The Padlock Shock Clock: A Wake-Up Call Like No Other

For those who want to start their day with an adrenaline-fueled rush, there's a clock that delivers just that - an electrifying jolt that will literally jump you out of bed. The Padlock Shock Clock is not your average alarm clock. Its unique design and purpose make it stand out from the rest, and its proponents claim that it can help condition you to associate certain habits or thoughts with a short, sharp zap.

The idea behind the Padlock Shock Clock is that by associating the shock with an unpleasant or undesirable habit, such as sugar cravings or negative thoughts about coworkers, you can train your brain to avoid those behaviors. The clock comes with five settings of varying intensity, ranging from one to five shocks, and a price tag that reflects its unique purpose - $130.

The clock's creators recommend setting aside just five minutes each day to shock yourself while performing the bad habit for five to ten days. This can be automated through integration with various smart home devices, such as Amazon Alexa or Google Home. For those who struggle with more mundane habits like nail biting or compulsive finger snipping, the Padlock Shock Clock offers a solution that's both unique and effective.

For those who prefer a less... intense wake-up experience, there are other options available. The Philips Wake Up Light is a gentle, simulated sunrise alarm clock that uses color-changing bulbs to signal your body to begin suppressing melatonin. This can help you wake up feeling more refreshed and alert, rather than groggy and disoriented.

The Philips Wake Up Light also features a well-organized touch interface, allowing users to snooze the alarm by touching anywhere on its surface. What's more, it doubles as a lamp, providing soft, natural light that won't disrupt your circadian rhythms. The device is designed to be portable, making it perfect for those who need a little morning pick-me-up while traveling.

While $135 may seem steep for an alarm clock, the Philips Wake Up Light has proven itself to be a valuable tool in fighting Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which affects millions of people worldwide. For those living in regions with limited sunlight during the winter months, the device can help regulate their internal body clock and improve mood.

