There is a Big Red Button...

[sshotz]

...in front of you. You do not know what it does. You find a practically destroyed note next to the button. Picking up the note, you can make out the word "does." You assume that this means that the button does something. However, you don't know exactly what it does.

It could do something extremely drastic. Something that could change humanity. It could be a bad action, such as destroying part of the world. It could be a very good change, like ending world hunger. It could be something very minor. It could just give you a simple cold that can be rested off. The button might give you five dollars. You may have been wrong, maybe this button does nothing.

The big red button is almost taunting you, but at the same time it welcomes you. Power is at a single finger. Is what you feel to do something good, really a good idea? Of course, is it a bad idea either? The point is, this button will do something.

vvvvv(added for people who think whatever happens will happen anyway :p)vvvvv

Out of the corner of you eye, you spot something. It's another note. It's not totally destroyed either. It looks like it's in perfect condition, and even recent. It reads: "To whom it may concern, I have given you the ability to press the button you have encountered. You will be the only one able to press it. No one else will be able to, not even in the future. I will be dead by the time you read the last sentence."

You don't know where you are or how you got there. Where you are at looks to be [insert where reader might suspect a big red button that could do something or nothing might be] and you will find your way out and back to your normal (if you didn't press it, or maybe you did and it did nothing or almost nothing) life.



My question to you and the others around you is:
Would you press the button?

[Snorkel]

Can I try and trace the wires and see whether they lead to treasure or things that go boom?

[Fox_McCloud]

Push the button.

[sshotz]

Can I try and trace the wires and see whether they lead to treasure or things that go boom?

No.





That's cheating. ;)

[Saul Malone]

The existence of the button invites the eventuality of it being pressed, the probability of which, it being located on the planet Earth and very potentially within reach of someone else, approaches 1 rather rapidly with the passage of time. If I do not press it now, it will be pressed in the future.

So ya I press it. If it destroys the world, it was an inevitability. If it gives me five bucks, those five bucks are mine and I don't have to share it with anyone.

Thread over.

[Adrofex]

No. I'd even pull the button off so that no-one else could have the satisfaction of pushing it. mwAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Nekomancer]

The last time i did that a country got flooded by myriads of cute fluffy cats. Seriously!

[CTRL ALT DEL !]

If its red, I wouldn't push it, but if it was green I would.

[lucid enigma]

If the button was more to my left I would leave it. If it were more to my right, I'd press it.

(Don't ask. The nonsense of indecisive people who were clearly given no options or choices as a child!)

[skippy72294]

I'd press the button. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBNOXYlYswA)

[Lethal_Apple]

The existence of the button invites the eventuality of it being pressed, the probability of which, it being located on the planet Earth and very potentially within reach of someone else, approaches 1 rather rapidly with the passage of time. If I do not press it now, it will be pressed in the future.

So ya I press it. If it destroys the world, it was an inevitability. If it gives me five bucks, those five bucks are mine and I don't have to share it with anyone.

Thread over.

^^^^^

[bluz74]

I push him to tell me a joke (http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/redbuttons.jpg).

[DudeNtheRoom]

The situation would turn out like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHvDS-MlIBU

[Wanakilov3]

I'd press the button and say "Deal", hopefully winning a million dollars.

[sshotz]

The existence of the button invites the eventuality of it being pressed, the probability of which, it being located on the planet Earth and very potentially within reach of someone else, approaches 1 rather rapidly with the passage of time. If I do not press it now, it will be pressed in the future.

So ya I press it. If it destroys the world, it was an inevitability. If it gives me five bucks, those five bucks are mine and I don't have to share it with anyone.

Thread over.

Alright, let's say you were the only person with the ability to press that button. And no one in the future will ever be able to press it. Would you still do it?

[lucid enigma]

Oh, I did decide one thing!!! :D
If I did press it, I'd close my eyes, turn away, hold my breath and then press it.
I've no idea why, but at least I'm fairly sure I'd do that!

(That's if I did actually decide to press the button which I still couldn't say without seeing its position relative to me?!?)

[Lethal_Apple]

Alright, let's say you were the only person with the ability to press that button. And no one in the future will ever be able to press it. Would you still do it?

Wait, what? Where am I? Is there any way out?

