Y2K Shutdown Notice Pin

A wearable reminder of the night the internet was supposed to implode.

This enamel pin recreates the iconic late-1999 retail warning that told everyone to turn off their computers before midnight on 12/31/99. For a brief moment, the world believed calendar math might collapse modern civilization.

Spoiler: it didn’t. But the paranoia? The news segments? The IT teams sleeping under desks? Legendary.

Details

• Hard enamel finish

• Durable metal base

• Secure backing

• Crisp reproduction of the original Y2K-era warning

Perfect for:

• Jackets at security conferences

• Laptop bags

• Badge lanyards

• Anyone who survived the millennium rollover

This is a tribute to one of the largest coordinated technical mitigation efforts in history - and the cultural panic that surrounded it.