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The Idea
After brainstorming for a class period we realized that many of us have trouble waking up in the morning and feeling awake. Not only that but we wake up our roommates or partners when our alarms go off in the morning. The alarm clock as we know it hasn’t changed significantly since it came out. Every alarm clock ever produced did one thing, and that was making noise at a predetermined time. This technology works wonderful for waking one person up. However, the noise the alarm clock generates wakes the persons spouse or other family members up also. This contributes to sleep deprivation and subsequently stress, moodiness, and lack of energy. Another problem with the standard alarm clock is that it simply can’t wake the deep sleeper. Many people can sleep through the alarm for several minutes resulting in being late for work or school. If there is another way to wake a person, it would greatly help with these two main issues.

This made us think of ways to wake up refreshed without disturbing others. An electric shock has the ability to jolt a person and make them feel more aware so this would be a good solution to our problem. From websites we researched on the internet, we found only one product that delivers an electric shock, but the method it uses is not any different than a standard alarm clock. The device shocks the person when they turn it off. It still produces noise and will still wake other people up.

The Shocking Alarm Clock we are creating will change the process of waking so that it isn’t a problem for most people anymore. The shock will be noiseless and won’t wake up roommates or spouses unnecessarily. It will produce a series of shocks until the wearer shuts the alarm off from the clock across the room.

The Process
Our first step was to research Standard Electrical Components (capacitors, resistors, etc.), the standard Alarm Clock, and look for a device that could deliver the right amount of shock without damaging a person. The last one proved to be a bit of a problem since the only device we could find was a dog’s shock collar and the shocking pen that is used as a practical joke.

We looked at each of the components individually and had two of our group members compile together what we had found creating the Systems section of our paper. The rest of us then took on a section of the paper and wrote that with what we had found out through research. We rewrote our paper to add more impacts and outlooks of our technology that we had missed the first time around.

The next step was to create a media to depict our technology in the public. We decided the best way to do this would be to show a video of life without our Shocking Alarm Clock and life with it. After this we had an interview of the people who had used our technology.

After much research and a lot of time we compiled all we had learned into a research paper, story boards, a script, a video and now a Wiki. This is our invention of the Shocking Alarm Clock.

The Paper
Running Header: Shocking Alarm Clock

Shocking Alarm Clock

University of Wisconsin Stout

Exploring Technology

Fall Semester 2008

Section 1: Problem Solving Process

A problem that has come to our notice is how difficult it is for some people to wake up to a normal alarm clock. Many heavy sleepers have had an alarm clock go off for almost an hour before waking up enough to notice it’s on. This is a big issue if you need to wake up for an important event and your alarm clock can’t do the job. Another issue is that all standard alarm clocks make a loud annoying noise that wakes up others before the intended person is woken up. This is a serious issue between spouses and roommates when one can sleep in but is woken up by the others alarm clock. We found research stating another person’s inability to awake to a standard alarm clock showing that this is indeed a problem for many people (Rufio 2003).

Possible solutions to this problem are a wristwatch that shocks a person to wake them up. The watch is already on the person so as the alarm goes off it will shock the wearer till they push the off button on the watch; this makes it easy for them to shut it off without allowing the shock to wake them enough to get themselves out of bed. Though we considered this technology it was ultimately decided that it was too convenient for the wearer to shut off. The person could turn the alarm clock off without getting out of bed. Another, already invented technology is a vibrating wristwatch alarm that we found through a link on Halfbakery.com (Rufio 2003). When the alarm time has been reached the watch will vibrate until it is shut off. Though this will get the wearer to notice the alarm it is doubtful that a vibration will wake the wearer up. This watch was mostly used to eliminate the alarm noise while also alerting the wearer to take a medicine or something similar (Epill, 2008). We have come up with a technology that begins with a standard alarm clock but changes it so that a person will be woken up without any noise. On a standard alarm clock we have removed that noise maker and replaced it with a wireless sensor which sends a signal to a device that is worn on the intended’s wrist. This device, when activated, will send a pulsating series of shocks to the wearer until they get up and turn off the alarm on the digital clock. This will wake the wearer up faster leaving them feeling awake and refreshed while also letting a roommate or spouse have undisturbed sleep.

