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This predates that, the patent is from 2009. The Reddit thread is from 2020.
by tapoxi 5y ago
This predates that, the patent is from 2009. The Reddit thread is from 2020.
- diputsmonro 5y agoWell, the reddit thread is referencing a 4chan post that is much older. Looks like this is a screenshot of the original post, from 2013: https://m.imgur.com/dgGvgKF https://m.imgur.com/dgGvgKF So the patent still predates the joke by a few years, but not by that much.
- zekrioca 5y agohttps://patents.google.com/patent/US8246454?oq=8246454 https://patents.google.com/patent/US8246454?oq=8246454