[ WP ] At some point in time , a mysterious phenomenon occurred in which everyone on earth was trapped within a 10km ( 6.2 mile ) radius of where they were standing , unable to move past their boundary .

I laughed maniacally as I pulled the switches and turned the knobs. Arcane machinery whirred to life, powered by the modern world's boundless supply of energy. 
 
 After so many years, I'd managed to create a restraining spell that ran off what they called `` smartphones''. It would've been perfect; I would make my demands and nobody could stop me because they'd be trapped in a tiny circles barely bigger than thenselves. 
 
 I turned to my assistant. He was pushing the buttons slowly and deliberately, calibrating the machine for our plans of world domination. 
 
 `` Is everything ready back there?'' I asked evilly, placing my hand lovingly on the big red lever. 
 
 `` Yeah boss, everything looks good!'' He turned and gave me one of those looks that reminded me his mental capacity might as well be that of a mentally retarded slug. 
 
 I turned back and looked at the lever, cackling to myself as I proclaimed my dominion over the world before pulling it. 
 
 Then, I waited. 
 
 And waited. 
 
 And waited. 
 
 Eventually the waiting got to me and I wondered what was going on. Where were the panicked news reports? The screams of the terrified population? Where was my total domination? 
 
 I paced around a little before noticing my assistant was still at his desk. I walked over. 
 
 Now, I'd designed this to be as idiot-proof as possible. I did n't have time to key in the specifics, what with the sheer amount of abstract mathematics and magic I had to crunch just to get it to function. 
 
 There were two pads. The one on the left was area, the one on the right was time. I'd even gone so far as to stick massive colourful letters on them to differentiate the already different numberpads. 
 
 All he had to do was press two buttons on the right, one button on the left. 
 
 On the left, it said 10. On the right, 1. 
 
 He just sat there smiling goofily as the power went out and I swore.
