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supernova87a ◴[] No.45131847[source]
Hey, I heard about how utility pole inspecting helicopters are able to tell the good/rotten state of wooden telephone poles by the reverb pattern of sound waves coming off the poles from the rotors -- it seems to me the whole field of non-invasive sensing (and using existing/ambient emission sources) is getting pretty impressive.
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odyssey7 ◴[] No.45133389[source]
And yet CT scans that dose patients with radiation are still standard of care.
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1. jacquesm ◴[] No.45134067[source]
Yes, what do those doctors know anyway... /s