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I want to know where the whole "do I cut the red wire or the blue wire?" trope comes from ..... surely you just pull the detonator out then cut its wires
by Taniwha 5y ago
I want to know where the whole "do I cut the red wire or the blue wire?" trope comes from ..... surely you just pull the detonator out then cut its wires
- js2 5y agoMaybe the movie Juggernaut (1974), but where its writers got the idea, who knows. https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/3957/what-was-the-first-movie-to-introduce-blue-wire-or-red-wire-bomb-disposal https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/3957/what-was-the... https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WireDilemma https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WireDilemma
- Doxin 5y agoThat's somewhat ignoring bombs designed to be difficult to defuse. See the Harvey's resort hotel bombing[0] for an example of where "just removing the detonator" is easier said than done. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey%27s_Resort_Hotel_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey%27s_Resort_Hotel_bombin...