A Distance line was one of the items issued to Snake Plissken before the infiltration of New York Penitentiary. It was most likley discarded with the night vision goggles as Snake was not seen using it.
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- The Distance line reel was similar to those used by divers in real life used for submerged dark confined spaces. The one used in the movie was made from an orange plastic with a line spool. It also had a grip with a belt hook.
- If Snake used it, he would most likely have used it for land navigation in underground tunnel networks, or possibly improvise its use to retrieve objects.
- A device similar existed in real life known as a Toihikinawa (probing pulling rope) used by Ninjas as means of finding your way in the dark back the way you came. From the Shinobi Hiden (Ninpiden) written as early as the 1560s to the 1650s.