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> Octagonal shape so I can lay it down on its side instead of having to crane my neck up to check the time when lying down (I really did think of everything).

• pb7 6y ago
  You can rotate an octagon in 45° increments.
  • StavrosK 6y ago
    Yep! That really is its killer feature, and it's very interesting how, when I'm lying with my head perfectly horizontal, it's easier to read the clock when it's at 45° rather than entirely on its side...
    • FriendlyNormie 6y ago
      Jesus, how fucking retarded are these people that you even had to explain this. Any random Japanese person for example would have understood immediately upon looking at it. Americans are a fucking embarrassment
    • dmje 6y ago
      I'm really pissed off that I didn't think of an octagonal clock, dammit
      • StavrosK 6y ago
        Well it's too late now, the patent is MINE
        • bigiain 6y ago
          A Method and System for telling the time and waking up using a clock embedded in a higher order regular polygon - using a computer. SUMMARY OF INVENTION One embodiment of the present invention provides a clock embedded in a regular polygon of order 8. The method includes the steps of: (a) orienting and affixing the clock display with respect to the polygon (b) weighting the polygon such that it can be balanced on any edge (c) rotating the polygon to orient the display at the desired angle; and (d) reading the time on the display. PRIOR ART Traditionally, alarm clocks have been embedded in circular enclosures (polygons of order infinity) or rectangular enclosure (polygons of order four). The innovation of clocks embedded in polygons of order 5 and higher (excluding infinity) is new and non obvious.
          • StavrosK 6y ago
            Where did you find this it was top secret
• AndrewDucker 6y ago
  Allows it to be angled in a variety of directions, but still be stable.