Figure 1: The Sleep Cycle for most people. (Triphasic Sleep, 2006) The figure above depicts average persons sleep cycle within a night but not everyone’s sleep cycle is like this one. Some people spend more time in Stage 2 making them a light sleeper that is easily woken up at night. Others spend more of their “sleep” time in Stage 3 or 4 which is a slow-wave sleep making them a much heavier sleeper (Swierzewski, 2000). What happens if you have both a light sleeper and a heavy sleeper spend the night in the same room? The alarm goes off for the heavy sleeper but the light sleeper jumps awake and is now up for the day while the heavy sleeper hasn’t moved.

The solution that we have come up with is the most logical one that will wake a person up and keep them awake. The clock is placed on the opposite side of the room so that when the shocks begin the wearer must get up out of bed to stop them. By the time the wearer has turned the shocks off they have been shocked enough to feel awake and ready for the day.

Our technology will make it so a person will not wake a spouse or roommate up when their alarm goes off and it will make them feel more awake and ready for the day. Because our technology is an alarm clock that is somewhat portable heavy sleepers will find this exactly what they need to wake up and face the day. The wrist device will deliver the shocks and the wearer will put it on as they set their alarm for the night. The alarm, which should be across the room, will go off sending a signal to the wrist device that will set off the shocks.

Section 2: Systems

Our alarm clock is made up of a wearable wristband, and an alarm clock modified to produce a radio signal, through the use of a radio transmitter. The user of the shocking alarm clock will set the alarm just like any standard alarm clock, and wear the shock delivery wristband when they go to bed. When the alarm clock reaches the set time, it will send a radio signal to the wristband causing it to activate, and shock the user. The digital alarm clock operates by using components made up of solid state electronics. These electronics are the transformer, bridge rectifier, capacitor, resistor, Zener diode, LED, and the computer chip. The first component that receives electricity in our invention is the power cube transformer. The 120 volt power source is first stepped down to 5 volts through the use of this transformer. A transformer is made of two separate windings of wire. These separate windings are both wrapped around an iron center. When one winding is energized it produces a magnetic field which travels to the other set of windings. What creates the step down of voltage effect is the amount of windings. If you go from more windings to less winding, your voltage will decrease and vice versa. To figure out how many windings you need to step down 120 volts to 5 volts, you use division to find a ratio. Your source voltage is 120 and will be wrapped 120 times around the iron core. To achieve 5 volts for an output you must wrap it 24 times around the iron core. 120 divided by 24 is 5. (How stuff works) This voltage is still in AC which is not functional for the clock. This is where the bridge rectifier is put into use.

The bridge rectifier is also known as a diode bridge. To understand how this works a person must first know what a diode does. A diode is simply a one way path for electricity. It will allow current to pass through it one way only. It will allow a positive current to flow one direction, and a negative current to flow only in the opposite direction. Common applications for diodes are in battery powered devices, so if you install a battery backwards, the device will not work. Bellow are pictures illustrating how a diode bridge takes an alternating current and routes the path to turn the power into direct current. (Rectifiers and Diode Bridge)

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The alarm clock also utilizes capacitors in its circuitry. The capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy. It functions much like a battery, but it is not capable of producing its own charge. The construction of a capacitor is very simple. It is made up of two plates made of conducting material that are separated by a medium. This medium is made from insulating materials which range from air to ceramics. Each medium has different characteristics that add to the overall capacitance of the capacitor. Capacitors are measured and categorized by their capacitance. The measurement for capacitance is the micro farad (mF). Another component of the alarm clock is the resistor. A resistor is made from a semi conductive material which restricts current flow of electricity. The resistor is measured in Ohms (Ω). The fixed value resistor is the most widely know resistor. It is made up of a ceramic center with a carbon wrapped exterior that is wound like a screw. The amount of windings determines the resistance. The resistance value of a resistor is represented by a series of 4 colored bands. These bands can be determined by a resistor color chart. The first two bands are representing digits 1-9. The third band determines how many zeros are added to the first two digits. The last color band is the tolerance of the resistor which is usually plus or minus %5 or %10. The extra electricity built up in the resistor is dissipated in the form of heat. Resistors are used in conjunction with other components to limit the amount of current they receive. Resistors are often incorporated into a circuit with a LED. This is because the LED can only receive a very low current otherwise damage will occur to it. (Design Electronics)

