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Title: Reading directions? PREPOSTEROUS.
Review: I usually don't have to read the directions for electronics--especially for something as simple as a timer, but this was an exception. I mashed buttons for about 5 minutes before admitting defeat. Having read the directions, however, I found that it's actually really great for my purposes. I use it in a lab environment, and the fact that you have to press "set" before changing the time ensures that you don't accidentally reset or change the time while you're working, sending your experiment up in a great plume of smoke smelling of cumin and disappointment.The clock function is great and very accurate. One caveat--the buttons are a little hard to press, but you get accustomed to it quickly.
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