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  2. Placebo button - Wikipedia

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    A walk button in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Many walk buttons at pedestrian crossings were once functional in New York City, but now serve as placebo buttons. [7]In the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, pedestrian push-buttons on crossings using the Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique may or may not have any real effect on crossing timings, depending on their location and the time of day, and ...

  3. Push switch - Wikipedia

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    A push switch (button) is a momentary or non-latching switch which causes a temporary change in the state of an electrical circuit only while the switch is physically actuated. An automatic mechanism (i.e. a spring ) returns the switch to its default position immediately afterwards, restoring the initial circuit condition.

  4. Kill switch - Wikipedia

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    An emergency switch in Japan. On railways, [1] an emergency stop is a full application of the brakes in order to bring a train to a stop as quickly as possible. [2] This occurs either by a manual emergency stop activation, such as a button being pushed on the train to start the emergency stop, or on some trains automatically, when the train has passed a red signal or the driver has failed to ...

  5. What is HMPV? What to know about the virus as cases ... - AOL

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    For people who have cold-like symptoms, the CDC also recommended: Covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing. Washing hands frequently and correctly (with soap and water for at least 20 ...

  6. Panic button - Wikipedia

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    A medical alert panic button or medical alarm is an electronic device worn on a bracelet or necklace as part of a medical alert system. When pressed, it sends a wireless signal to a home console which dials alarm monitoring staff and alerts them of an emergency condition.

  7. JetBlue passenger accused of opening door as flight starts at ...

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    "Boyfriend got mad, got up walked down the center aisle, grabbed the emergency door, ripped it off, completely off. FBI agent tackled him, handcuffed him. Shortly after, state police came on board ...

  8. Push-button - Wikipedia

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    The "push-button" has been utilized in calculators, push-button telephones, kitchen appliances, and various other mechanical and electronic devices, home and commercial. In industrial and commercial applications, push buttons can be connected together by a mechanical linkage so that the act of pushing one button causes the other button to be ...

  9. Isaac Guerendo injury update: Will 49ers RB play Week 15 ...

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    The San Francisco 49ers got a great performance out of rookie running back Isaac Guerendo in his first career NFL start in Week 14 against the Chicago Bears.. However, the fourth-round rookie ...