The LED is the most noticeable part of electronics that we interact with everyday. It is a form a communication to us from the electronic device. The LED’s job in the digital clock is to form the display. The LED is not like a normal light bulb. It contains no filament in which to burn out. The LED relies on moving electrons within a semiconductor. The semiconductor is made of a material with a low ability to conduct electricity. When electrons enter this material they move around within the material until they find the path back to ground. When the electrons are searching for the path to ground they are constantly bumping into each other causing light energy to occur. (How stuff works)

The last component to the alarm clock is the 7490 computer chip. This is also known as a decade counter. This computer chip can store 10 bits of information. It operates off of 5 volts of electricity at 60 Hz. The 60 Hz oscillation is important because this is what gives the clock its timing ability. The 7490 pinout can create numbers 0-9 for the display. This off course is for a 24 hour clock. The digital clock contains 4 of these computer chips which work in conjunction to produce the entire 4 digit display. When the ground prong on the computer chip is energized, it is set back to zero(How stuff works).

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/shock.html

Before understanding how the electrical shock is produced it is important to discuss the safety and the level of shock that will be received through the wearable wristband. Transformers are used to step electrical power up or down. For our purposes we would like the voltage at the safest possible level while still delivering a shock strong enough to wake up the individual. We will have our shock set at a maximum of five mill amperes, which is between the safety level of 1 mA and 5 mA that deliver the sensation of shock while not being painful. Ohms Law is a fundamental law of electricity which is how the safe level of electricity is determined. The law states that voltage is equal to amperage multiplied by resistance. (How Stuff Works) Amperage measures electricity and is the same as current, which is your power. The voltage is the force that makes the electrons flow through the conductor. This formula can be switched around to find amperage, and resistance from a given voltage. The human body on average has a resistance of 100,000 ohms which is put into the formula to determine the level of voltage or amperage that our device can utilize. (Hyperphysics)

Electric Current (1 second contact)	Physiological Effect 1 mA 	            Threshold of feeling, tingling sensation. 10-20 mA            "Can't let go!" current - onset of sustained muscular contraction. 100-300 mA          Ventricular fibrillation, fatal if continued.

Now that safety level is determined we can move on to talk about what is in the face of the wristband. There is an electrode comprised of two small metallic surfaces that are mounted to the back of the wristband and is touching the skin of the individual to deliver the shock. To keep the wristband charged there will be a small five volt lithium battery which will also be placed in the face. A lithium battery is made of lightweight lithium and carbon which in turn makes the battery weigh less. A lithium battery is the best type of battery to use for our purpose because lithium is a highly reactive element, which means a lot of energy can be stored in its atom bonds. It can also hold its charge much longer than the ordinary battery, and lithium batteries don’t hold memory so you don’t have to completely discharge them before recharging, which is unlike most other batteries. (How Stuff Works) When the individual is ready to charge the battery we have made this as simple as possible by having a wireless charging station built into the alarm clock. After waking up in the morning and realizing the wristband is running low on battery power, just simply put the wristband with the battery still in it on the station and it will charge on its own. The wireless charging station works off induction to charge batteries. When a battery is close to the base, induction transfers power to the battery. A Splashpower™ Mat is the type of charger which automatically adjusts to whatever voltage needs to be charged, so you can use it for your other electronic devices also. (Splashpower) This new technology is great for use in our alarm clock because the user won’t have to worry about plugging in the wristband to charge it ever.

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The alarm clock will be used as the “base.” It will be where the shock signal is sent from to the wristband, and where the user of the device will have to go to stop the repetitious shocks. This will look like a standard alarm clock that can be found in many bedrooms, but unlike most alarm clocks the standard “beep” is not set to go off every morning. Instead of the “beep” at the time when the person wishes to wake up, the alarm clock will send a radio frequency signal to the wristband that generates the shock.

