The Button You Should Not Press
One large red button and a clear instruction not to press it. It gets increasingly personal about the fact that you keep pressing it.
How to get the most from it
The Button You Should Not Press sits in Gloriously Pointless under Laugh, filed as a minute.
- Give it one round. There is nothing to finish and nothing lost by leaving.
- It works on a phone or a desktop, so open it on whatever is nearest.
- It works with the sound off, so it is fine on a train or in a quiet office.
- No account needed — you can start without signing up.
- Go in expecting something funny and weird.
About this category: Sites that do exactly one strange thing extremely well and solve no problem at all. The purest form of the web — somebody built this because it amused them.
Good for
- A one-round break between tasks
- A reliable laugh
- Seeing the internet at its least explicable
- A quiet break at your desk
- Killing time on your phone
- Trying it with zero commitment
The Button You Should Not Press: quick answers
Is The Button You Should Not Press free?
Yes. The Button You Should Not Press is free to use and needs no account.
Do I need an account to use The Button You Should Not Press?
No. You can use The Button You Should Not Press without signing up for anything.
Does The Button You Should Not Press work on a phone?
Yes. The Button You Should Not Press works on phones as well as desktop browsers.
Is The Button You Should Not Press safe for work?
Yes, we file it as safe for work. It also works muted.
How long does The Button You Should Not Press take?
We file it as "A minute": One quick round, then you can leave.
Who made The Button You Should Not Press?
The Button You Should Not Press is an AltF original, built and hosted by AltFTool. It runs in your browser.
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