’s a great idea. Maybe make it so you can load up as many customizable sounds as you like, and they randomly shuffle each time.
We should compile a playlist.
- jackhammer
- air raid siren*
- trumpet reveille
- taiko drumming
- “eagle” (i.e. hawk) cry
- monkeys screeching
- Woody fuckin Woodpecker laugh
- applause
- theme from Rawhide
*maybe don’t use this one in tornado country. Don’t desensitize oneself to actual emergency warning tones.
- “eagle” (i.e. actual) cry
Because it would be funny.
Here are some more ideas
- A cat drops a vase on the floor, resulting in the sound of glass shattering and water splattering.
- A burglar throws a brick through your living room window and proceeds to clear the rest of the glass with the barrel of a shotgun.
- The washing machine upstairs starts leaking, the floor is completely flooded and water begins to seep from your ceiling.
- A toaster catches fire, flames engulf the kitchen, molten plastic drips on the floor, burning furniture begins to crumble.
- A squirrel sneaks in through an open window and finds a box of cereal in the kitchen. It chews the box open and makes a nest in there.
- mice in walls
- squirrel in ceiling
- racoon in floor
- elderly neighbors talking without hearing aids
- pounding on the door
- scratching at the door
Cat puking noises wake me up every fucking time so you’re onto something.
My theory is that if we split people into two groups - those who hit snooze and those who don’t - and dropped them on a desert island to survive, one group would rebuild civilization while the other descended into chaos and perished.
“There is another theory which states that this has already happened.” — Douglas Adams
I don’t have a dog or kids, I am not scared of puke. I just set the alarm early and snooze. Take my time to wake up
That’s why I always use same ringtone fort both alarm and calls. Sort of programmed my brain to register it as important unless I am exhausted and in deep sleep then nothing wakes me up.
Edit: it’s important to note that I almost never snooze. I just set another alarm if I needed few more hours or just power through it.
