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| Self-Opening Box | ||
| Don't show this to Apple. |
Unboxing videos have become de rigueur these days; this box would really take the cake.
| He kicked at the great box disconsolately, "Well, if you won't open, you
won't open."
As if smarting under the kick, the box opened. A cut appeared on the upper surface, widened rapidly and folded the top back and down on other side like a valise. Sam clapped his forehead and addressed a rapid prayer to every god from Set to Father Divine. Then he remembered what he'd said. "Close," he suggested. The box closed, once more as smooth as a baby's anatomy. "Open." The box opened. |
| Technovelgy from Child's Play,
by William Tenn. Published by Astounding Science Fiction in 1947 Additional resources -
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