I’m too lazy to find it right now, but there was a fascinating article from the 90’s I remember reading with a breakdown of the perspective that Through the Looking Glass was a take-down of a lot of the cutting edge mathematical theories being explored in his time.
DARPA may disagree.
The proof of that fact can be found in things like the Pepys diary. Dude was stoked about his cool watch, and his dalliance with an actress.
I would say “inside of the knee,” if I’m reading the context right.
This, right here, is the highest quality “Shower Thought” I’ve ever encountered. You win!