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TIL the Dune 2021 Gom Jabbar was (maybe?) modeled after needles used by street conjurers to identify witches in 16th and 17th century Europe. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by AGD4@lemmy.world to c/dune@lemmy.world

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I haven't read any confirmation, but the designs look way too similar to be coincidental.

It would also be fitting that the Bene Gesserit "Witches" should adopt such an implement to test their own subjects, lol.

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[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I had no idea "needles used by street conjurers to identify witches in 16th and 17th century Europe" was even a category that has been a thing. History is fucking weird. Well, humans are fucking weird, I guess.

[–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wonder how that little loop helped identify them.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

Probably not very well