A dead man's switch, as its name suggests, is a switch that is automatically operated in case the human operator becomes incapacitated.The switch usually stops a machine, and is a form of fail-safe. They are commonly used in locomotives, aircraft refuelling, freight elevators, lawn mowers, tractors, jet skis, outboard motors, chainsaws, snowblowers, tread machines and snowmobiles.The Special Weapons Emergency Separation System is an application of a dead man's switch in the field of nuclear weapons.

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