Plunging, Plungers, Etc.

1. When it comes to having to use a plunger, I don't l i k e that I have to do so in order to dislodge whatever's causing water to drain slowly from a sink, clogging a toilet, etc. But I find a certain satisfaction in applying a plunger's suction power to summon forth muck in a powerful belch from the plumbing applied to it. Can personally you relate to this?

2. My first and only time purchasing a plunger, I'd expected the hardware store in my town to stock the wooden poles with big suction cups at one end I recall from from my youth. If ever the place still sell those, they weren't there that day! Was your first experience with a plunger with one of the type I described above and used in the accompanying video?

3. The plunger I bought is a single piece of hard, black plastic upwardly tapered in rounded ridges, with a built-in, possibly ergonomically-designed handle, sort of like the one in the video with this question. To me, it's an especially elegant example of industrial engineering worthy of museum exhibition (granted, it'd likely, and may already, be a museum dedicated to industrial design). Are there any --other?--products made for unremarkable uses you find artistically impressive?

4. If you've a favorite style of plunger, how about sharing it in a comment below?