Wake-N-Bacon: alarm clock that wakes you to the smell of cooking bacon

Re:Wake-N-Bacon: alarm clock that wakes you to the smell of... by Sam_Odio on Wednesday October 15, 2008 @02:02PM (#333544)

> Once the alarm goes off, the clock it sends a signal to a small speaker to generate the alarm sound. We hacked the clock so that the signal is re-routed by a microchip that in responds by sending a signal to a relay that throws the switch to power two halogen lamps that slow-cook the bacon in about 10 minutes.

I'm pretty sure I could accomplish the same thing by plugging my old foreman grill into a $3 light timer.

Of course, it might also prove hazardous to my feet.

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Re:Wake-N-Bacon: alarm clock that wakes you to the smell of... by maxklein on Wednesday October 15, 2008 @03:47PM (#333653)

Wait a minute. It's possible to cook bacon with halogen lights?

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Re:Wake-N-Bacon: alarm clock that wakes you to the smell of... by eru on Thursday October 16, 2008 @07:44AM (#334335)

Normal light bulbs might be even better - they turn more power into heat that halogen lights. But they are also bigger.

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