Modern technology can render the phrase “like finding a needle in a haystack” obsolete. | Partly busted | While it is possible to find a needle in a haystack, even using specialized machines to do so takes a considerable amount of time, particularly since bone needles cannot be picked up by magnets. The task is difficult enough to still make the saying viable.
Mythbusters did both iirc
Did they find it?
Modern technology can render the phrase “like finding a needle in a haystack” obsolete. | Partly busted | While it is possible to find a needle in a haystack, even using specialized machines to do so takes a considerable amount of time, particularly since bone needles cannot be picked up by magnets. The task is difficult enough to still make the saying viable.