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This Octopus Useless Box is the most adorable pointless gadget ever made

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Sep 10, 2025
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The Octopus Useless Box might be the cutest pointless gadget ever made. To open it, just press one of the five levers. When the lid pops up, a very grumpy octopus appears and uses one of its arms to push a random lever, promptly closing the box again. ROBOTSZ created this original handmade toy

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