Top ten off switches

AnonymousMon 12 November, 2007 9:58am

Oh my god, there is something seriously wrong with your Mr Morris and his love for off switches. I hope to go d he was dressed when he wrote this article!

Edgar DavidsMon 12 November, 2007 10:02am

I will be showing this article to my girlfriend forthwith, as she has previously failed to grasp the concept of the off switch. I thankyew.

AnonymousMon 12 November, 2007 4:41pm

Hm. It would only take two more photos and you'd have a "swimsuit calendar"! I'd buy several!

AnonymousMon 12 November, 2007 5:05pm

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AnonymousMon 12 November, 2007 5:07pm

#10 isn't a switch, it's an industrial power socket. It's even got a padlock on it to stop shady characters plugging stuff into it.

AndrewMon 12 November, 2007 5:10pm

slow day at the cnet office then? that super-off switch for the underground sure is tempting though

michaelMon 12 November, 2007 9:58pm

Data's off switch is in his back.

ChrisTue 13 November, 2007 9:03pm

Data's off switch is on his back. The left side I believe.

RickTue 13 November, 2007 10:23pm

Yeah, it's closer to his back; his kidneys really.

SpencerWed 14 November, 2007 2:57am

I can't believe you managed to include 2 big red emergency stop buttons, AND what actually turned out to be a power outlet, and yet you didn't include a "knife switch" - i.e. the switch that Dr. Frankenstein uses to electrify the creature. For shame!

AnonymousWed 14 November, 2007 4:30pm

I'd claim that a knife switch isn't an off switch, and, instead, is an "on" switch.

Ian Morris (cnet.co.uk)Thu 15 November, 2007 4:45pm

Perhaps we'll do a follow-up, Top ten on switches ;)

Thanks for all the great comments guys. And sorry about the power outlet thing, there were some red faces around the office when we got told about that :o

AnonymousThu 15 November, 2007 7:43pm

For the love of God, ELEVEN pages?! You gotta be kidding me!

AnonymousWed 28 November, 2007 4:35am

Wow. I can't believe this is what passes for journalism in today's world. If c|net is seriously paying someone a salary to write and post this stuff, where do I apply?

AnonymousFri 21 December, 2007 1:42pm

Im amazed! Firstly that someone writes this stuff (and probably gets paid), but more amazed I looked thru all the switches and found myself interested and even laughing at some of the comments. Im current on an oil rig in the north sea. We have some nice switches. Im going to go and have a look.

AnonymousTue 26 February, 2008 3:43am

Data's off switch is at the base of his spine, as other commenters have noticed.

AnonymousTue 26 February, 2008 3:54am

The huge circut breaker from Jurassic Park should have been at the top of the list.. those switches were the best!

AnonymousTue 26 February, 2008 4:12am

In the 1984 movie Dune, innocent young creatures are somehow fitted with a handle thing that the slimy bad guy (Baron Harkonnen) pulls from their chests just at the climax of his passionate gropings. They suddenly die in his clutches. He likes this. He's bad. This is an off switch deserving of a place here.

AnonymousTue 26 February, 2008 4:42am

Was Data's off-switch on his <i>leg</i>? I'm not a Trek geek, but I thought I remembered an episode in which Noonien Soong or somebody said the switch was in a very special location specifically chosen to produce instinctual anxiety in humans, as a way to discourage flippant use.

My guess was few inches higher up.

AnonymousTue 26 February, 2008 4:12pm

The switch, IT IS GREEN!

AnonymousSat 29 March, 2008 5:15am

How about the universal remote off switch. You know the one that is great for turning off the televisions at the airport or at your local TV dealer?

AnonymousSun 30 March, 2008 2:51am

Data's switch was on his lower back right side. Yes I'm a Star Trek fan :)

AnonymousTue 1 April, 2008 6:46pm

OMG, how could you have forgotten the BRS (Big Red Switch) of the IBM PC 5150 and up? That thing's a monster!