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RULES

THE RULES
  1. 01there is one button. red, round, global. there is only one.
  2. 02there is one timer. it runs down. for everyone at once. no exceptions.
  3. 03if nobody on Earth presses before zero, the button dies. permanently. forever.
  4. 04a watcher watches. that's all it takes. watching is enough. watching is everything.
  5. 05at 1,000 watchers, GEN-I of The Mortal Button is born.

knop [knɔp] — Dutch for button. the system predates your questions.