Section 3 History of the Components

The alarm clock as we know it has been around for less than 150 years (Bellis, 2008). First patented Oct 4, 1876 by Seth E Thomas (Bellis, 2008), an alarm clock does everything a normal clock does in the sense that it displays the time to the viewer, but adds an alarm that can be adjusted by the user. The alarm was, at one time, a weight that would fall onto a bell alerting the sleeper that the time they had set the alarm to has arrived, but it has progressed through the last century. The clock patented by Seth E Thomas was a wind up mechanical clock. There was also an attempt at creating an alarm clock by Levi Hutchins of Concord, New Hampshire in 1787. The only problem with his alarm clock is that it could only ring at 4 a.m. (Bellis, 2008). These attempts at alarm clocks seemed like a long time ago, but there is evidence that alarm clocks have been around since 250 B.C. It is noted that the Greeks had built water clocks that would trigger an alarm once the water level rose to a certain level (Bellis, 2008).

The clock we invented is designed to plug into a wall socket in any home utilizing the standardized AC 120V/60Hz. (REF 4) Electricity was initially used primarily for lighting but more appliances began to transition over to electrical power. Since electric companies at the time had devised a split-tariff system which allowed electricity for purposes other than lighting to be more expensive than that which would be used for lights, people would plug their appliances into the lighting sockets so save money (REF 5). Over time, as electricity became more common, a standardized wall plug was needed. In 1904, Harvey Hubbel invented and patented the first two-prong outlet (REF 2). By 1915, the design had been adopted by many companies and was the common way to use electricity. This design is known as the Type A Plug.

The three-prong outlet was invented and patented on June 5, 1928, by Philip F Labre while attending the Milwaukee School of Engineering. (REF6)His inspiration for the grounding plug was the shock he had witnessed his landlord receive when it was plugged in. In the years to follow, the three-prong grounded outlet was made mandatory in many industrial companies. The three-prong outlet has stayed essentially the same since its creation in 1928 and is almost identical to the ones we have installed today in every building in the United States. This type of electric outlet is known as the Type B outlet.

The 60Hz referenced earlier from the standard American power system is used as a counter for the alarm clock, but it must be stepped down to manageable cycles and voltage of electricity. This is achieved by using an electrical device known as a transformer. A transformer uses the facts that an electric current can create a magnetic field (known as an electromagnet) and that a changing magnetic field within a coil of wire induces a voltage across the ends of the coil (known as electromagnetic induction). (REF 9) The transformer changes the current in its primary coil, the magnetic field is changed, and the voltage of the secondary coil is adjusted as well. Transformers are extremely efficient and have been known to allow 99.75% o f the input energy to be passed to the output. If voltage is increased in the first coil, then current is decreased in the second coil and vice versa. (REF 10) Michael Faraday first demonstrated the concept of electromagnetic induction in 1831 (REF7-49). However, it wasn’t until 1836 that Nicholas Callan invented the first induction coil. He understood that the coil would produce a larger electromagnetic field if more wire was wrapped around the coil. Originally, these were powered by DC voltage rather than AC, but used a vibrating breaker device to interrupt the current. It took until the 1880s for more efficient designs to be produced through trial and error (REF 7-50). In 1885, the efficient ZBB closed-core model was created, named after the creators Zipernowsky, Bláthy and Déri from Budapest. (REF 7-51) The first three-phase transformer, used commonly today, was created by William Stanley in 1885 and used commercially in 1886 (REF 7-50). This design was patented on Sept. 21, 1886 (REF 8).

There are two main forms of diodes: thermionic and solid state. British scientific writer Fredrick Guthrie created the thermionic diode, also known as a vacuum tube, in 1873, which were filled up with a mixture of barium and strontium oxides. German scientist Karl Ferdinand Braun created the solid-state diodes in 1874. When they were first invented, diodes were known as rectifiers; in 1919, William Henry Eccles coined the term “diode.” Clarence Melvin Zener created an advanced form of the diode that allows current to also flow in the reverse direction, known as the Zener diode, in the mid-twentieth century. (REF 16) The bridge rectifier, an arrangement of diodes to convert AC current to DC current, is also known as the Graetz circuit after physicist Leo Graetz who invented the circuit in the early 1900s (REF 12).

