At 16:11 +1100 on 02/26/2014, Wayne Bickerdike wrote about Re:
Prepare System for Discontinuance:
>Sounds like the Big Red self-destruct button. Every thriller needs one.
Davros had one on his chair.
Usually there is a countdown associated with this and the hero escapes just
in time
According to the Evil Overlord Rules Web Site
(http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html), which is a fun
list of things to do if you want to be an successful Evil Overlord,
rule 15 is:
I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find
that such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to
activate when the counter reaches 117 and the hero is just putting
his plan into operation.
As to the self-destruct button, there is always Rule 9:
I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely
necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button
labelled "Danger: Do Not Push". The big red button marked "Do Not
Push" will instead trigger a spray of bullets on anyone stupid enough
to disregard it. Similarly, the ON/OFF switch will not clearly be
labelled as such.
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