Life's Little Annoyances #298 - The Five Minute Snooze
Monday, 28. July 2008, 17:23:56
I got a new alarm clock at the weekend, as my old one was getting a bit old. I used it for the first time this morning, and to my horror, the snooze function only gives you an additional 5 minutes of sleep.
Woah there sparky! Only 5 minutes? That contravenes the universal 9 minutes snooze rule. For as long as I can remember, all alarm clocks' snooze feature gives you 9 minutes extra sleep. I have no idea why it's 9, but it is. IT IS NOT TO BE MESSED WITH. IT IS LAW.
Now my world is in chaos. Do I only snooze for 5 minutes? Or do I snooze twice, giving me 10 minutes? But I'm not used to 10 extra minutes in bed, only 9. If I get up after only one snooze, that means I'll be 4 minutes early for everything. Luckily, I haven't thrown my old alarm clock away, so just in case this madness does threaten to bring the end of the universe, I can revert to the old 9 minuter.
WIDGETIZE
lutherjw # 28. July 2008, 20:59
Weird.
seaempty # 29. July 2008, 05:57