The universe has always seemed like a grand, unstoppable machine. From theories such as the Big Crunch to the long, cold ...

The buttons are timed using a combination of voltage dividers and caps to activate transistors, one to activate the 555 timer and another to disable the button input after a half second or so.

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Self-destruct buttons (especially the deluxe models) have been part of geekgeist at least since Battle Damage He-Man. ... with the last switch actually powering the machine on.

A TANK with a “self-destruct button” has been developed by China in a bid render it useless if captured in battle. The so-called “kamikaze” war fighting machine has a suicide mode fitte… ...

LEWIS HAMILTON had a miraculous 165mph escape from the fastest smash of his career yesterday - while Jenson Button's first lap in his new car ended after just three corners.

This. Is. Awesome. The Self Destruction Button USB hub comes with four ports in the back for all your USB-connectivity goodness, but the main draw comes from all the stuff on top.