not robotics, but help would be appreciated

[pryoplasm]

actually, what i have in mind for is far less interesting than the most lame of any of your dreams...

well, the lights that go to the washer and dryer in the basement are on my aunts side of the basement. for convenience, she has them right at the top of the stairs, so me coming in from the other side is a pain, that and when i turn the lights off, i have to count how many steps i took up, count that many down, and watch my head because i am kind of tall, and the shelf on the stairs is low....

also, if i want to come in from the bulkhead, i need to do the stair thing, so i am putting in additional switches for my stairs heading down, and the bulkhead, along with the other original switch, so thats the 3 switches in parallel, with an explanation....

oh, and a side note im out of school...if only i was happy about it...and thanks for everyones advice, was pretty sure about it not starting a fire, just wanted to check....

edit:

I don't think you have to worry about anything burning up with what you're describing. But I'm very curious about what you have in mind!

Putting switches in parallel means that any single switch can turn the light on, but all switches have to be off before the light will turn off. If that's what you want, great, though I'd still have to ask why that's what you want. Never mind the implementation; can you give any more detail about the application?

well, what i am doing is the first thing everyone does when playing with a new form of electricity, lightbulbs of course...