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The Clapper
First introduced: 1985

Laugh all you want at the kitschy vintage commercials on YouTube, but The Clapper represents American ingenuity at its best. Inventors Carlile Stevens and Dale Reamer saw a problem -- in this case, the occasional need to get out of bed -- and came up with the solution. Too fat, old or lazy to get up and turn off the light? Clap your hands, my friend, and your wish is granted. Repeat the process when you rise, sometime after the crack of noon, and the light goes back on. Magic? No, that's science!

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