Talk:Alarm clock

message: Hmm...My Ens. Americana mentions none of these (Hutchins, Redier, Thomas) in a long article about clocks; it does mention the "metal-encased alarm-clock, probably of German origin" and says that Americans have dominated the market since 1900.  I've been curious about the piece "La reveille matin" from Francois Couperin's first harpsichord book (1713).   It has a suggestive octave tremolo, and of course clocks with bells are pretty antient: the only challenge for an inventor is to make it fail to ring eleven out of twelve times.    The Dover reprint of Chrysander's ed. suggests "chanticler" as a translation, which seems a bit far-fetched to me.
btw, does Wiki require a separate  account for each language?   French Wiki wont let me log on...
Sparafucil 06:40, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Before Hutchins? 

message: The link to the top ten most annoying alarm clocks was a 404, so I removed itJtconroy88 07:56, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I just put what the source I found said, I thought it was reliable.  Is it incorrect? Errick 05:02, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Hm, actually, now that I read through that patent, it makes even less sense.  Either he put in a patent 17 years after he died, or that Clock History site referenced in the Seth Thomas article is wrong, or his sons entered the patent in his name, which I'm pretty sure you can't do.  So something doesn't add up here, I'm just not sure what it is.  I figure though, saying that the Clock Company patented it is a little safer since it's a bit unclear here. Errick 05:21, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broken link 

message: Anyone feel that this page suffers from a surfeit of photos? Personally, I think just the single windup clock photo would do. -- Blorg 22:11, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photos 

message: Can someone please find a source for this?  I tried to find one myself, when that was added before, and I can't find any information on the guy.  I'm not saying it's false but I'd like to see a source so I know it's accurate. Errick 22:59, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Antoine Redier? 

message: I reverted the addition of "In the United States..." and the removal of the globalize tag.  This is not the point of the tag. At any rate, a source would be needed to state that it was the United States specifically where this occurred.  --Varco 05:14, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Worldwide view 

message: Anybody have any information on how some clocks are able to automatically set themselves as soon as you plug them in? LOLHI  IM  AHANIX  —Preceding comment was added at 06:16, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't have a source for it, but it seems logical that they would use a station like WWV (Radio Station) which broadcasts time on Single Side Band in the HF Spectrum.   WWV broadcasts on several frequencies, one of which is 15Mhz, within the spectrum of a standard AM/FM radio.  The modulation is different i think, but that is hardly a problem.200.41.2.144 (talk) 00:33, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Auto-setting clocks 

message: According to Czech Wikipedia http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud%C3%ADk the first Alarm-Clock was contructed in 1380 in German Monastery (Nürberg).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.176.239.107 (talk) 16:21, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I moved this sentence here, since it doesn't explain the concept, and links to a non-existent article. If it will ever have an own article, a short description is essential. Mikael Häggström (talk) 12:40, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please explain 

message: The third image shows a digital clock and not an analogue one.  Whether mechanical dials or LED's are used it still indicates the time by the presence of symbols rather than the position of ever present hands.  I shall change the image caption in question. Mtaylor848 (talk) 17:18, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Analogue / Digital model 

message: I got here by searching "snooze button" and I see only one short sentence on the subject.  I was hoping for a more in-depth analysis on the origin of such buttons, and the theorized effects that using them might have.  One sentence simply isn't enough.  I propose an article on Snooze Buttons be created.  It is an important enough subject to merit its own article. 65.78.144.186 (talk) 22:15, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  I Am Disappoint 

message: From reading the first few paragraphs, it seems as if this article is rather confused as to whether it is called “Alarm clock” or “Clock radio”. Since “Clock radio” redirects here to “Alarm clock”, and not the other way ’round, I would expect this article to refer to the item as “alarm clock”. 132.162.218.82 (talk) 07:08, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alarm clock or Clock radio? 

message: It appears someone doesn't believe what I'm contributing in the page. But if you seen a lot of comedies before, you'd agree that what I'm saying aren't lies. 173.55.37.52 (talk) 02:13, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for wanting to improve the article. No one thinks your addition is a lie. The problem is that it isn't verified, by citing a reference where some reliable source says it. We are not allowed to add our own opinions or observations; Wikipedia only accepts information that is referenced to a reliable source. --MelanieN (talk) 15:30, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Three sections in the article are unsourced but howcome they get to stay there? 173.55.37.52 (talk) 14:25, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'm sure there's an appropriate venue for discussing tropes appearing in animated cartoons, but this article isn't it. --Wtshymanski (talk) 03:13, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Tropes in animation are probably not big enough to have their own page. What's wrong with adding info the gag here? The fact that it's done a lot in cartoons indicates that it's notable. 2605:E000:2E54:800:1F8:3F48:9542:AA78 (talk) 02:33, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular culture 

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