The premise seems to be based on the button in the tv show Lost, where that code...

		officialjunk on April 2, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On Reddit, 'The Button' is stressing people out The premise seems to be based on the button in the tv show Lost, where that code "had to be" entered in before the timer, but no one was sure what would happen if they didn't.