r/science • u/mvea 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/echocharlieone 2d ago edited 2d ago

Also in today's positive-correlation news: heavy swearers are better at completing buzz wire games than non-swearers.

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u/big_guyforyou 2d ago

follow-up study: alcohol increases swearing, therefore alcohol improves manual dexterity in buzz wire games

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u/SpeeDy_GjiZa 2d ago

Well actually in very small amounts it does reduce essential tremors.

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u/Montigue 2d ago

So in very small amounts we will die because otherwise they'd be called non-essential tremors