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Day: March 30, 2012

  • Panic Button Variations

    Those panic buttons in the high school cafeteria still beg the question: who thought panic buttons would be a Good Idea? I recently served as a judge for the Science Fair qualification show and found some variations on the theme.

    One seems in good shape, although I don’t know if it’s been repaired:

    Intact panic button
    Intact panic button

    Several have missing buttons, but the innards seem intact:

    Buttonless panic button
    Buttonless panic button

    In the event of an actual panic, I suppose you simply yank the cage off the wall:

    Up-armored panic button
    Up-armored panic button

    I cannot imagine what logic justified protecting one button and leaving the others to the tender mercies of the student population.

    Our tax dollars at work, for sure…