RE: Do MDs need to know physics?

["William J. Larson" <Bill_Larson@compuserve.com>]

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> I had an interesting argument from an MD, a number of years ago, as he
tried to explain to me that a "cubic centimeter" and a "milliliter"
were different.<

Really?  What  did he claim was the difference?   That it's true
is more or less just the definition of the liter, so there's no =

calculation that you can do to prove your case (Unlike e.g.
that m^3 =3D 10^6 cc.)  So it must have been frustrating.

Bill [Only 2 examinations left to write :-) and 13 to grade:-(  ] Larson
Geneva