Holiday Gifts For Sleepyheads: 7 Flying, Spinning, Annoying Alarm Clocks That Work

First semester is almost over: Did you make it to all of your 8 A.M. classes?

Yeah, didn't think so. Students aren't the only ones who have trouble getting up early, of course -- perhaps you, too, are a heavy sleeper -- and maybe, just maybe, you wouldn't be in such a rush every morning if you owned a better alarm clock, one that really woke you up. Well, curse your snooze button no more, because we've found seven incredibly creative, inventive and wild solutions for you or for that sleepyhead in your life (all of these make great holiday gifts!).

Look at the best and most creative alarm clocks of the year below; your GPA (and your boss) will thank you later:

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[fannefer]

09:49 AM on 01/11/2012

Too bad the iPad version sucks so much you can't see a slideshow.

[Sir Alto]

09:28 AM on 01/10/2012

asweome i need the helicopter one

[Lady Saera]

06:21 AM on 01/05/2012

oh I'm for the toy helicopter, thats cool!

[pakaal]

02:03 PM on 11/24/2011

It took me about a year to get away from using clocks to wake up. I noticed I was waking up a few minutes before the alarm went off anyway, so eventually I just stopped using the clock (no more horrifying awakenings to loud noises!). We have a great internal chronometer, we just have to learn to use it.

[2ManyQuestions]

01:58 PM on 11/24/2011

The best alarm clock was one I had growing up. It was wind up but man it was loud (DING DING DING DING DING...). I had preventive nightmare about that thing that made me wake up at 5.55 am after a while to avoid being scared awake. What can I say, it worked.

[tuff guy]

10:23 PM on 11/22/2011

is clocky still around? boy, you guys at huffpo are seriously behind in trends. i got this as a gift for a friend at least 10 years ago. it's hilarious and perfect for people who are perpetual 'snooze-erz'.

[JasonMcl]

03:48 PM on 11/22/2011

I would not take the defusable clock on a plane or pretty much anywhere outside of the house. People are too paranoid nowadays and I don't think TSA officials would find this half as funny as normal humans would.

[NonPrawf]

01:27 AM on 11/22/2011

Def getting the shake alarm.

The Lark alarm reminds that we are moving closer to integrating our physical bodies with the technologies that, for now, we call peripherals.

[DJNinjah]

06:39 PM on 11/21/2011

These are all pretty awesome. Especially the first one that would survive maybe a day before either I threw it across the room or my cat murders it. I think someone should also invent a smell alarm clock. First alarm smells like flowers and sunshine. Hit the snooze button once and it smells like coffee and bacon. Hit it again and it smells like rotting eggs. Hit it one more time and it smells like a gas station bathroom.

[MichaelMcKLA]

04:37 PM on 11/21/2011

Too bad the Defusable Alarm Clock doesn't come looking like that right out of the box. I'd buy it. It would be a trip putting it someplace obvious to passersby and to host the local bomb squad for nice cold Cokes when they arrive. :)

[NerdyStudent]

02:02 PM on 11/21/2011

I have a dog.

Novel idea I know.

[Tom95134]

01:42 PM on 11/21/2011

On the Defusable Alarm Clock, do not preassemble this as a gift and then put it in your carry-on baggage.

[Hannah F]

12:08 PM on 11/21/2011

There's an alarm clock out there somewhere that flings 4 or 5 puzzle pieces into the air. You have to get out of bed, find the pieces, and reassemble them.