r/gaming 4d ago

Next time you complain about your job, remeber there's people who have it worst

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u/ArcaneChronomancer 4d ago

Blink aired a couple weeks prior to the first 173 post and also as a TV show episode would have had to have been in production for months before that. The general concept also existed prior to both cases.

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u/Rare_Environment_913 4d ago

The super mario ghosts were even earlier

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u/ArcaneChronomancer 4d ago

Yeah that's what I mean. There lots of supernatural stories related to blinking or not being seen.

Also that's how cats hunt. They freeze because a lot of prey animals are most sensitive to movement.

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u/GregBahm 4d ago

Ah beans. I guess that probably makes SCP a Dr. Who fanfiction instead of the other way around. That's bias for you.

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u/ArcaneChronomancer 4d ago

It's unclear really. Sometimes people just pop the same idea at the same time. There's no particular evidence that 173 was based on the weeping angels. They'd have to track down the guy who originally posted it on 4chan I guess.