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Older than the TikTok generation … Jason Connolly’s 1974 Janex Batman and Robin wind-up talking alarm clock. Photograph: Courtesy of Jason Connolly

Batman and Robin alarm clock

I have a 1974 Janex Batman and Robin wind-up talking alarm clock. Amazingly, it still works even though it’s more than 50 years old. It plays audio of Batman and Robin having a discussion on why should really get up and out of bed. I love it. Every time I see it, I smile. Jason Connolly, 57, district nurse, Macandrew Bay, New Zealand