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== Examples of manual overrides in Fact ==

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*Most [[safe]]s have manual overrides so instead of calling a locksmith to [[safe-cracking|crack the safe (see [[safe-cracking]]), they can insert the manual override key and open it.

*[[Ink cartridges]] can be overrided, as some [[printer]]s refuse to print when they claim the ink is low <ref name=BBC> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3035500.stm 'Raw deal' on printer ink], ''[[BBC]]'', 3 July 2003 </ref>. One ''[[Which?]]'' researcher who over-rode the system found that in one case he could print up to 38% more good quality pages, even though the chip stated that the cartridge was empty <ref name=BBC> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3035500.stm 'Raw deal' on printer ink], ''[[BBC]]'', 3 July 2003 </ref>.

*On [[United States|American]] [[Submarine]]s armed with [[nuclear weapon]]s it is rumoured that the captain has final choice on whether to 'go nuclear', as the access codes are stored in the [[Captain's Chest]] (but opening the chest triggers alarms and [[The Pentagon]] is informed) hence a manual, or human, intervention.{{Fact|date=October 2007}}

*On [[United States|AmericanUS]] [[Submarine]]s armed with [[nuclear weapon]]s it is rumoured that the captain has final choice on whether to 'go nuclear', as the access codes are stored in the [[Captain's Chest]] (but opening the chest triggers alarms and the [[The Pentagon]] is informed) hence a manual, or human, intervention.{{Fact|date=October 2007}}

== Examples of manual overrides in Fiction ==

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*In [[Casino Royale]] (2006), a villan overrides the emergency [[fire sprinkler]]s at [[Miami airport]] and starts a distraction so that he can blow up a plane witha remote-controled pipe bomb.

== References ==

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