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Old 01-23-2011, 01:09 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86V_ICUCD4

The Most Useless Machine Ever.

When you flip the switch to turn it on, a arm pops out of a hole to hit the switch to turn it off. Hilarious.

EDIT: Also known as a Leave-Me-Alone Box. There are dozens of these videos. All kinds of boxes and arms, including a few made out of LEGO!

EDIT EDIT: http://www.leavemealonebox.com/ The homepage for the idea, with plenty of videos, an old magazine clipping showing how old the idea is, and the programming required to make one.
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