Finally, it' weekend time! Don't get me wrong, I understand how privileged I am to be participating in the cutting edge, biomedical research going on at MPR, but one can only spend so much quality time with cadavers before you begin to question whether or not those grotesque, purplish eyelids are actually sewn shut or just winking at you!
What bugs me about about the football helmet research more than the tricky cadavers is the uncertainty in the data of our experiment. You see, I consider myself one open book. I wake up at the same time every morning, eat your average, American cuisine, and watch the same, cliche Hollywood horror flicks. Unfortunately, the data of our experiment isn't as predictable. You see, it takes about ten minutes to assemble the drop test mechanism and like any responsible and reliable laboratory MPR requires a minimum of three drops per height (starting at 6" and ending at 36" in increments of 6"). That's a lot of heads dropping! Also, more often that not, the data yields inconclusive results and you have to start all over again.
The intense research at MPR is really challenging me in this way. I am beginning to learn that not everything has a right answer and that's okay. Life is full of ever-changing variables and it's actually about how we cope with them that distinguishes us from the average individual as opposed to how well we can avoid them. All this engineering talk is frying the nuts and bolts in my brain! I'm feeling an exciting excursion in D.C. tomorrow!
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