Nightmarish alarm clock wakes you up by slapping you in the face

 By 
Chloe Bryan
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If you love the snooze button a little too much, your alarm clock may need an upgrade. Have you considered letting a disembodied hand slap you in the face?

Using a clock, a motor and a Halloween prop hand, Simone Giertz built the "Wake-Up Machine," an alarm contraption that hits the user directly on the face ... so they can face the glories of a new day.

According to Giertz, one of the only issues is that the machine rips some of her hair out.

Rise and shine.

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