Signal
Timer
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In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen there is a bomb activated by a hidden sonic signal, not set to any kind of timer.
Source: Incredibly Obvious Bomb -
The ticking is because the sensor trips a mechanical timer, which is in place because the signal plays during the entire recording from the Big Bad and he wants the heroes to hear his entire monologue.
Source: Incredibly Obvious Bomb - The first half of Independence Day has Goldblum's character David intercepts a signal that the alien cruisers are preparing to attack all major cities at once at a specific time, identified by a countdown timer.
Source: Right on the Tick
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