Alarm clock shreds cash if you don't get up

[Jazzy]

A US inventor has created an alarm clock which shreds your money if you fail to get up to turn it off.

Rich Olson combined a Sparkfun Clockit and a USB Paper Shredder to create the bizarre machine.

He programmed the device to tear up a one dollar bill if the user doesn't turn it off within a few seconds.

He posted a clip of his creation on YouTube where impressed user ideeman1994 was moved to write: "That's a very nice project, I love the concept!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0G4j1pNAA40

However, others pointed out that Mr Olsen might be committing a federal offence by destroying banknotes.

The inventor played down the risk, commenting: "To all those saying the feds are going to take me away - I'm not that concerned."

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I'm going to buy this for Nebulous for Christmas!

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

NOT MY MONEY!! I'll wake up.

 

[Evil Eye]

Meh, you can send in banknotes to get them replaced as long as you have at least 60% of the note.

 

[Jazzy]

Meh, you can send in banknotes to get them replaced as long as you have at least 60% of the note.

True but this clock shreds your money.

 

[Evil Eye]

That just makes it easier to turn two notes into three!

 

[Sinon]

It's not really very useful. You could replace the notes with money-shaped paper, or just not put any notes in at all. It's an interesting concept, but like many inventions, it's completely stupid.

 

[Teekay]

It's not really very useful. You could replace the notes with money-shaped paper, or just not put any notes in at all. It's an interesting concept, but like many inventions, it's completely stupid.

+1. Interesting concept but you'd have to be stupid to actually do it, or unless you have money to waste/shred that it won't make any real difference to your wallet.

 

[McConnaughay]

It's not really very useful. You could replace the notes with money-shaped paper, or just not put any notes in at all. It's an interesting concept, but like many inventions, it's completely stupid.

That's basically how I perceived it as well.