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+ | The '''Failsafe Mechanism''' or '''Fail-Secure''' describes a [[wikipedia:Fail-safe|Fail Safe]] device or mechanism which, if (or when) it fails, fails in a way that will cause no harm or at least a minimum of harm to other devices or danger to personnel. In [[Before I Sleep]], the [[Lantean]]: [[Janus]], activated a failsafe-mechanism into [[Atlantis]], which programed the city to rise to the surface of the ocean, should the [[Shield|shield]]s and [[Zero Point Module|power]] fail. |
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The Failsafe Mechanism or Fail-Secure describes a Fail Safe device or mechanism which, if (or when) it fails, fails in a way that will cause no harm or at least a minimum of harm to other devices or danger to personnel. In Before I Sleep, the Lantean: Janus, activated a failsafe-mechanism into Atlantis, which programed the city to rise to the surface of the ocean, should the shields and power fail.