(NEXSTAR) – Have you ever found yourself at a crosswalk, waiting for the walk sign to appear as traffic buzzes by. And even though you press the crosswalk button – maybe multiple times – it seems to ...

I don't know about you, but when I'm waiting at a crosswalk to make my way across a road, I press the button a lot. Once when I first arrive, again after nothing seems to happen for a few minutes, and ...

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Remote control is a wonder of the age, we press a button, and something happens as if by magic. But what happens if there is no remote control, and instead a real physical button must be pressed?

Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, ...