Ever wonder how you can reduce energy consumption by combining your alarm clock with your microwave?

Yeah, I haven’t really either, but ever since I came across this article it really made me rethink the possibilities of electronic cross-breeding.

Created by by Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini and Hsiao-huh Hsu, the Wake n’ Bacon is an electronic alarm clock that actually cooks bacon.

Here’s how it works:

1. Place frozen bacon inside tray before you go to bed.
2. Set alarm clock.
3. Two halogen lamps cook bacon 10 minutes before the alarm goes off.
4. Wake up to the aromatic smell of bacon
5. Turn off alarm clock.
6. Remove bacon from tray.
7. Eat bacon.

And this is all made possible by a small microchip that relays a signal to a switch that turns on the halogen lamps.

I’m not quite sure how I feel about this idea, but it certainly does consume less energy than a traditional microwave.

I’m just waiting for the Bisqwake alarm clock that makes pancakes from Bisquick.