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Re:Scram Switch by evo_9 on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @06:30PM (#26653966)
Scram is actually an acronym: - Start - Cutting - Right - Away - Man

Basically it was how they shut-down nuclear reactors by cutting a rope that would drop the controls rods into the reactor.

Side-note: I know this because I played an Atari 800 game called SCRAM growing up. It was pretty good!

Also reminds me of SNAFU - Situation Normal All Fucked Up.

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Re:Scram Switch by LukeShu on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @06:42PM (#26654090)
That acronym of SCRAM also appears to be a myth.

https://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/2016/02/18/refresh-putti...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scram#Etymology

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Re:Scram Switch by evo_9 on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @07:03PM (#26654290)
Myth or not it’s in the original Atari manual and hardly worthy of a downvote.
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Re:Scram Switch by LukeShu on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @07:16PM (#26654430)
To be clear: I did not downvote.
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