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TV-B-Gone/Flashlight hybrid is either insane or brilliant

TV-B-Gone/Flashlight hybrid is either insane or brilliant

This is a normal flashlight, yes. But it hides a dastardly secret: a TV-B-Gone. Yes, you can point this thing at places you want to light up, but you can also point it at TVs you want to turn off. Perfect for bars with low light, or TVs on camping trips, I guess. Hey, maybe it's not the most sensical combo in the world, but you can't argue with fresh ideas.

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I think a shotgun with flashlight attached (while less subtle and more expensive to operate) can produce similar re...More »


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By Old Man Dotes at 4:52 PM ON 10/13/09

Perfect for sports bars with bunches of loud TVs showing Rush Limbaugh trying to buy some Black people.

By MacBeth at 5:29 PM ON 10/13/09

That is literally the dumbest thing I have ever heard

By Random Hero at 7:34 PM ON 10/13/09

Make it with a cell phone blocker built in and I'll buy it.

By thisisonlyatest at 3:31 PM ON 10/14/09

I think a shotgun with flashlight attached (while less subtle and more expensive to operate) can produce similar results on more products than just TVs... It theoretically would work on politicians, hippies, cars, dogs, birds, radios, hundreds of other things...

But again, this is more about subtlety... (and it's way cheaper to operate.


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