Why doctors use a musician's tuning fork
The vibrating metal prong used to check hearing vibrations was straight-up lifted from the music industry. Invented by a royal trumpeter in 1711 solely to maintain perfect pitch for instruments, practitioners quickly realized the steady acoustic waves were incredible for testing sensory perception. They brazenly adopted the musical tool for exams, completely blurring the line between clinic and concert.

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