Will You Press the Button?
A dilemma, a tempting benefit, a horrible catch, and the percentage of everybody else who pressed it regardless.
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How to get the most from it
Will You Press the Button? 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
Will You Press the Button?: quick answers
Is Will You Press the Button? free?
Yes. Will You Press the Button? is free to use and needs no account.
Do I need an account to use Will You Press the Button??
No. You can use Will You Press the Button? without signing up for anything.
Does Will You Press the Button? work on a phone?
Yes. Will You Press the Button? works on phones as well as desktop browsers.
Is Will You Press the Button? safe for work?
Yes, we file it as safe for work. It also works muted.
How long does Will You Press the Button? take?
We file it as "A minute": One quick round, then you can leave.
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