Last but not least, for those who grew up dreaming of being awoken by a Rube Goldberg machine, there's a novelty alarm clock that might tickle your fancy. This quirky device uses real-time motion to trigger an alarm - essentially, if you move around while it detects you're still asleep, the alarm will go off. The product description describes the effect as "absurdly funny" and suggests that it won't work on anyone who's actually paying attention.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ennow you guys might know me as a peppy big personality in a small package type of character but believe it or not i'm not actually this wired 24 hours a day the real reason that employees at linus media group are allowed to roll in anywhere between 9 30 and 10 am every day is that i am not a morning person but it's 2017. why struggle in the morning like some kind of neanderthal when technology can help you wake up like a god so here's five weird gadgets to help you get your ass out of bed in the morning and here's a message from our sponsor sennheiser for helping us make this video their new hd1 wireless in-ears feature a sleek design great sound performance bluetooth 4.1 aptx and take anywhere mobility check them out at the link below i'm basically in an abusive relationship with the snooze button in exchange for my gentle or sometimes less gentle caress it gives me more time away from the tdm of reality i know that i'm suffering in the long term by not just getting up but the call of the void is just so alluring but what if there was no snooze well the ruggie is an alarm clock that's more like a bath mat when your alarm goes off it rings and rings and rings until you actually get out of bed and stand on the mat by default you have to stand on the ruggie for three seconds for it to turn off but if you think you're the kind of person who's liable to uh you know just roll back into bed and close your eyes again or scroll on your phone instead of actually getting up you can use the ruggies included software to increase the standing time to up to 30 seconds and if you step off of it the time resets you can also upload an mp3 that will play after the alarm though i'm not sure why you can't just change the alarm sound and the ruggy website has a bunch of uh inspiring affirmations to choose from my personal favorite is i acknowledge my own self-worth and my confidence is soaring and there are some intentionally funny ones too like the uh ready to kick some ice come on you can do it do it now and have a wonderful day but realistically i would definitely find a way around that one i need something a little more unpredictable meet everyone's favorite self-driving do disturber clocky now clocky actually does have a snooze button but you're only allowed to press it once before he drives himself off your nightstand and peels off down the hall this lovable rabble rouser is guaranteed to get you up and at him and scare the ever loving piss out of your pets he comes in a bunch of fun colors james chose the more expensive chrome version just to screw with me but you can get whatever works for you setup is about as easy as could be with intuitively labeled buttons and you can even turn off clocky's driving action by simply poking him in the eye the only drag is that he requires four sold separately aaa batteries and for forty dollars for a clock on wheels i'd personally appreciate a rechargeable lithium ion inside maybe with a magnetic charging cable so that he can still be free to hit the open road so i'm looking forward to a v2 but clocky's morning shenanigans are also easily countered so maybe you're one of those weird cold shower types looking for the most hardcore possible wake up solution maybe you want an alarm clock that actually electrifies you yes my friends the padlock shock clock delivers an electrifying jolt to your body so you will literally jump out of bed the idea is that the watches beeps vibes and yes shocks will give you an adrenaline-fueled start to your day and actually the pav lock can also be used to break or form habits okay that's good yeah okay i'm awake i'm awake jesus so pressing on the watch will deliver from one to five shocks of an intensity of your choosing the highest setting is about as painful by the way as the 130 dollar price tag so theoretically the idea here is that you can use it to condition yourself to associate your cravings for sugar or your nasty thoughts about your co-workers with a short sharp zap is that real pavlok recommends that you set aside five minutes per day to shock yourself while you perform your bad habit for five to ten days or some of them can actually even be automated thanks to integration with if this than that so you can get shocked whenever you buy stuff you don't need on amazon use social media or hell every 30 minutes just because and if you're a nail biter or a compulsive finger sniffer you can actually even program it to shock you whenever you move your hand up to your face moving on to something a little less masochistic the philips wake up light is probably the most civilized item on our list gently rousing you from slumber by simulating the rising sun over a 20 to 40 minute period depending on your preference the light gradually changes color from red to yellow becoming brighter and even playing some gentle nature sounds as it reaches your wake up time the idea is that the bulb's light will signal your body to begin suppressing melatonin the hormone responsible for regulating sleep and wakefulness so that you'll wake up in the morning feeling more like a professional youtuber and less like his evil twin sourpants mcgrog face the light's got a well-organized touch interface you can snooze your alarm by touching anywhere on the surface and get this you can even use it as a lamp brilliant literally and you can also use it backwards simulating sunset to help you unwind at the end of the day now 135 dollars might sound a little steep but if you live in a part of the country where raw turns his back on you for nine months out of the year the wake up light is also supposed to help fight seasonal affective disorder i just wish its clean look wasn't uh upset by the non-removable fm antenna bringing us finally to number five if you guys are anything like me you spent your entire childhood as well as an unhealthy portion of your adolescence dreaming of being woken up by a giant rube goldberg machine like some kind of kooky inventor well for adults with floor space disposable income and no chance of having any visitors dreams can come true oh what the hell what's wrong with you yeah obviously that didn't work at all we just saw this thing on amazon and wanted to buy it it's not an alarm clock and you know what else isn't an alarm clock squarespace thanks to squarespace for sponsoring this episode of ltt they've got 24 7 support via live chat and email so you can get your own website set up quickly and easily squarespace starts at just 12 bucks a month and you get a free domain if you buy it for the year and all of their gorgeous templates feature responsive design so your website will scale to look great on any device whether it's a computer or a mobile phone cover pages lets you set up a beautiful one-page online presence in minutes everyone can publish content in apple news format directly from the squarespace blog module they've got their logo designer and everything is cloud-based so anyone can do it you just drag in your photos you write in your text and boom you've got a functional reliable website so head over to squarespace.com forward slash ltt and get a free trial then use offer code ltt to get 10 off your first purchase so thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome hit the like button get subscribed maybe consider checking out where to buy some of the handy wake up tech we featured today at the link in the video