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S Mar 1, 2023 at 9:20 history suggested Glorfindel CC BY-SA 4.0
broken image fixed (click 'Inline' or 'Side-by-side' to see the difference; image retrieved via Wayback Machine); for more info, see https://git.io/JqCQN
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S Mar 1, 2023 at 9:20
Sep 26, 2019 at 18:18 comment added Dan They almost certainly predate the trope, whether they are the specific inspiration is hard to say without knowing what the first reference to it was. The symbolism of physically penetrating a system is probably more the reason for the trope, but were they looking for a justification for the image test pins/probes would probably be the closest real life analog.
Sep 26, 2019 at 18:01 history edited Dan CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sep 26, 2019 at 18:00 comment added TheLethalCarrot Are these the first and so inspiration for the trope though?
Sep 26, 2019 at 18:00 review First posts
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Sep 26, 2019 at 17:55 history answered Dan CC BY-SA 4.0