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I'm really pissed off that I didn't think of an octagonal clock, dammit



Well it's too late now, the patent is MINE


A Method and System for telling the time and waking up using a clock embedded in a higher order regular polygon - using a computer.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

One embodiment of the present invention provides a clock embedded in a regular polygon of order 8. The method includes the steps of: (a) orienting and affixing the clock display with respect to the polygon (b) weighting the polygon such that it can be balanced on any edge (c) rotating the polygon to orient the display at the desired angle; and (d) reading the time on the display.

PRIOR ART

Traditionally, alarm clocks have been embedded in circular enclosures (polygons of order infinity) or rectangular enclosure (polygons of order four). The innovation of clocks embedded in polygons of order 5 and higher (excluding infinity) is new and non obvious.


Where did you find this it was top secret




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