Ohmster writes:

wrote in news:1155006491.252164.273850@
75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

[snip]
But, there is something even better out. It is a light dimmer that
responds to touch of any metal part of a lamp.
[snip]

What is cool about these dimmer on off switches is that you can even put
the sense wire into the dirt of a potted plant. Touching any leaves on the
plant will activate the lamp switch circuit.

And let the plant figure out how to control the lamp? That's giving a lot
of power to the plant!

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