# Useless box

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-box/792442>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 30, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-box/792442 "2017-07-30T15:37:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-box/792442/21 "2017-07-31T15:03:50Z")

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I’ve posted this (relevant) link in similar threads in the past. I’m doing it again here, because I still think this thing is lovely:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5fXN7x7a5So/hqdefault.jpg "Unplugger") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fXN7x7a5So)

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**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-box/792442/22 "2017-07-31T15:56:02Z")

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Clearly it is an energy conservation device - it can never be left on.

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**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-box/792442/23 "2017-08-02T05:37:50Z")

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It causes people to ask questions.

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