# Fictional artifacts with unassuming but remarkable properties **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-artifacts-with-unassuming-but-remarkable-properties/847812 "2020-02-12T08:54:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-artifacts-with-unassuming-but-remarkable-properties/847812/41 "2020-02-15T03:11:37Z")
The wardrobe made famous by C.S. Lewis. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-artifacts-with-unassuming-but-remarkable-properties/847812/42 "2020-02-15T03:21:01Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > I love the Immovable Rod. Get two of them and you can literally climb up air. Just don’t get confused as to which one’s button you’re pushing. ---
**Author:** ![hanna\_the\_curious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/34f0e0/32.png) [@hanna\_the\_curious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hanna_the_curious)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-artifacts-with-unassuming-but-remarkable-properties/847812/43 "2020-02-15T05:22:01Z")
Clifford Simak’s _Way Station_, (1963) had a talisman that looked like a knapsack, but in the hands of a custodian (sensitive) encouraged harmony and a sense of well-being throughout the Universe. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-artifacts-with-unassuming-but-remarkable-properties/847812.md?page=2)