Being a university tech I sometimes wonder down to the union for lunch. Today I took a detour and browsed the book store for a moment. Having a large medical program the book store stocks an inventory of supplies for med students labs and classes. In the display were stethoscopes, forceps, kits for student nurses, sphygmomanometers, and so on. Along with this were tuning forks! Huge ones, (very low frequency), with sliding adjustable weights on the tines to adjust the pitch. There were two different sizes and the label proudly announced them as "highly accurate for the medical profession". I would find it hard to believe that these are used for testing hearing since the objective of a university it to teach techniques using current and modern equipment. So what would one use a tuning fork for if one were studying modern medicine? Perhaps to scan a patient's credit for paying the bill? Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV
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