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The beam from the zapper is invisible to humans, and as a result the people you share your telly with prefer not to think about how it works, writing it off as a piece of magic. But really it’s infrared light, which is light from a part of the spectrum we can’t see, and because it’s light it can bounce off mirrors (which shouldn’t surprise anyone, but still does). This all makes for a good way to retain control over your living room.

Just configure a system of mirrors so you have a direct line of sight to the TV from the kitchen/dining room/study. Point the remote at the image of the TV and zap as normal. The rule is: if you can see it, you can zap it. It’s especially handy if the kids are watching in one room and you’re cooking fish fingers in another.