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dudeguy45
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What are some useless, strange or outrageous buttons on your keyboard, phone or other device?

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Ernie15
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I have this weird little button on my tummy and I still haven't figured out what it's for. I've been pressing it my whole life but nothing ever happens when I do.

master565
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Just a pointless light switch in the bathroom that I am fairy certain Isn't connected to anything. And the "Games" drop down menu next to the AG search bar Is pretty pointless seeing as how the only option Is "Games".

GhostOfMatrix
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I don't consider any of the buttons to be strange.

Having this button would be pretty neat:
http://jharri.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/ban-button.jpg

PlasmaMan
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There was this big, red button in the back of my math classroom that we werent supposed to push. Every day somebody pushed it but nothing would happen. I even pressed it. It looked so important but I guess it wasn't.

thebluerabbit
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the button on the remote that takes the cd out... you have to go get the cd anyway so why bother??? and maybe the analog button on ps2 remots? im not sure if it does anything else but couldnt they just make both the analog stick AND the arrows to work at the same time? when i was little i just pressed it because i liked the red light id did

Jefferysinspiration
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@thebluerabbit, i so used to do that too.
There's a lot of buttons on mobile/cell phones that are pretty useless.

dudeguy45
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Thanks to this thread, I just found out that I can get to the on-screen calculator without going to the start menu.

Sheppard007
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The 'close door' button on the elevator is useless. It just gives people the false illusion of control.

TackyCrazyTNT
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I have this weird little button on my tummy and I still haven't figured out what it's for. I've been pressing it my whole life but nothing ever happens when I do


I think it's there just to taunt you, Ernie.

On my keyboard....?
Uh.... I've always been a little confused about what the F1-F12 buttons do.
Snowrut
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Uh.... I've always been a little confused about what the F1-F12 buttons do.

If you press FN the F1-F12 buttons will do the things the pictures represent in the lower right hand corner of the button.
adamborg1
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If you press FN the F1-F12 buttons will do the things the pictures represent in the lower right hand corner of the button.


Try them in a web browser and you'll see what they do. F1 takes you to the help/support page.
F12 opens something that I actually don't know what it is.

I think the f lock button is useless. If you accidentally hits you have a hard time figuring out what's wrong.
EmperorPalpatine
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This reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Homer works as a computer guy:

Sheppard007
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F12 opens something that I actually don't know what it is.


I think the thing is called Developer Tools, but I don't know how to use it.
Joe96
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I'm not too sure what the 'insert' button does. That and the one that says 'PrntScr'. If I had to guess, I'd say it probably had something to do with a printer, though.

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so far the only wierd thing I've seen is this light switch in my house that was put there before I moved in. I asked my parents what it did, but they didn't know either. so I spent two weeks flipping it on and off and searching for anything that turned on because of it.

later when the original owners came for a brief visit, I asked them and they told me it was for the hot tub that was removed after they left. now that I know it's rather anti-climatic

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