Studies show a vast number of us hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off… Ever wonder why alarm clocks are set for a 9 minute snooze? Why not an even 10 minutes?
Here’s the answer: The Alarm Clock came before the snooze button, so when they came up with the idea, they had to work with the existing alarm clock, Back then, clocks worked on gears and the standard gear didn’t handle an even 10 minutes…. So the closest thing they could come up with was just a couple seconds over 9 minutes for that perfect snooze!