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Re:Why does the alarm clock snooze button give you nine extr... by huhtenberg on Thursday October 31, 2013 @03:51AM (#6645678)
> What? Some clocks do count that way. That's why you can buy converters.

And it's also why your microwave clock is always off :)

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Re:Why does the alarm clock snooze button give you nine extr... by X-Istence on Thursday October 31, 2013 @01:35PM (#6648267)
Microwave clock, oven clock, your VCR/DVD players clock, and your alarm clock (if it is the plug-in kind that doesn't use a crystal to keep time).
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