Wow, I didn't think Tom was that much of a wuss
But I guess if you're face to face with a cattle prod and a 9 mil, you really don't have much room to negotiate either. However, at least 75% of the clocks are edible, so, why didn't Tom grab the blender and some ice cream and 2% milk and proceed to make a raspberry, pineapple, orange, and strawberry shake out of them? That would've been funnier. Or at the very least an alternate ending.