The WORST Way To Sleep…..

Summary

Key Points

• Samuel Wardell was an exceptionally heavy sleeper who took extreme measures, including modifying his alarm clock and creating a unique system, to ensure he woke up for work. 0:14
• On the night of December 23rd, 1885, Samuel hosted a lively and drunken party with friends, which included an impromptu boxing match in his apartment. 0:45
• The next morning, at 5:00 a.m. sharp, his alarm went off as designed, activating the mechanism. 1:16
• Hours later, on Christmas afternoon, a local police officer was dispatched to Samuel's apartment after his boss reported him missing from work. 1:18
• The officer discovered Samuel's body after kicking open his front door, revealing the tragic outcome of his ingenious, yet ultimately fatal, alarm system. 1:22
• After the party, Samuel, heavily intoxicated, stumbled into bed, forgetting to move it back to its usual position. 1:45
• Consequently, his bed ended up directly under the shelf where the 10-lb rock was positioned as part of his alarm system. 1:53
• His elaborate alarm system involved a normal wind-up alarm clock connected by a wire to a hinged shelf that held a 10-lb rock. 2:10
• When the alarm clock vibrated and moved across the shelf, it would pull the wire, disabling the hinges and causing the 10-lb rock to crash to the floor, creating a loud noise. 2:43
• Instead of hitting the floor, the 10-lb rock fell directly onto Samuel's head, breaking his skull and killing him instantly. 2:56