1.   Cooking fumes may activate the alarm.

2.   Boiling over is now a thing of the past, dye bath levels are constantly monitored and an alarm is activated if any problems arise.

3.   Quick thinking machine operator, Archie Fulton grabbed the fire extinguisher as Jean Hamilton, working opposite, told others to activate the alarm.

4.   A friend is convinced that housekeepers, during their thorough cleaning, accidentally activate alarms for these ungodly hours.

5.   During an attempted break-in, either system sends a message from the sensors to the main control board, activating the alarm.

6.   Flags were waved, whistles blown, candies distributed, fireworks lighted, car alarms activated, soap suds sprayed.

7.   It was found in Tampa when police activated the LoJack alarm.

8.   Newborns at the hospital are fitted with a device on their umbilical cords that activates an alarm whenever a baby is brought near the doors to the ward.

9.   The alarm was activated when the baby, Melanie Knight, was taken from the ward in a bassinet.

10.   The coins in your pocket activate the alarm, and the security officer asks you to empty your pockets.