[sshotz]

Wait, what? Where am I? Is there any way out?

I don't want to make a whole story out of it, but I'll do it anyway.

You don't know where you are or how you got there. Where you are at looks to be [insert where reader might suspect a big red button that could do something or nothing might be] and you will find your way out and back to your normal (if you didn't press it, or maybe you did and it did nothing or almost nothing) life.

Okay, time to copy-paste into the main post.

[KingFisher316]

I would rather push the button and see what happens rather than not and forever be curious.

[Saul Malone]

Alright, let's say you were the only person with the ability to press that button. And no one in the future will ever be able to press it. Would you still do it?I have an equal chance of either blowing up the planet, getting five bucks, and anything in between. Those are good chances for something interesting to happen.

[Kibblesman]

Screw it.

*slams fist on button*

[AngelinaCarmen]

The last time I pressed a red button it didn't do anything, and I was pretty young, so in my mind, that button could have destroyed the world, or made wonderful things happen. :p

If I saw that note, I'd assume that the person went crazy from not knowing what the button did.

[Menice22]

If I press the button, I will win a million dollars.

But if I press it, someone I don't know on the forum will die a slow and painful death that will lead them to he-


Beep.

[awes0meaxel]

ahhhghghhghgh why did you press the button?!?!?!?
*dies*

[AsheMan]

I'd paint the button white.

[lucid enigma]

I'd paint the button white.

I'd paint myself white, then press the button... maybe?!? :o

[MADDOGGE]

Press the big red button of course! How many times will I get such a chance to do so much good or harm.:cool:

[marie pavie]

Maybe it's a very mysterious and powerful device (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7mpdq_dude-where-s-my-cary-tranfunctioner_fun)?

[Excygy]

>get ye flask

>drink ye flask

[sshotz]

>get ye flask

>drink ye flask

Is this a reference to one of those "choose what to do" stories that I've never heard about?

In that case...

>GET BOAT

[Saul Malone]

Is this a reference to one of those "choose what to do" stories that I've never heard about?

In that case...

>GET BOATDon't try, this joke is over your head

[sshotz]

Don't try, this joke is over your head

And that joke was over yours, but we're just going to live with it aren't we? :)

:p

[Saul Malone]

actually it wasnt

[BlacknWhite4]

What you do know is that you don't know what will happen. And you can't tell what will happen. The pushing is circumstantial to your position in life and frame of mind at the time.

If you have nothing to lose, push it.

If you have everything to lose, then don't.

[Archvile]

I couldn't resist. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DUmoJNQK2o&feature=related)

[TheSagetEffect]

If you press the button and it says "That was easy" you have just been part of a huge troll.

[Tannekr]

Nope.avi.

[TWS composer]

*presses button. Grabs cup of coffee*

What idiot designed this thing?

[methodman123]

I was going to push the button at first but after reading i had this horrible image that my balls would fall off...

[Coats]

>get ye flask


You can't get ye flask!

[Achillies]

No.

I'D SMASH THE ♥♥♥♥ OUT OF IT WITH MY BARE HANDS!

[Oliolli]

I would. No specific reason.

No.

I'D SMASH THE ♥♥♥♥ OUT OF IT WITH MY BARE HANDS!

Pressing it in the process.

[Seth.Sekhmet]

I see button. I read notes. I think: "trolls find room and red button. Too scared to press it but not too scared to write notes. No body. No aliens."

I walk away. I do not press button.

[Parliamentarian]

"I was hungry and thought it said 'lunch!'"

[Teh Caek]

I'd paint myself white, then press the button... maybe?!? :o

racist

Also i would most likely press it by accident.
Or trace the wires.

[TWS composer]

Well then which one gets me a latté?!

I'm
Not gonna go down in history as the president who was in office when the world came to an end so somebody think of something and think of it fast!

*sips coffee*

That is a good cup o Joe!

[Oliolli]

Also i would most likely press it by accident.Or trace the wires.

Good idea! You either press it on purpose, if it does something good, or by mistake if something bad!

And if it gives five dollars, lets hope it is in coins.

And in that case, I'll press it multiple times.

[AC130-Spectre]

Can I try and trace the wires and see whether they lead to treasure or things that go boom?

