h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Bet you wish you'd never asked now!

that is were you are wrong! This is all very interesting

Now I think some one mentioned cake

Yes, you have to press the big red button to switch the oven on...

Or work the fire extinguisher...

Of course, if the room was empty, save the button, you would not be in there to press it.

Ahhhh pendantry; such an underated artform

Right well I am still in the room and I still haven't decided whether to push the button or not!

I am quite tempted though!

I suppose you have to ask yourself what you know about the person who wrote the note. If it was put there by the local electricity board I probably wouldn't press the button, but might because I'd trust them not to hurt me...if it was left by my mischievous little brother.....

ahhhh how is the little tyke?

Certainly if it was from my brother I wouldn't as he is a dj and his soundsystem flattens small countries. The bass would probably cause the foom to collapse.

Okay, what are you doing in the room in the first place, and what's going to happen if you don't press it?

Why a RED button

Red is sonomus (sorry about the spelling) with danger

thus the person who posed this must feel that there is danger about...

if it was indeed red i wouldn't touch the bloody thing ever but thats just my emense parinoia kicking in...

the other question is why would someone construct a room with one red button in it unless it was some kind of experiment, then you would know this and push the button just for the hell of it....

if the button was green would you be more inclined to press it even if the sign said don't???????

So what if the button were, say, blue?

i'm not sure

this is possibly where my colour perception theory breaks down

blue is usually associated with the cold of water, white with vast blank spaces and black with death so i guess it depends on what you associate the colour with will depend on wither you are likely to press the button or not

does this make sense???

i am personally a curious type so i would probbably press the button and accept the consequences whatever they may be....

Go on, Abi, press it - you know you want to!

yes I think I would too regardless of colour. But I would have to have a serious think about it.

Now if it flashed up with "Please do not press this button again!" would you do it?

I'm geusing "Don't Panic" is embossed in large friendly letters in some color or other, does anyone know what it is because it may effect the way I might perceive the aforementioned buttons purpose or indeed it's lack there of.

no but your brain is verging on full panic mode

Does the room have a door too? Can you just walk away?

I might even be guessing !


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