magic lamps

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Magic lamps are oil lamps in folklore that summon a genie or spirit when rubbed.

The most famous appears in the story of Aladdin from *One Thousand and One Nights*.

By extension, any object promising miraculous solutions: Politicians keep rubbing magic lamps, hoping for easy answers to complex problems.

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Opposites
supernatural vs. mundane objects

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Portable lights burning liquid fuel

flashlights · candles · light bulbs · electric lamps · desk lamps

enchanted vs. ordinary illumination

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Gas-discharge lighting cylinders

industrial lighting · streetlights · desk lamps

fantastical vs. technological power sources

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Portable energy storage units

electrical outlets · solar panels · circuit breakers · fuel cells · power plants

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G