I thought of this too
Like, immediately after reading.
Have a cookie

[Suomis]

I had decided to press the button even without reading the OP. Then I did, now I want to press the button even more, in hope of destroying mankind.

[Dmytry]

You will get five dollars, but someone, somewhere, will die.
One less person in an already over populated world. push it... Push it. PUSH IT!
lol.

[Suomis]

You will get five dollars, but someone, somewhere, will die.
One less person in an already over populated world. push it... Push it. PUSH IT!
lol.

I'd bash the hell out of the button :D Does this mean that I am mean :D

[Nitronumber9]

Big red button normally = doomsday weapon, since I hate people, I'll push it, goodbye cruel world.

[Howler54 II]

Reminds me of the black button (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80)...

No I don't think I would press a button if I didn't know what it would do.

[Crimson Rising]

I would have sex on top of the button just in case it destroyed everything. Hey, might as well go out with a "bang". AMIRITE?

[DarthSatoris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80

It is a little bit relevant...

[Nisseman]

yes I would. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jjN-H62U64)

[Tikbalang]

If i were put in this hypothetical situation, i would weigh up my life up until that point and make a decision based on the risk vs reward thereafter.

[mr. duck]

I believe tha we are all cureous animals and anybody would automatically push the button without reading the note.

[AToMiK]

Reminds me of the Ren and Stimpy episode where Stimpy presses a big ol' red button that destroys all history. :D

[Blackops]

ADD pops in and you push the red button without noticing anything else.

[lucid enigma]

Ok, I think I may have made a decision?!? :o
Press it!
..no wait..

nvm

[SgtKaboose]

I will push it five times. The question is, how much money do I get?

[Solona]

Punch down on it as hard as I can.

[Brain_Explodes]

Suppose there is a red button and pressing it will give me a million dollars and someone I may or may not know will die. I would not press it because I would not trade human lives for a million dollars.



It's gotta be at least 2 million dollars.

[damaged]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN-3bd_sQ6M&t=01m12s

Ok, so it's not a button. :P

[mobilpcguru]

Scanning...
The button does kzzzk...
Hehehe... you will never find out. You will just sit there forever wondering what it does.

[TWS composer]

Scanning...
The button does kzzzk...
Hehehe... you will never find out. You will just sit there forever wondering what it does.

Only we AI know the answer.

[DarkLite123]

I'd squint at the floor to make sure it's not a giant trapdoor, then push it.

[iBMe]

I would have pressed the button before even reading the notes. Que Sera Sera.

[mobilpcguru]

Press the button! Press it!

[marie pavie]

I think it's Dj Hi-Tek's button, & it brings That Next-Level ♥♥♥♥.

Beat Boy, Beat Boy
Hit That Perfect Beat Boy

[Chaos303]

You see this button?

DON'T TOUCH IT!

It's the history eraser button you FOOL!

[awes0meaxel]

i would press it.

[Irandael]

As a Doctor Who fan? I would smile above it for about 5 seconds.
Then i would furiously press it!

[AlphaFox]

"To learn more about the North Korean nuclear threat, press the red button on your remote now!"

[General Balls]

There is a Big Red But-

*press*

[alastairuk]

I'd press it doubt I could resist finding out what happens

[slicendice777]

Probably not, i'm not a compulsive person, and even if I thought about it, the possibility of something really bad (me or someone close to me dieing) aren't worth it.

[lucid enigma]

Ok, definitely press it. I'm sure this time!
Wait, is the button still here?
Maybe I won't then?!?

[marie pavie]

Frankly sshotz, I don't know how you hooked up this imaginary red button of yours to the database error generator, but it's not funny anymore! :mad:







:p;):p

[VAC Angel]

I'd press the button and say "Deal", hopefully winning a million dollars.

Oldest TV show ever? Got cancelled years ago? Baldest host ever?

[abcxyq]

Quicksave first, then push the button.

[ddrkreature]

I'd probably do this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHx9M-WADPI&feature=player_detailpage#t=43s)

[surendre91]

No...

[GirlPower23]

I push it, then hope Europhoria and Bluz explode.

[Europhoria]

I push it, then hope Europhoria and Bluz explode.

You always know which buttons of mine to push to make me explode. :)

/Slides closer to GP23.

I love it when you talk dirty. :)