Who decided on 9 minutes for the snooze button? Why nine minutes? Why not a nice old testament styled 10? Does it have something to do with sleep cycles? Or was it just an arbitrary interval chosen with the knowledge that 94.3% of people would like their snooze button to allow them 10 minutes of extra sleep. Is there a programmable snooze button somewhere out there?

“World Peace starts with a 10 minute snooze button”…