We used to have a soda vending machine that was set just a little too cold. You could buy a bottle, open and take a swig, and then before you could take a second it would crystallize and you had to wait for it to melt.
Back in the 80s they tried to build a model that would be given a patient’s entire medical record and predict whether they had cancer.
It was surprisingly accurate, but it turns out that it was really just selecting for patients seeing oncologists.
My daughter was born at a large university hospital and it was funny to watch them file into the room in order, attending, resident, m3, m2, and m1, the last one with a medical dictionary in his pocket that still had the price sticker.
My wife insisted on no more than 2 cervical exams per visit
When God made the ass he didn't say "Hey it's just your basic hinge, let's knock off early." He said "Behold ye angels, I have created the ass. Throughout the ages to come, men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name" — Jeff on Coupling
