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:In another ad, office supplies randomly fall from the air—until a family discovers their one-year-old happily playing with a new toy. Current commercials have people [[Magic A Is Magic A|trying (and failing) to use said EASY button for things other than office supplies]]. Staples then actually [[Defictionalization|manufactured these buttons]], which simply state "that was easy" when pressed.
 
== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Code Geass]]'' Lelouch has a switch shaped vaguely like a chess piece that serves multiple functions, ranging from remote controlling guns of a freshly hijacked mecha, detonating planted explosives, causing his [[Humongous Mecha]] to eject a container full of mini-mirrors which let him reflect his [[Evil Eye]] at improbable angles, and causing Mount Fuji to erupt. As one might expect from this example, [[Memetic Mutation]] has turned the switch into the anime equivalent of [[Batman]]'s utility belt.
* In ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', the Ganmen's controls don't have a clear connection to the operation. When asked how to operate one, Simon says you just move the levers back and forth and it does what you want.
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== Literature ==
* Subverted in ''[[Discworld/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]'', where Magrat tries to use a magic wand by just waving it and wishing really hard for what she wants. It turns things to pumpkins every single time. By the end of the novel, Granny Weatherwax has worked out that the apparently ornamental rings on the end can be twisted &and clicked into different combinations for different results.
 
== Live-Action TV ==
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