description the pavlok in particular will definitely get you out of bed by the way and uh i think that's pretty much it right we've got our merch store link down there as well as our community forum which you should totally join hold on i know it's comingnow you guys might know me as a peppy big personality in a small package type of character but believe it or not i'm not actually this wired 24 hours a day the real reason that employees at linus media group are allowed to roll in anywhere between 9 30 and 10 am every day is that i am not a morning person but it's 2017. why struggle in the morning like some kind of neanderthal when technology can help you wake up like a god so here's five weird gadgets to help you get your ass out of bed in the morning and here's a message from our sponsor sennheiser for helping us make this video their new hd1 wireless in-ears feature a sleek design great sound performance bluetooth 4.1 aptx and take anywhere mobility check them out at the link below i'm basically in an abusive relationship with the snooze button in exchange for my gentle or sometimes less gentle caress it gives me more time away from the tdm of reality i know that i'm suffering in the long term by not just getting up but the call of the void is just so alluring but what if there was no snooze well the ruggie is an alarm clock that's more like a bath mat when your alarm goes off it rings and rings and rings until you actually get out of bed and stand on the mat by default you have to stand on the ruggie for three seconds for it to turn off but if you think you're the kind of person who's liable to uh you know just roll back into bed and close your eyes again or scroll on your phone instead of actually getting up you can use the ruggies included software to increase the standing time to up to 30 seconds and if you step off of it the time resets you can also upload an mp3 that will play after the alarm though i'm not sure why you can't just change the alarm sound and the ruggy website has a bunch of uh inspiring affirmations to choose from my personal favorite is i acknowledge my own self-worth and my confidence is soaring and there are some intentionally funny ones too like the uh ready to kick some ice come on you can do it do it now and have a wonderful day but realistically i would definitely find a way around that one i need something a little more unpredictable meet everyone's favorite self-driving do disturber clocky now clocky actually does have a snooze button but you're only allowed to press it once before he drives himself off your nightstand and peels off down the hall this lovable rabble rouser is guaranteed to get you up and at him and scare the ever loving piss out of your pets he comes in a bunch of fun colors james chose the more expensive chrome version just to screw with me but you can get whatever works for you setup is about as easy as could be with intuitively labeled buttons and you can even turn off clocky's driving action by simply poking him in the eye the only drag is that he requires four sold separately aaa batteries and for forty dollars for a clock on wheels i'd personally appreciate a rechargeable lithium ion inside maybe with a magnetic charging cable so that he can still be free to hit the open road so i'm looking forward to a v2 but clocky's morning shenanigans are also easily countered so maybe you're one of those weird cold shower types looking for the most hardcore possible wake up solution maybe you want an alarm clock that actually electrifies you yes my friends the padlock shock clock delivers an electrifying jolt to your body so you will literally jump out of bed the idea is that the watches beeps vibes and yes shocks will give you an adrenaline-fueled start to your day and actually the pav lock can also be used to break or form habits okay that's good yeah okay i'm awake i'm awake jesus so pressing on the watch will deliver from one to five shocks of an intensity of your choosing the highest setting is about as painful by the way as the 130 dollar price tag so theoretically the idea here is that you can use it to condition yourself to associate your cravings for sugar or your nasty thoughts about your co-workers with a short sharp zap is that real pavlok recommends that you set aside five minutes per day to shock yourself while you perform your bad habit for five to ten days or some of them can actually even be automated thanks to integration with if this than that so you can get shocked whenever you buy stuff you don't need on amazon use social media or hell every 30 minutes just because and if you're a nail biter or a compulsive finger sniffer you can actually even program it to shock you whenever you move your hand up to your face moving on to something a little less masochistic the philips wake up light is probably the most civilized item on our list gently rousing you from slumber by simulating the rising sun over a 20 to 40 minute period depending on your preference the light gradually changes color from red to yellow becoming brighter and even playing some gentle nature sounds as it reaches your wake up time the idea is that the bulb's light will signal your body to begin suppressing melatonin the hormone responsible for regulating sleep and wakefulness so that you'll wake up in the morning feeling more like a professional youtuber and less like his evil twin sourpants mcgrog face the light's got a well-organized touch interface you can snooze your alarm by touching anywhere on the surface and get this you can even use it as a lamp brilliant literally and you can also use it backwards simulating sunset to help you unwind at the end of the day now 135 dollars might sound a little steep but if you live in a part of the country where raw turns his back on you for nine months out of the year the wake up light is also supposed to help fight seasonal affective disorder i just wish its clean look wasn't uh upset by the non-removable fm antenna bringing us finally to number five if you guys are anything like me you spent your entire childhood as well as an unhealthy portion of your adolescence dreaming of being woken up by a giant rube goldberg machine like some kind of kooky inventor well for adults with floor space disposable income and no chance of having any visitors dreams can come true oh what the hell what's wrong with you yeah obviously that didn't work at all we just saw this thing on amazon and wanted to buy it it's not an alarm clock and you know what else isn't an alarm clock squarespace thanks to squarespace for sponsoring this episode of ltt they've got 24 7 support via live chat and email so you can get your own website set up quickly and easily squarespace starts at just 12 bucks a month and you get a free domain if you buy it for the year and all of their gorgeous templates feature responsive design so your website will scale to look great on any device whether it's a computer or a mobile phone cover pages lets you set up a beautiful one-page online presence in minutes everyone can publish content in apple news format directly from the squarespace blog module they've got their logo designer and everything is cloud-based so anyone can do it you just drag in your photos you write in your text and boom you've got a functional reliable website so head over to squarespace.com forward slash ltt and get a free trial then use offer code ltt to get 10 off your first purchase so thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome hit the like button get subscribed maybe consider checking out where to buy some of the handy wake up tech we featured today at the link in the video description the pavlok in particular will definitely get you out of bed by the way and uh i think that's pretty much it right we've got our merch store link down there as well as our community forum which you should totally join hold on i know it's coming\n"