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Like all important icons in our lives, the zapper is often the subject of half-truths and outright lies. One claim I’ve seen too much of recently is the suggestion that you can make an emergency replacement with a torch and a plastic lens. Don’t believe it, no matter how convincing the website and video clip may appear. The remote works by sending a digital signature with encoded commands, far too complex to be copied by a flash of light from a torch. The zapper can do many things, but it’s no bullshit detector; for that engage the brain.