The Best WIRED-Tested Extreme Alarm Clock of 2025: Not for the Faint of Heart

Extreme Alarm Clocks to Avoid

Photograph: Molly Higgins

Flying Alarm Clock for $18: The idea behind this alarm is funny—when the alarm goes off, a propeller ejects from the top and the sleeper is forced to get up, find the propeller, and place it back on the top to get the alarm to stop beeping. However, during the week I used it, the alarm did not stop beeping when the propeller was placed back on the top, when the snooze button was pressed, or when the alarm button was switched off. The only way to…