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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, my neighborhood friend had one. I discovered that my keys, when shook, would hit the frequencies to do stuff too. His dad was annoyed by it and I don’t know if he figured out how his TV would spontaneously change to channels

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of getting trolled by my friend with an IR blaster on his phone. Took me way too long to catch on. Simpler times...