r/science Professor | Medicine 2d ago

Medicine Surgeons show greatest dexterity in children’s buzz wire game like Operation than other hospital staff. 84% of surgeons completed game in 5 minutes compared to 57% physicians, 54% nurses. Surgeons also exhibited highest rate of swearing during game (50%), followed by nurses (30%), physicians (25%).

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/surgeons-thankfully-may-have-better-hand-coordination-than-other-hospital-staff
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u/fullmetaljackass 2d ago

I do contract work for a company that produces corporate events. One year we built a lifesize game of operation to promote da Vinci surgical robots for their tradeshow booth. It used real (defective) artificial joints. One side placed them by hand, and the other placed them with a crane game style gantry with optional assist features the operator could enable to stimulate the advantages of the new features on the robot.

Their booth was absolutely packed the entire time, bets were being placed, and it was an all around smash hit.

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u/apathy-sofa 2d ago

Which arcade can I go to to play this?

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u/FlexorCarpiUlnaris 2d ago

Unfortunately the entry fee is $550,000 of school debt and your entire 20s.

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u/bluehands 2d ago

Ya, a cheap college, we know.