Author Topic: Build Your Own Big Red Button of Doom! (Read 12548 times)

Sasquatch! · « **on:** January 24, 2005, 12:04:52 am »

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000730027925/#comments
http://tenant.depart.livedoor.com/t/livedoorshop/item_detail?id=346274

Apparently this Japanese company sells a BIG RED BUTTON OF DOOM. It's just a prop and doesn't work at all, but I'm wondering...we are a "build your own" kinda community here, right? Wouldn't this be awesome to have on your desktop, maybe with a USB interface and having that BIG RED BUTTON mapped to something clever like ctrl-alt-del?

I haven't really looked, but I'm assuming that these parts could be had from Mouser or Parts Express or somewhere (locking key and all)? Maybe an I-PAC VE (although it doesn't save custom mappings, dammit)? Any thoughts?

Apollo · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2005, 03:16:44 am »

How about mapping it to a DOS command to wipe your C drive, kinda creates some real danger.

RetroJames · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2005, 06:12:00 am »

Quote from: Apollo on January 24, 2005, 03:16:44 am

How about mapping it to a DOS command to wipe your C drive, kinda creates some real danger.

For when the ROM police come knockin' ? Make sure it has a timer and is hooked up to an intercom/speaker. Gotta have a countdown. "T minus 3 sec to detonation **SIREN** **SIREN** T minus 2 sec..."

LordDamo · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2005, 08:26:05 am »

Quote from: 1hookedspacecadet on January 24, 2005, 06:12:00 am

Make sure it has a timer and is hooked up to an intercom/speaker. Gotta have a countdown. "T minus 3 sec to detonation **SIREN** **SIREN** T minus 2 sec..."

True, true LOL. That would really make it. You'll need to get at least one of those horn shaped speakers for it.

ErikRuud · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2005, 09:16:01 am »

Sasquatch,

Yes, the parts are available from Mouser, as I mentioned in this thread

I am thinking of incorporating something like it as the power switch for my cab. The locking key would be handy when I don't want the neighbor kids from messing wih the PC.

PS. How was the snow down by you?

RetroJames · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2005, 09:29:22 am »

Quote from: LordDamo on January 24, 2005, 08:26:05 am

Quote from: 1hookedspacecadet on January 24, 2005, 06:12:00 am
Make sure it has a timer and is hooked up to an intercom/speaker. Gotta have a countdown. "T minus 3 sec to detonation **SIREN** **SIREN** T minus 2 sec..."

True, true LOL. That would really make it. You'll need to get at least one of those horn shaped speakers for it.

Just remember the timer always stops at 1 sec to detonation...just like in the movies

ErikRuud · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2005, 10:17:41 am »

Quote

For when the ROM police come knockin' ? Make sure it has a timer and is hooked up to an intercom/speaker. Gotta have a countdown. "T minus 3 sec to detonation **SIREN** **SIREN** T minus 2 sec..."

If you are going to go that far with it, you HAVE to use the countdown voice ("Mother??") from Aliens.

RayB · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2005, 10:51:41 am »

"DON'T TOUCH IT! It's the HISTORY ERASER button, you FOOL!"

Matt Berry · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2005, 12:17:47 pm »

Better yet, hook it up to a battery and line your hard drive with Thermite. Of course add all the sound effects and you should get a nice little display of destruction

DYNAGOD · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2005, 01:07:43 pm »

Quote from: Matt Berry on January 24, 2005, 12:17:47 pm

Better yet, hook it up to a battery and line your hard drive with Thermite. Of course add all the sound effects and you should get a nice little display of destruction

Dont forget to make a small charge of themite for you ram modules too.
never know what incriminating rom file may be floating in there as well.

Apollo · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2005, 01:51:52 pm »

And make sure that if the ROM police try to disable it that you don't have 1 blue wire and 1 red wire to cut. Make sure ther are 37 wires all of them black.

SirPeale · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2005, 02:06:31 pm »

Have a massive electromagnet set up on your hard drive, with activation buttons hidden randomly in your domicile. Unwanted company shows up, magnet get triggered, data is *gone.*

missioncontrol · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2005, 02:40:04 pm »

That thing is cool....must build one

Pieman2004 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2005, 02:46:10 pm »

Hmm. I think I really am going to make one. Just without the toggle(not really sure what they are called) switches on the side. Cause I can't think of anything they could do except turn the power to the monitor on/off.

RetroJames · « **Reply #14 on:** January 24, 2005, 02:49:39 pm »

Between giant robots and doom buttons, I REALLY like the direction this board is going in....

everything is going according to plan....eeeeexxxxccelllent

Stingray · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2005, 03:58:48 pm »

It's completely useless, so why do I want one so badly? Very cool, must build.

-S

Trimoor · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2005, 07:01:47 pm »

Rig it up as a shotrcut key to launch a good old game of Doom.

Sasquatch! · « **Reply #17 on:** January 24, 2005, 07:09:04 pm »

Quote from: ErikRuud on January 24, 2005, 09:16:01 am

Sasquatch,

Yes, the parts are available from Mouser, as I mentioned in this thread

I am thinking of incorporating something like it as the power switch for my cab. The locking key would be handy when I don't want the neighbor kids from messing wih the PC.

PS. How was the snow down by you?

D'oh, I didn't even see that thread. Now I'm gonna have to build this thing huh?

