I imagine you could also construct an electric buzzer with a spring loaded switch you hold in your hand.
I imagine there are all manner of over-engineered solutions to this problem.
The problem of sleeping without sleeping
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Re: The problem of sleeping without sleeping
#22As so often with Dali - /not sure if serious or trolling
I guess there isn't a "serious" Dali.
Re: The problem of sleeping without sleeping
#23Wow, Google Books is awful on iPad. Completely unusable.
Re: The problem of sleeping without sleeping
#24I've always been jealous of people who are able to take power naps. I can't do it, unless I've done something exceptionally exhausting or I barely slept the night before. I end up closing my eyes waiting to fall asleep, and then nothing happens.
There's nothing wrong with laying down and closing your eyes for 15 minutes even if you don't fall asleep.
Re: The problem of sleeping without sleeping
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
You probably didn't notice this on mobile, but this is google books. The poorly rendered text is due to it being an actual scan of some book. What exactly is being linked to here is unclear though. The passage isn't too concrete on getting a point across...
The short and sweet version (and heavily paraphrased) version is: If you're tired in the afternoon, you only need a literal moment of sleep to feel revived. You can do this by sitting in a chair, holding something in your hand (a key, in this book), palm down, with something beneath it on the floor (a plate, in this book) that will create some sound when hit. The instant you fall asleep, you drop the item onto the th…
thank you for that concise explanation. i love Dali's flowery language but its awful for actually getting a point across.
Re: The problem of sleeping without sleeping
#26Wow, Google Books is awful on iPad. Completely unusable.
No worries, it's also awful in a browser.