A capacitor in the clock regulates power and eliminates surges or moments of low power by holding a reserve tank of electricity to regulate the current passed into the clock as well as allowing the clock to pull electricity from it if it needs the current. In early 1746, a Dutch professor at the University of Leyden created what is known as the Leyden jar, credited as the first capacitor. The jar was half-filled with water and lined in and out with metal foil. A metal chain or wire was draped into the liquid through the middle of the cork that stopped the jar. The chain was then hooked up to something that could deliver a charge, and, once charged, would hold equal and opposite charges until connected with a wire, which would then produce a spark (REF 13). Benjamin Franklin also worked with the Leyden jar, and evolved the form into a flat piece of glass rather than a jar. The first usable, practical capacitor, however, was produced years later by an English chemist named Michael Faraday. His progress with the capacitor enabled us to nowadays send electricity over great distances. The measurement for capacitors is currently known as a farad.

Another important part of the electric clock, as well as most electric devices, is the resistor. Designed by Georg Ohm, a resistor is designed to oppose the flow of a current by causing a voltage drop in accordance to Ohm’s law which states R=V/I (Resistance = Voltage drop divided by the current I) (REF 14). They are made out of resistive wire, various compounds and films, carbon or carbon film. (REF 15)

A specific type of computer chip or integrated circuit, the decade counter, was created in order to store and display the number of times a particular events or process occurs. The integrated circuit was imagined by a radar scientist named Geoffrey Dummer while working for the British Ministry of Defense. He published his ideas at the Symposium on Progress in Quality Electronic Components in Washington D.C. on May 7, 1952. (REF 17-1) He unsuccessfully attempted to build his circuit in 1956. Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor created the first functional integrated circuit on Sept 12, 1958. (REF 17-2)

The shocking device in our project is powered by a battery. The first battery believed to be invented by man is believed to be 2000 years old. It was discovered near Bagdad Iraq in 1936. The crude battery was constructed from a clay pot with a copper wrapped iron rod protruding from its top, sealed by pitch. Scientists have found that if this device were filled with an acidic liquid it would produce 1.5 to 2 volts of electricity. (All about batteries) The first useable battery was constructed and tested in 1798 by a physicist from Italy. His name was Count Volta and he was the first to do experiments with the battery. The first modern battery was created in 1896 by the National Carbon Company, which we know today as Energizer. Since then batteries have progressed in technology by using new materials to allow the batteries to last longer and become rechargeable.

Section 4: Future and Forecasting

As time goes on and technology becomes more and more advanced, and so do the components of our alarm clock. One major component of the clock which will change drastically in the future is the battery. The battery has gone through many changes since its invention in the 1800’s. The most commonly used battery today is the lithium ion battery. The uses for this battery are mostly electronics such as laptops, cell phones, and cameras. This very powerful battery which can be used for many devices will someday succumb to new technology. The next step in battery technology is the fuel cell. The fuel cell much like a battery uses a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to produce power. The bi product of this reaction is water. Though fuel cell technology is not readily available yet, in the future we will rely heavily on its ability to create clean energy. Scientists believe that batteries in the future will rely on nanotechnology. Batteries made of carbon nano tubes will more than likely become the standard for any mobile electronic application. The carbon nano tube combined with nickel will store the electrical energy. Along with this nano tube battery, photovoltaic cells made with of nano tubes will more than likely provide energy for these batteries resulting in an unlimited amount of energy potential. This new technology will become the standard for all electronics and will revolutionize batteries and make our alarm clock better.

As time passes technology begins to get smaller and more compact then it used to be making it lighter and more portable. Most of our current electrical components such as the transistors, capacitors, resistors, transformers, rectifiers, and diode’s are at the point where they can be made very small without interfering with what they do. In the future we predict that they may even be microscopic and so small that they will not easily be seen. The LED screen of our alarm clock is a problem due to the high price of LED’s, the voltage sensitivity (many resistors needed), and the temperature sensitivity it has with respect to the environment causing it to overheat (Wikipedia, 2008). As the technology of LED’s increases we will find a different way to handle the voltage issue while eliminating the temperature sensitivity through a different, more efficient, use of the materials. Our hope is that in the future the Alarm clock itself will be able to be very compact while also being able to send the signal without any issues.

The computer chip used inside the alarm clock is the 7490 pinout chip or also called the decade counter. This chip is usually doubled in most alarm clocks or there are up to six in one alarm clock (Brian, 2000). As technology advances circuits can be made smaller or you can add more data into one then you used to be able to. Therefore, in the future, the decade chip will hopefully be useable without multiples of itself.

