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		moe on Feb 14, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nest Protect is a terrible buggy product I can not believe someone went out of their way to put a spoken "Can not be hushed" response into those things. Just what you need in a panic situation with a fire in your house; your smoke alarm playing the smart-ass, at 85 decibels.

icebraining on Feb 14, 2015 [–]

Like others have pointed out, it cannot be hushed by law. So what is it supposed to do? Simply not reacting to the button press seems even worse to me.

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