The solder on the tips reminds me of a doctor visit years ago. I thought I may have broken a finger, and when I got to the doctor's office I mentioned to the receptionist that I had a high-deductible (HSA-compatible) insurance plan.
The physician's assistant said, "We could send you over for an X-ray, but since you're paying out of pocket, we can start with a simple test." He pulled a contraption out of his desk drawer and asked, "Do you know what this is?"
I said, "Yeah, a tuning fork. And based on the size and those heavy weights on the tips, it must be tuned to a rather low frequency."
He said, "Yep. So we get it vibrating and then touch the base to your finger. If you have a fracture, it will hurt because of the broken bone ends jiggling against each other. Then we will go for the X-ray to get more details. If it doesn't hurt, you are good to go. Is that OK?"
"Sounds good to me!"
It didn't hurt at all, and I just had to pay for a simple office visit instead of an expensive X-ray.
The solder on the tips reminds me of a doctor visit years ago. I thought I may have broken a finger, and when I got to the doctor's office I mentioned to the receptionist that I had a high-deductible (HSA-compatible) insurance plan.
The physician's assistant said, "We could send you over for an X-ray, but since you're paying out of pocket, we can start with a simple test." He pulled a contraption out of his desk drawer and asked, "Do you know what this is?"
I said, "Yeah, a tuning fork. And based on the size and those heavy weights on the tips, it must be tuned to a rather low frequency."
It looked like this one:
https://www.stethoscope.com/adc-tuning-fork-128hz-500128/
He said, "Yep. So we get it vibrating and then touch the base to your finger. If you have a fracture, it will hurt because of the broken bone ends jiggling against each other. Then we will go for the X-ray to get more details. If it doesn't hurt, you are good to go. Is that OK?"
"Sounds good to me!"
It didn't hurt at all, and I just had to pay for a simple office visit instead of an expensive X-ray.