As for our shocking device, which is currently the size of a wristwatch, we think that as technology advances it will be able to run the right electrical current needed at a smaller size. This will be even more portable while also allowing it to be somewhat stylish as well. For example, would you rather where a watch to sleep in or a bracelet? Would you rather have to remember to put the watch on or just never take your necklace off? The shocking mechanism will be able to run on wireless electric power and emit the correct voltage without being bigger then a charm on a bracelet.

As the technology mainstreams this jewelry alarm will change also. It will become more refined and to the point where it is a chip that can be implanted under the skin. This will send a wave to the brain efficiently “waking up” the brain without noise or even an unpleasant shock. The chip, which evolved from our alarm clock technology, will become a standard and preferred way for the public to wake up in the morning. This chip will allow people to wake up when they want to without any morning-time struggles. As it is mainstreamed the price will drop and it will be easily available to the general public.

There are many concerns wrapped around new inventions in technology. People don’t trust where it’s heading, usually this occurs from lack of knowledge about the technology, and they think it will be become more of a hassle than it will be used for their convenience. Luckily, our technology is very simple and takes very little understanding of how it works to be able to use it. Its impact to society is very beneficial and will take us even closer to the future through technology. We took something as common as an alarm clock and turned it into what could make life simpler for many people. It will become a social status for people to have the wristwatch that shocks them to wake them up, and soon everyone will yearn to have one. With the current state of our environment people may be worried about prospering technology. Our electrical shock wristband uses lithium batteries. According to the website cienciateca.com, lithium batteries are environmentally-friendly and safe (Romero & Pastor, 1996). Not only are the lithium batteries safe for the environment, we also use LED lights in our alarm clock. Ben Anton in 2007 stated that by using LED lights instead of regular light bulbs a person can save money and help protect the environment. LED lights last 10 times longer and use 80 percent less energy than regular lighting. The uses of these environmentally friendly components make our technological advance a safe impact on society, and leaves room for very little controversy. Our shocking wristband is such a small technological advance compared to what else is happening currently and what will happen in the future. Economically our shocking wristband will have little negative impact on society. Because the components in our technology are small and can be purchased at an inexpensive price, our technology in whole can be made and sold at a reasonable price for the majority of individuals.

The legality involved with electrical shock is often debated now. Many ethical questions are raised when it comes to the use of an electrical shock in any form. Because the electrical shock in our wristband is so small, the concerns revolved around it should therefore be very small also. Also, because it’s an electrical shock that is not in the form of punishment, but something you choose to receive, there‘s even less legality issues with it. Usually people have problems with electrical shock in the form of a dog collar, which some people use to train their dogs, or as some people would say a cruel punishment method. One opposing viewpoint points out the damage that results from even a small electrical shock, found in a link from the United States National Library of Medicine online. The title is Electrical Shock Precautions and it states that an electrical shock can harm the body’s nervous system and heart, subjects the body to extreme heat which can be dangerous, and causes the muscles to contract. Another opposing viewpoint comes from yahoo.com where someone asked how to make a small electrical shock using a battery? Is it enough to wake someone up? The second person to respond to the question shared their views on the idea by saying that it would be dangerous, and you could kill someone with a shock strong enough to wake someone up. They suggest using a vibrating buzzer instead, like what cell phones use. The shocking alarm clock will improve society and make life better for the individual and their environment. This is because the device will improve your ability to rouse more easily. People will be on time for jobs, interviews, appointments, classes, and many other things that they need to be on time for. This makes society as a whole run a little smoother. Having an alarm clock that will wake you up makes life better for the individual. The shocking alarm clock will also help with the social environment surrounding the user. This is because the alarm clock does not make any sound; it will not wake up any roommates or people sleeping in the same room. Instead, you will just get up and not bother anyone. The shocking part of our shocking alarm clock could be applied to other things in the future. Eventually a shock could be used to remind us to do things and not just wake up. A shock to remind us that we have an important appointment or to take a pill will ensure that we do not forget. In the future our shocking alarm clock might look different. As time goes on, it will get smaller but eventually it may be imbedded into the body underneath the skin, for our convenience.

