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This sounds a lot like security through obscurity. If you don't want users to click on a button then don't give them a button, rather than give them a button that's slightly more difficult to hit. It won't matter how small the button is, or how far from the current mouse position, it will still be hit by accident. If you need a self destruct option, force the user to invoke it explicitly and ask for as much confirmation as possible.
The Opposite of Fitts' Law
If you've ever wrangled a user interface, you've probably heard of Fitts' Law. It's pretty simple -- the larger an item is, and the closer it is to your cursor, the easier it is to click on. Kevin Hale put together a great visual summary of Fitts' Law, so rather than over-explain it, I'll refer...
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