sumo alarm clock

2 model sumo wrestlers straddle this clock, grimacing and grinning menacingly as they slap their shiny plastic thighs and waggle their plump rearends. the distance between them is determined by the time set for the alarm - the longer the sleep allotted, the further apart are our wobbly friends.

every change in the digital display, as the seconds pass, moves our pair marginally closer.

the pair are set upon trembling stems at the base of their nappy [note to self - look up proper terminology ] to the top of the clock and are sensitive to the slightest motion in the room even a noise may trigger a response and agitate a fighter to a slightly more aggressive stance or a tad closer to triggering the alarm. ensuring that the clock is synchronised to your desired waketime, any out of synch sumo inching a fraction forward and the other will step back..

as the night passes, the wrestlers move inexorably nearer and nearer until finally they touch; hand to belly, head to head, or foot to buttock.

one sumo claims victory and stands proud, the loser falls to the ground.

the winning wrestler, determined by his final stance, tunes the radio station which finally brings you to a state of wakefulness.