What would you do?

[jaF0]

You're alone, working on something. You're suddenly blinded, splash/spill, fyling matter/debris, electrical arc flash, etc. You have a cell with you, but since most are now smooth faced, you can't feel the buttons.

How do you call for help?

 

[Hypoxia]

How do you call for help?

Since this is LIT, masturbate wildly and scream. Crawl to a window or door if needed. Or hit the big red PANIC button nearby. Or send a messenger pigeon. Or walk on your cat's tail so it howls and Animal Control officers are sent to restrain you, but one thinks you're hot even though blinded and disfigured.

Calling for help isn't difficult. Being sexy might be. Suppose the trouble is caused by a faulty electrical sex toy that, er, offends your genitals as well as short-circuiting your optic nerves and sending you into an erotic frenzy, humping anything and everything in your path, including EMTs.

Alex Bell's first words on the telephone were supposedly, "Come here, Watson, I need you." Rumor says Bell spilled strong acid on himself and actually called, "Holy shit Watson, get the fuck over here, NOW, ow, ow..." Do you have a telegraph key handy?

EDIT: Oops, I forgot this is HOW2, not Story Ideas. How would *I* call for help? Stumble to one of the landline phones and hit 0. Or punch the alarm button on my car keyfob so the horn blasts till a neighbor is annoyed.

 

[ReadyOne]

Worst case: hold power key until phone reboots. Then unlock phone by dead reckoning and "Go Google" or "Hello Siri".

 

[Blue]

I think some phones now have a feature where you can press the power button 3 times or something and it will automatically dial the emergency number. If I don't have one of those then uh, I guess I'll just die.

 

[Nezhul]

If I have time, I would figure it out. Most cell phones have an emergency call function and a sound input for when you dial. You can use them blinded, especially if you have time.

For example my phone has both tactile (vibration) and sound output when I press buttons to dial a number. I can unlock it without looking, from there I can press the lower left corner for a phonebook. I can then click pretty much anywhere to call a random person from my recent contacts, and I'm pretty sure I can call for help that way.

It's harder to do when panicking, but if you have enought time - you'd be able to gather your wits and do it right. You can also reset your progress any time by pushing "home" button, and try again, if you rhink you navigated to some wrong place.

 

[Weird Harold]

You're alone, working on something. You're suddenly blinded, splash/spill, fyling matter/debris, electrical arc flash, etc. You have a cell with you, but since most are now smooth faced, you can't feel the buttons.

How do you call for help?

Being old and infirm to start with, I'd just push the panic button on my Life Alert (TM) watch and say, "Help! I've Fallen and I can't get up!"

 

[Bramblethorn]

Hold the home button down until Siri chimes, and say "call [my partner's name]". Or "call ambulance", depending on the situation.

 

[oggbashan]

Being old and infirm to start with, I'd just push the panic button on my Life Alert (TM) watch and say, "Help! I've Fallen and I can't get up!"

My very basic phone has a big red button to press to link to emergency services.

I have to press and hold it down for about 20 seconds so that it doesn't make inadvertent calls.

 

[littlecordelera]

If you're a woman, you strip naked and step out onto your front lawn. A male will be there in an instant.

If you're male you do the same thing, and someone will call the police.

 

[Hypoxia]

Were I in my 'office' hunched over my desk and something exploded and blinded me, I'd push open the sliding window next to the desk, crawl around to the 250 watt guitar amp, plug in that cheap Korean Les Paul clone, lean back, and rip into Hendrix's STAR SPANGLED BANNER. I can do that blind and it will attract the stoners across the road or the rednecks uphill.