Comments on: 140 db alarm clock hack

By: XBMC^N

XBMC^N — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:00:23 +0000

Amateur.
http://www.antiqueweekend.com/x/photo-pages/bigred/br-photo-01.htm

By: markii

markii — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:08:36 +0000

hahaha, cool stuff

By: cde

cde — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:33:49 +0000

alarm clock + relay + horns + power source = loud as hell alarm.

Even a hack like Kipkay, not actually making a device work, still can’t mess up the simple idea of what is involved.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:59:59 +0000

If Hackaday ever posts another Kipkay video or “hack” link again, I’m going to stop visiting this site. The deluge of Arduino links is one thing, but anyone even remotely serious about any form of hacking should know better about Kipkay’s bullshit… so what should that say about Hackaday posting this kind of crap?

By: Spectre

Spectre — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:20:02 +0000

Ahahahahahah,incredible

By: sleepydog

sleepydog — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:40:36 +0000

I know it’s more fun when you do it yourself, but the Sonicboom alarm clock can wake the dead. It was the only thing that could raise my teenagers from slumber. Check the reviews on Amazon.
screw Kipkay

By: conundrum

conundrum — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:54:55 +0000

combine this with a head tracking 10W LED using that PIR sensor servo hack, and you have something…

try to turn it off and the light shines right in your eyes. If that doesen’t wake you up nothing will :)

By: James

James — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:02:41 +0000

some of kipkay’s hacks are pointless, or made up, like his “double your gas mileage with acetone”.

By: rasz

rasz — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:55:25 +0000

thets the whole point guys – this guy is a FAKE. His “hacks” dont EVER work. He makes them work in his Video Editing software.

He didnt make this alarm clock hack, he made a video about making one. This can be called Video editing hack, or social hack (making clueless people believe whats on the screen is real).

By: Fallen

Fallen — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:14:08 +0000

There is no way he is reaching 140dB with those horns. And even if he did, he’d be deaf pretty quick.

By: Haku

Haku — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:26:52 +0000

A more fun alarm clock adaption would be to rig up the output to trigger some large subwoofers playing white noise at maximum volume, as well as some bass shakers bolted to the underside of your bed – earthquake simulator! :D

By: Roly

Roly — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:11:09 +0000

140dB eh? Never mind the missing diode. I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but exposure to this sound pressure level for even a short time will cause *permanent* hearing damage including loss and tinnitus.

Back of the envelope calc. suggests that this is the level 1m in front of a 1kW guitar amp at full bore.

Other ways to make a very loud noise include sirens and compressed air-driven horns and whistles. And of course explosives.

By: sneakypoo

sneakypoo — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:50:11 +0000

@pillbox: If it runs on 1.5V just solder in an AA or AAA and you wont have to change the battery for a long long time.

And I also agree with Hackius. He’s real good at taking other peoples ideas and making money on it.

By: pillbox

pillbox — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:30:06 +0000

I second Max Montana.
First thing I could think of was: “where’s the diode”

Kip Kay is good for one thing: My digital caliper battery died. He once posted a video about opening 12v batteries. I opened up a 12V cigarette lighter battery and have been using the button cells for it ever since.

By: proxide

proxide — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:41:56 +0000

@ajoakim: yes, someone else did!
kip is a stoner.