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The Thing was designed by Soviet Russian inventor Léon Theremin, best-known for his invention of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument.

• gcb0 9y ago
  it probably wasn't. yes, Theremin invented it, but the patent and production is from American firms. and cmon, if you're bugging a high profile country diplomat, you don't make a bugging device with a freaking opening mechanism! if that were indeed from Russians, it would have been at least glued shut and not have a hinge.
  • owenmarshall 9y ago
    lmfao i'm pretty sure the image you're looking at is a reproduction of the original for display in a museum and am a bit surprised that i need to have this conversation, but here we are
    • KGIII 9y ago
      I'm guessing (hoping?) their comment was being facetious.