"Reaction [beta]"
How many engineers does it take to turn on a light bulb? 3 Jul 2007
John Maeda spotted this light switch when giving a talk at Sun labs. The instructions on the switch reads:
- Tap once for preset.
- Tap twice for full-on.
- Touch & hold to raise lights.
- Push [small square button to the right] to make current level the new preset.
- Tap once for slow fade off.
- Tap twice for fast fade off.
- Touch & hold to dim lights.
As Maeda says: "At first I thought it was some kind of silly 'engineer' joke. But the light switch functions as stated for real. Does it win the award for the most confusing light switch? I bet there are other ones out there that are equally complex to use."
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3 comments so far
Daniel 12 Dec 2007 06:13 PM
Damn switch :)) At least we have the instructions right in your face.. you'll just have to remember how to switch it on to see how the rest is done!
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Aron 17 Oct 2009 01:08 AM
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1 in charge of the operation.
1 sent on mission to rooms with lights on.
1 for trial and error in the dark room.
1 for holding the flashlight for the engineer that explores the dark room.
1 sent on misson to find the janitor for advice.
1 to write the report and other documents for this project.
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