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How a Spider-Man comic inspired a judge to invent the ankle monitor for tracking location
Wednesday August 10, 2022. 05:57 PM , from BoingBoing
In 1977, a New Mexico judge reading The Amazing Spider-Man comic in his daily newspaper had a flash of inspiration. In the strip (excerpted above), Kingpin is seen slapping an 'electronic radar device' on Spidey's wrist so he could 'zero in' on Spidey's location whenever he wanted. — Read the rest
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