January 13 2010, 8:35 am PT | Posted in: Other + Tidbits
Have you encountered the Hairy Ball Theorem of Topology. Seems to me it is germane to your field. Quote: “you can’t comb a hairy ball flat without creating a cowlick”
See: Hairy ball theorem, also: Cowlick
Enjoy.
Thank you for the information, but what my patients do with their balls is none of my business.
In all seriousness, aside from the word “hairy” in the name of the theorem, I don’t see a case where I could’ve possibly encountered this in surgery.
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Doc, based on your bio, you are quite the Renaissance man in this age of super specialized professionals. So I thought, why not.