In 1999, 5-year-old Gonzalez was found clinging to an inner tubeoff Florida after his mother and others drowned while fleeing Cuba toward American soil.
Created to help the world's couch potatoes turn the tube on and off without having to make the arduous 2-meter journey to the TV set, the standby feature has spread to virtually every appliance in the home and office.
They were even able to use a stone of the wrong size to release one of the right size, which they then used to get the waxworm, and, more remarkably still, to prune twigs off a stick to make it fit the tube.