There’s clearly something wrong with mornings and we think we’ve figured it out. They arrive too early. If they were set back a little in the day, we reckon people wouldn’t complain so much, and everyone would arrive at work or school a bit happier and less stressed. And hey, why not make weekends start earlier? That way we’d all benefit, right? Right?

Unfortunately none of that’s going to happen any time soon, which is why this new Nerf Black Shoot Alarm Clock may help make mornings a touch more palatable. It’s basically another variation on the ‘get your brain working to wake up‘ gadgets, only this time instead of doing a puzzle or crawling around after your alarm, you simply shoot the target with a suitable nerf gun, at which point the alarm goes into snooze mode.

Will this do it for you? Well it depends on just how much of a sleepy head you are in the morning doesn’t it? If you’re a catatonic type, chances are you’ll just throw a shoe at the thing and turn over. For lighter sleepers who enjoy the thrill of the hunt it might work. It will cost you £14.99 to find out.