AltF original
The Useless Switch
Turn it on. It will disagree.
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How it works
- 1Flick the switch to on.
- 2Wait.
- 3The box will handle the rest.
About this one
A web version of the Most Useless Machine, a desk toy attributed to Marvin Minsky by way of Claude Shannon. The delay before the hand appears is randomised, because a fixed pause reads as an animation rather than as a machine having an opinion.
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