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The Script

 * Scene 1
 * Setting: College Dorm Room
 * Time: 6:30 AM
 * Life with a Normal Alarm Clock
 * (Alarm Sounds for 30 seconds. Meanwhile Kelli and tossing and turning trying to block the noise)
 * Kelli: Hey Steph, shut your alarm clock off
 * Stephanie: (Puts pillow over head)
 * Kelli: (Throws stuffed animal) HEY, get up and shut your alarm clock off!
 * Stephanie: Alright, Alright, I’ll get up (Shuts alarm clock off and gets back into bed)
 * (Cut scene)
 * 5 minutes later…..
 * (Alarm Sounds)
 * Kelli: Oh my god, get up already.  You are driving me crazy.
 * Stephanie: Sorry. I’m getting up this time. (Shuts alarm off)


 * Scene 2
 * Setting: Dorm Lounge
 * Time 7:00 PM
 * Kelli: Steph, your inability to wake up in the morning is really making me angry
 * Stephanie: I am really sorry Kelli but I need my alarm clock to get up in the morning.
 * Kelli: Well this whole situation is making my life very stressful and it needs to stop otherwise we won’t be roommates next semester.
 * Stephanie: I know Kelli I will try to get up sooner.  I really can’t help it.  I am a deep sleeper, it’s just my genetics.
 * Kelli: No, you’re just lazy because I seen you put that pillow over your head.
 * Stephanie: I don’t remember that.  I must have done that unconsciously.
 * Kelli: Well, say whatever makes you feel better about yourself.
 * Stephanie: Just wait.  I won’t wake you up tomorrow.
 * Kelli: You want to bet on it.
 * Stephanie: Yeah, five bucks.
 * Kelli: You’re on.


 * Scene 3
 * Life with the Shocking Alarm Clock
 * Setting: Dorm Room
 * Time: 6:30 AM
 * Stephanie: (Shocking alarm clock activate) (Stephanie wakes up, climbs out of bed and shuts the alarm clock off.) (While this is happening she is experiencing the effects of the wristband, and it gradually brought to full alertness)
 * Kelli: (Sleeps undisturbed)


 * Scene 4
 * Setting: Dorm Lounge
 * Time: 7:00 PM
 * Kelli: Your alarm clock hasn’t been waking me up lately.
 * Stephanie: I bought a new clock that gives me a shock.  It can wake me up without disturbing you.  Now how about that five 5 you owe me.
 * Kelli: I forgot about our bet.  Here you go.  (Hands Stephanie 5 dollars)  That new alarm clock has really made my life nicer.  I have been feeling so much better since I haven’t been losing sleep.  I don’t even care that I lost the 5 bucks.
 * Stephanie: Yeah and I haven’t been sleeping in on accident and missing classes.
 * Kelli: So how does it work?
 * Stephanie: This little bracelet I wear at night gives me an electrical shock in the morning to wake me up.  The electrical shock actually makes me alert.  I don’t even want to sleep in after my body gets stimulated from the electricity.
 * Kelli: That is truly awesome.  I’m going to Wal-Mart today to pick one up.  I can’t wait.


 * Interview
 * Chris: Kelli, what’s the biggest change or improvement in your life since your roommate started using the shocking alarm clock?
 * Kelli: I am just happy that Im not being woken up in the morning.  I no longer become tired and cranky during the day.
 * Chris: Stephanie, what is it like to wake up with the new alarm clock?
 * Stephanie: Waking up with the new alarm clock is really nice.  When I feel the shock, I immediately wake up.  I am fully alert by the time I shut it off.   I don’t even want to go back to bed anymore.
 * Chris: Do both of you feel that this invention has made being roommates easier.
 * Kelli: Yes, definitely.  Some mornings I would get very angry with Stephanie when she wouldn’t get up, and her alarm clock just kept going off.  Some mornings I thought she was dead.  She wouldn’t even budge.
 * Stephanie: That’s kind of over exaggerated a little bit Kelli.  But the alarm clock really made our friendship better.  Kelli was no longer mad at me, and I have been able to make it to class in the morning.  I’ve been using the alarm clock for awhile and I wake up before I get shocked in the morning.  I recommend the clock to anyone that lives with somebody or for the person that needs extra help to get up in the morning.