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Foolproof: Alex Pancer's ashtray is designed to do two things: The vertical holes will snuff out the cigarette within 10 seconds, and the horizontal grooves are designed so that cigarettes will not fall out and start a fire, even it held upside down
Foolproof: Alex Pancer's ashtray is designed to do two things: The vertical holes will snuff out the cigarette within 10 seconds, and the horizontal grooves are designed so that cigarettes will not fall out and start a fire, even it held upside down

Foolproof: Alex Pancer's ashtray is designed to do two things: The vertical holes will snuff out the cigarette within 10 seconds, and the horizontal grooves are designed so that cigarettes will not fall out and start a fire, even it held upside down

Date6/9/1983
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  • Foolproof: Alex Pancer's ashtray is designed to do two things: The vertical holes will snuff out the cigarette within 10 seconds, and the horizontal grooves are designed so that cigarettes will not fall out and start a fire, even it held upside down
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