Bacon Alarm Clock

Invented by Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini, and Hsiao-huh Hsu, this alarm clock gently wakes you with the aroma of freshly-cooked bacon.  Here's how it works:
A frozen strip of bacon is placed in Wake n' Bacon the night before. Because there is a 10 minute cooking time, the clock is set to go off 10 minutes before the desired waking time. Once the alarm goes off, the clock it sends a signal to a small speaker to generate the alarm sound. We hacked the clock so that the signal is re-routed by a microchip that in responds by sending a signal to a relay that throws the switch to power two halogen lamps that slow-cook the bacon in about 10 minutes.

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Hello I don't know if you can help with this but.... I am the producer of a morning radio show in Alberta Canada. I was looking to find an interview with someone about "The Wake n Bacon" alarm clock. Can you help out with this?
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The Bacon Alarm Clock. At the forefront for the prevention of bacon realted injuries and bubble wrap casts. This was so inspired by Michael Scott. This looks like something Dwight would've created for Michael. Except it would have an analog clock.
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So, Your meat strips are sitting in the box for 6-8 hours or longer at room temp before they are cooked for you?

Guess they figure it would take that long for the frozen strips to melt in the closed up box, but food experts say you should always thaw your frozen foods in the fridge.
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It's very true, but I thought it was common knowledge. I always suggest another time if I'm interested but busy, and give a short excuse if I'm not. Girls will always make time for someone they like.
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It took me forever to figure this out. I needed this info 10 years ago.

Ladies, sometimes it is just best to be blunt. We guys don't get subtle hints. Instead of being nice and having us try to "read between the lines", you just have to be mean. Most of the time, if you make an arbitrary statement, the guy will still interpret it as being positive, and will continue to ask you out. A simple "I'm sorry, but no" will suffice. It saves you both some time and stress.
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Reminds me of the movie "Dumb and Dumber," when the awkward fella asks the beautiful lady, "So, what's the chance of our getting together? Like... one in a thousand... or, what.. maybe one in a million?"

Shyly, apologetically, she answers, "Yeah.. probably more like one in a million..."

The realization dawns on the poor hero. "So.. what you're saying is.. there's a chance!"

For most men, not blessed as Mr. Pitt, it's not so much about winning her over.. as wearing her down. It's a different kind of staying power.
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A very helpful girl will give you a hint as to why she isn't interested. And a lot of us enjoy improvement projects, so please - if she does, take the hint.
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I've always done it like this. It's common sense. It doesn't take a genius to figure this out.

On the other hand, I find that women don't understand this when i'm the one who's 'busy'.
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