Ok smarty pants Why do they say "THE ALARM IS GOING OFF" when it comes on?

Answer 1

I dunno. Ask the ones who say dat.

Answer 2

I would say that the "alarm is going OFF" is actually termed that way to describe how the electric circuit inside the alarm itself works.

Long before there were digital alarm clocks, we had fire alarms, burglar alarms, and bank alarms... If you look at the red handle which says something like "break here incase of fire", or "lift handle to sound alarm", is actually an electric circuit lever. Pulling up the lever would turn off the circuit and in turn the alarm goes on. So long as the lever is down, the circuit is turned on and the electricity passes through its normal loop. When the lever is lifted, the circuit is turned off and the alarm sounds.

Thus the alarm has gone off.

Answer 3

They bang it when the alarm starts and it breaks(they seriously want to sleep instead of hearing that annoying noise!)

And Sparkie,it's night for me as I am in India(I lived for about 5-7 years in America)

Answer 4

because the alarm IS GOING TO TURN OFF if i have any say in it.

Answer 5

Cause like a bomb it goes off loud.

Answer 6

when your at a bus stop why does some fool say "has the bus been yet?"well errr no otherwise i wouldn't still be waitin here.

Answer 7

Because it is having a climax.

Answer 8

nice... Becuase it goes off (which actually means its going on)

Answer 9

Thanks for the laugh this morning. Here's another one, why do we drive on park ways, and park on drive ways? lol

Answer 10

because its making noise

Answer 11

SO TRUE,
HOWZ ABOUT THIS ONE . I HATE WHEN PEOPLE SAY IT'S PRETTY UGLY. WHICH ONE IS IT UGLY OR PRETTY