And quite a lure it is: this year, sales for the contraption are up 50percentt.
He came up with the name for the contraption after trying to explain it to curious bystanders.
The inspiration for the contraption, about the size & shape of a cigarette-vending machine, came to him when, as a research psychologist in the Air Forces Air Research & Development Command, he drew up tests to measure the proficiency of personnel who had been trained to work with intricate electronic equipment.
Nassau County officials said they loved the idea when they learned about it and paid $2,200 for a hundred of the contraptions.
The set by Carl Fillion is a massive circular edifice, which revolves and folds ingeniously to provide different levels and geometries for each scene - although the contraption for Winston's torture and famous encounter with the rats in the padded cell of Room 101 seems unnecessarily elaborate.
At first the Faraday cage evokes Duchamp: it's based on his drawing for the Bachelor Machine, the contraption that occupies the lower half of "The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even" (1915-23).
Power Plate USA still claims the Dutch-invented device, which also comes in a $9,000 version marketed to fitness centers and pro sports teams, will improve users who stand on the contraption for "just ten minutes, three times a week".
On Tuesday, Mark Correia, 18, got strapped into a straitjacket on the set of Global News' "The Morning Show," and plans on remaining in the contraption for two full weeks before attempting his escape.
At its peak, the contraption accounted for more than half the market for phones of its kind.
There is a strong conservative case for the elaborate contraption called the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.
A look at the choices, including a new model that allows you to control humidity and temperature, then fold the contraption flat for storage.
