h a l f b a k e r yIt's as much a hovercraft as a pancake is a waffle.
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+ I could have used something like this the couple of times I drove 20+ hrs. |
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Check out the Nap Zapper (link).
It fits behind the ear and if your head nods too far forward, an alarm goes off. |
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another issue is that at most workplaces you do not want others ( supervisors) to know that you have been falling asleep. This would be hard to hide if you made loud beeping noises and had to grab you ear to make them stop. |
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My mom had a device installed that when
she leaned her head too much forward
when falling asleep it would hit her in the
forehead. It was the computer monitor. It
never failed to wake her up. |
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Great Idea, and a huge need, especially for driving. Your post inspired me to write about my similar idea, the Random Shocker (link to the left). |
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// Can you get one that goes around your neck? // |
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What about one that goes around your.... umm never mind... I'll keep the rest of that idea to myself. |
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I don't think an in-car zapper is a particularly good idea. If you feel drowsy while driving, take a break. I've done some long haul driving myself and it truly is frightening to see 40ft articulated lorries drifting slowly towards the hard shoulder in front of your own vehicle. I can just imagine these drivers nodding off slightly and suddenly twitching across in the other direction when they receive an electric shock. Carnage! |
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Yeah, the twitch is a particular problem.
I'd rather go with the road recognition
cameras. |
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Maybe there's a way where you can drug
longhaulers so that, to them, they're
sleeping, but they're really driving. Or am
I going to far? |
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