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Stephen Evans · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject:

You're a physics student, build an alarm clock that burns you with a laser until you get up or something

maevans · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject:

um, one problem - it'd burn me up

solution: clock radio on quite loud, and don't turn it off until you're dressed Smile

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Rachel Nunns · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject:

That would never work for me, I'd just switch it off and go back to sleep

maevans · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:01 pm Post subject:

I do that with normal alarm clocks, which is a bad move when you have lectures to get to or exams!
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Cap'n Jeremy · Aslan Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 288 Location: Cambridge

Partly I find it depends on how absolutely vital it is that I get up, and what I may be doing. A couple of nights ago I swiped my alarm clock onto the floor in my sleep (in the middle of the night), and the battery fell out. Doing this woke me up, so I fumbled around to put the battery back in. All would have been well if only I'd put it in the right way round Sad

Back in November I did have to get up fairly early one morning, at 3 a.m. in fact, to set off from Cherbourg to sail a Sigma 38 back to the Hamble, trying to make as much of the crossing as possible - especially the shipping lanes - in daylight. I leaped out of my sleeping bag as soon as the first pip of my alarm went off, but it was then a very long day, as I didn't get home until 2 a.m. the following morning. It was a good sail, though.
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maevans · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a great sail! I'd completely agree on the urgency, I find if i set my alarm any earlier than I have to in order to be ready in time then I'll lie in, and generally after snoozing it a few times I'll think 'oh, it'll be ok, I'll get up in a minute' and turn it off, before promptly falling asleep again, right through whatever I'm meant to be up for!
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Stephen Evans · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject:

Me n mark got up at like 4:30 to go sailing once!
it was awesome, but we forgot to bring any water!

maevans · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject:

So... we went and filled a water carrier up at the nearest possible point (this was after we got ready to make lunch at 0815 and realised there was no water!

Stephen, do u reckon there would've been water at Ramsholt? surely that's closer Razz

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Stephen Evans · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

we coulda walked into the pub and asked if they would fill up our water bottle. I think its alegal requirement for them to
not sure they would like the idea so much when we hand them the 10L one tho!

maevans · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:11 am Post subject:

Yes, they would have to, although there's a difference between a water bottle and a massive great water carrier! Plus the pub might've been closed that early in the morning.
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Little Luke · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:16 am Post subject:

lunch, 8.15. WHAT

Little Luke · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:17 am Post subject:

i know that if you ask for a glass of tap water then they have to give it to you

Stephen Evans · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:32 am Post subject:

Basically Luke, we started sailing so early that it felt like lunch at about 815!

Little Luke · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:

whatever

Stephen Evans · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:38 pm Post subject:

Now who's posting completely pointlessly!