Data was puzzled by a Chinese finger puzzle during his briefing on the Tkon Empire, annoying Captain Jean-Luc Picard. La Forge later showed Data the solution to the puzzle. After an incident in the Delphi Ardu system, Picard allowed several boxes of the contraption to be beamed aboard the Ferengi vessel. (TNG: "The Last Outpost" ) The automated repair station seen in "Dead Stop" was partially inspired by a Chinese finger trap. [1](X)