e.phemera: The Leave Me Alone Box

January 5, 2010

e.phemera: The Leave Me Alone Box

What a perfect find for the New Year; a totally pointless toy that utterly reflects my mood.

Based on an idea by American mathematician Claude Shannon, the Leave Me Alone Box has only one function: When you turn it on, it turns itself off. It makes me laugh, and I have no idea why.

(via Asylum)

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