No matter what we've tried so far, the request ends up being sent.

The first time I was just watching, determined not to press the button, but when I received the response, I was startled into pressing it.

The second time, I just stepped back from my keyboard, and my cat came flying out of the back room and walked on the keyboard, triggering the request.

The third time, I was holding my cat, and a train rumbled by outside, rattling my desk and apparently triggering the switch to send the request.

The fourth time, I checked the tracks, was holding my cat, and stepped back from my keyboard. Next thing I heard was a POP from my ceiling, and the request was triggered. There was a small hole burned through my keyboard when I examined it. Best I can figure, what was left of a meteorite managed to hit at exactly the right time.

I'm not going to try for a fifth time.

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