Solar Surgery

Chris writes "Scientists in Israel have developed a device based on a concave dish that intensifies sunlight by a factor of 15,000. By focusing this light into an optical fiber and delivering it to an operating theatre, the team says its solar-surgery setup promises to be a low-cost alternative to laser surgery." Everyone who used to operate on GI Joe figures with a magnifying glass is cheering for this to be commercially successful.

Comments

Great....

[digitalamish]

Now I only have to hope my surgery doesn't get rained out.
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"That's Homer Simpson sir. One of your drones from secotr 7G."

Won't work

[Mantorp]

Since operations now can only take place on sunny days, surgeons won't be able to golf as much.

GI Goe!

[American AC in Paris]

Everyone who used to operate on GI Joe figures with a magnifying glass is cheering for this to be commercially successful.

...I used to 'operate' on GI Joe figurines with firecrackers wedged into the rubber-band spinal cord.

When do we get to see the real-world equivalent of that?

Solar flare.

[reality-bytes]

All you need is a good size, unexpected, solar flare during an operation and 6 hours later the surgeons will be trying to explain to you why you now have a second rectum! :)

You smell something burning?.......

Obligatory Simpsons Quote

[Raul654]

Hibbert: This is such a beautiful day, I don't know why we don't operate outside more often.

[Tennis ball falls from sky into open wound, ECG flatlines]

Hibbert: Time of death.. 10:15.