Monday, May 28, 2012

Big Red Button


Didn't you learn anything in school?
NEVER press the big red button!
Unless it's a light switch, 
in that case press it a bunch!
$24.99 

Don't Panic!

  • Standard US Light-switch replacement with red Panic Button
  • Acts as a dimmer switch, or smack it on or off
  • Turn your room into a sci-fi thriller!

In every sci-fi film or TV show, there is usually one easily recognizable trope - no, not the hypersexual female alien in the skin-tight cat-suit, though she does make a fairly regular appearance. The answer we're looking for is the panic-button. You know, the Red Button™! The big shiny candy-like button that erases history, ejects the warp core, blows the emergency seals, activates the self-destruct, sounds red-alert, engages the hyperdrive, activates the halide fire-retardants, or simply flushes the waste-disposal system is a regular character in most sci-fi.
It's curious, then, that the Big Red Button™ doesn't appear in your home or office! Wouldn't it be great to have one of those buttons, even if pressing it doesn't warn the sentries that the world-killer virus has escaped containment? What about your light-switch? Isn't that little flippy-lever overdue for a makeover?
Sure it is, otherwise, you wouldn't have read this far! What we're offering is a wired replacement for your light-switch. Just turn off the breakers, pull out the light-switch and replace it with this one. It's a wire-for-wire swap, so it should be easy. Please be safe, though, and double - nay - TRIPLE CHECK that the breakers were switched before doing any home wiring. When you're done, you've got a Big Red Button™ that, when slapped, will turn on and off your lights.
Also, if you just want to dim your lights and your computer voice-activation phrase isn't recognized by your home-automation equipment, your new Big Red Button™ also acts as a dimmer. Instead of smacking it, a gentle turn will lower the illumination to a level suitable for alien seduction.

Features
  • US Light-switch replacement kit
  • 2 3/4" by 4 1/4" brushed aluminum wall plate and large red dimmer switch
  • Not suitable for fighter ejection panels, nuclear rod extraction, or fire suppression systems
  • Let's be serious here:
    • Please use caution when performing any electrical work in your house
    • Make sure you trip the breaker to your outlet to the off position before attempting to replace your switch

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