P.S. The snow wasn't too bad. Thank God my little putt-putt hand-me-down snowblower actually started though!

ErikRuud · « **Reply #18 on:** January 24, 2005, 09:17:36 pm »

I don't have to worry about the old hand me down snowblower.

I have a new one that would make Tim Taylor proud!

10 Hp, electric Start, 6 forward speeds, 2 reverse, 2 stage impeller, headlight, differential steering.

Nothing slows this thing down, not even the stuff that the snow plow leaves on the end of the driveway. It even gobbles up and spits out the Sunday newspaper!

mjrsting · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2005, 10:23:10 pm »

Speaking of cutting the wires, a buddy of mine has this as his sig.

"To disarm bomb, cut the red wire. But first, cut the blue one."

*lol*

And as far as a "do nothing" gizmo, how about this?

missioncontrol · « **Reply #20 on:** January 25, 2005, 02:42:06 pm »

lol @ dvd rewinder. That's funny

moonpatrol 4 lyfe · « **Reply #21 on:** January 25, 2005, 04:55:43 pm »

just make the red button the power button, but make windoze play a countdown with really cool graphics that make you think that cab is gonna blow

Dougmeister · « **Reply #22 on:** January 26, 2005, 09:12:57 am »

...and don't forget the siren and the flashing red light on top of your cab...

Hoagie_one · « **Reply #23 on:** January 26, 2005, 09:24:27 am »

anyone have a parts list for this yet?

missioncontrol · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2005, 12:05:05 pm »

I am really going to have to build one of these......

2 toggle switches
1 key switch
1 red flashing light
1 box
some wires

and of course:

1 big red button

DYNAGOD · « **Reply #25 on:** January 27, 2005, 04:32:29 pm »

clearly you need to build two of these..
9 feet apart,and both keys must be turned at precisily the same instant..

per the law of cheezy action movies..

Bones · « **Reply #26 on:** January 27, 2005, 06:18:56 pm »

The big red button is often identified amongst electrical wholesalers as an "emergency stop" button if anybody is serious about building one!

They are big and bright so it can be punched in a hurry. (As opposed to fiddling with a volcano button while your workmate gets dragged into a packaging machine...)

j123vt_99 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 27, 2005, 08:08:58 pm »

found this on another site... unforunately it is not translated

http://xe.bz/aho/18/

SOAPboy · « **Reply #28 on:** January 27, 2005, 09:39:01 pm »

Anyone able to translate the first "for sale" page?

im tempted to buy one and see about riging up power to it.. but i dont know how much 3,900[] is..

lol

RetroJames · « **Reply #29 on:** January 27, 2005, 09:45:04 pm »

Quote from: BrokenBones1 on January 27, 2005, 06:18:56 pm

The big red button is often identified amongst electrical wholesalers as an "emergency stop" button if anybody is serious about building one!

They are big and bright so it can be punched in a hurry. (As opposed to fiddling with a volcano button while your workmate gets dragged into a packaging machine...)

LOL, yeah "easter-egg" button combos would not be good in that situation...

Let's see.. L3, R2, Start 3, no wait... (Ungodly screaming) .... Was itL4, Start 3? or No wait .... (Horrific Screaming) .. OO! wait I think I got it now, Start 1, L4 ... (Muffled Screaming) .....

Sephroth57 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 28, 2005, 09:36:52 am »

Quote from: SOAPboy on January 27, 2005, 09:39:01 pm

Anyone able to translate the first "for sale" page?

im tempted to buy one and see about riging up power to it.. but i dont know how much 3,900[] is..

lol

the rule with yen to get an easy general estimate is to drop 2 0's from the end to get the dollars. so thats approx 39$

LordDamo · « **Reply #31 on:** January 31, 2005, 08:58:30 am »

Quote from: j123vt_99 on January 27, 2005, 08:08:58 pm

found this on another site... unforunately it is not translated

http://xe.bz/aho/18/

I put this address into google and the first result it came up with was this page, and it has a translate link.

Dont know if this link will work, but heres what it gave me

Google Link

missioncontrol · « **Reply #32 on:** January 31, 2005, 02:11:15 pm »

ha .....I scored 1 big red button from a maintenance guy at my work last night

I may have to build one of these after all.

He did ask what I was going to use the button for and I said I was going to build my own big red button of doom

DYNAGOD · « **Reply #33 on:** January 31, 2005, 03:13:54 pm »

here in machine shotp land we call them oh----steaming pile of meadow muffin--- buttons..
cause if you have to hit it youve most likely lost a limb..

RetroJames · « **Reply #34 on:** January 31, 2005, 03:18:33 pm »

Quote from: LordDamo on January 31, 2005, 08:58:30 am

Quote from: j123vt_99 on January 27, 2005, 08:08:58 pm
found this on another site... unforunately it is not translated

http://xe.bz/aho/18/

I put this address into google and the first result it came up with was this page, and it has a translate link.

Dont know if this link will work, but heres what it gave me

Google Link

Ok, I'm not sure how far they are going to get with that marketing campaign...

18th 5 inch bay built-in type suicide bombing button
- Suicide bombing becomes the romance of the man, -

LordDamo · « **Reply #35 on:** February 05, 2005, 12:03:43 pm »

Hmmm, thats what I thought when I read the translation.

A very small minded fool wrote the blurb, I would think.

Someone with the same IQ as a slug . . .


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