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Having a little trouble waking up in the morning? There’s nothing like a good soaking to get you going.

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  Step 1: Open the clock

  Open the alarm clock and snip the 2 wires that lead from its circuit board to the speaker.

• Tip

  Depending on the clock’s design, you may need to snip the wires just to get it open. That’s okay.

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  Step 2: Strip wire

  Strip the two ends of wire leading from the board, and splice two longer pieces of wire to the ends.

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  Step 3: Solder

  Solder these splices to secure the connection.

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  Step 4: Snip watergun wires

  Take apart the water gun and snip the two wires leading to the trigger switch.

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  Step 5: Strip wires

  Strip the ends of these wires, splice longer wires to each end, and secure the connections with solder.

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  Step 6: Connect wires

  Pop the relay switch into the breadboard circuit and connect each pair of wires to opposite sides of the relay.

• Tip

  If you don’t have a breadboard circuit, solder the switch and wires to a regular circuit board. It’s harder to do, but will make for a more permanent connection – and water clock.

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  Step 7: Set alarm

  Now set the alarm, position the water gun so it’s pointing at your face, and drop off into a nice peaceful sleep.

• Fact

  Sleepers who rely too heavily on the snooze button deprive themselves of valuable REM sleep, impairing their mental functioning during the day.