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Why the snooze button lasts nine minutes
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The standardized nine-minute snooze interval isn't based on optimal human rest cycles. When engineers retrofitted the feature into existing mechanical clocks, nine minutes was the longest delay they could mathematically squeeze out of the pre-existing gear ratios. Your morning routine is dictated entirely by lazy mid-century mechanical limitations.
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