Timeline for Where does the image of a data connector as a sharp metal spike originate from?
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| Sep 26, 2019 at 18:04 | comment | added | jamesdlin | Those examples have spikes, but they aren't just spikes. They also have a large cylindrical shield around them. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 16:56 | comment | added | Baldrickk | @jamesqf a knife is blunt when you look at the edge closely enough. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 16:10 | comment | added | jamesqf | Those are not spikes, they are rounded or blunt. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 13:22 | comment | added | T.E.D. | Probably also worth pointing out that these two examples would have been the two most common interface cables in public use in the USA when both of the movies in the question came out, as they were the connectors used for home stereos and TV antennas. | |
| Sep 25, 2019 at 21:42 | history | answered | OrangeDog | CC BY-SA 4.0 |