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Hertz, showing the difference between science and engineering (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I always thought it stood for "pepperoni." So, you're saying "PET" stands for "Positrons, Endives, and Tomatoes"?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No it stands for animals you keep at home.

PET scan, its powered by hamsters.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess they decided CAT scan wasn't inclusive enough.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Cats were originally used for their curiosity, but training hamsters and eventually parakeets led to much smaller machines.