The enterprising “Gamersunited” on YouTube must have been trying to stick his DS to the fridge, or maybe he thought the DS had a hard drive you could erase, or something. Anyway, somehow he discovered that if you place a magnet in just the right place on the back of your DS you can put it in sleep mode, even with the screens being open.

This obviously doesn’t have a ton of utility - anyone too lazy to close their DS before putting it to sleep isn’t going to be bothered with carrying a magnet around all the time. Still, a neat trick and maybe a good way to annoy your little brother that just won’t stop playing with his Nintendog.

Disclaimer: Obviously, holding magnets next to sensitive electronics is, in general, a bad idea. Try this at your own risk.