They are common in such applications in locomotives, aircraft refuelling, freight elevators, lawn mowers, tractors, personal watercraft, outboard motors, chainsaws, snowblowers, treadmills, snowmobiles, amusement rides, and many medical imaging devices.

Method: Muddle the fresh pineapple and sugar gently in the base of large wine glass, add all other ingredients and stir. In an interview Jarmusch states "For Nobody, the journey is a continuing ceremony whose purpose is to deliver Blake back to the spirit-level of the world. Blake and Nobody travel west, leaving a trail of dead and encountering wanted posters announcing higher and higher bounties for Blake's death or capture. The "non-event" triggering these can be almost anything, such as failing to log in for 7 consecutive days, not responding to an automated e-mail, ping, a GPS-enabled telephone not moving for a period of time, or merely failing to type a code within a few minutes of a computer's boot.The movie, set in the late 1800s, follows William Blake, a meek accountant on the run after murdering a man. The handle springs up if pressure is removed, releasing the rod's contact with the internal switch, instantly cutting power and applying the brakes.

Gary Farmer makes a cameo appearance as Nobody in Jarmusch's subsequent film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, in which he repeats one of his signature lines of dialogue, "Stupid fucking white man! If the driver is taken ill and releases this, the power will be shut off and an emergency brake application will be initiated to stop the train.Although the film is set in the 19th century, Jarmusch included a number of references to 20th century American culture. Ives, Dead Man’s Fingers has rejected tradition and embraced the unconventional to create a revolutionary range of Spiced Rum. The pedal can have a vigilance function built in (a dead-man's vigilance device, driver vigilance device or DVD), [9] where drivers must release and re-press the pedal in response to an audible signal. Benmont Tench, the man at the campsite played by Jared Harris, is named after Benmont Tench, keyboardist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Desson Howe and Rita Kempley, both writing for The Washington Post, offered largely negative reviews. Those familiar with Saffron cake will certainly find a hint of that alongside notes of Pedro Ximénez Ice cream. According to a Manhattan borough historian, there have been at least three instances where the dead man's switch was used successfully – in 1927, 1940, and 2010.If the operator ever loses grip of the handle, the blade will disengage or the engine will stop, stopping the blades from spinning and (if equipped) any drive wheels from turning. Greil Marcus, however, mounted a spirited defense of the film, titling his review "Dead Again: Here are 10 reasons why 'Dead Man' is the best movie of the end of the 20th century. This lessens the likelihood of accidentally defeating it, although it may still be possible to deliberately do so. Next comes a whisper of creamy caramel followed by vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and of course, those subtly sweet undertones of orange. S. Marshals, experiences visions of nature spirits, and grieves over the remains of a dead fawn his pursuers accidentally kill.