GD Quickie: What in the World is this Crazy Old Man Doing??

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Posted By: Dan Cohen

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What is this crazy old man in the nightgown doing? Is he-

A. Playing the bongos on his head

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B. Pretending to be Carnac the Magnificent

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C. Taking his temperature without anything having to actually touch him?

If you said C you are absolutely right.

Thermometers | Exergen Corporation

Elana took her dad to the hospital for a follow-up on some surgery he had a few weeks back and saw this new way of taking temperatures for the first time.

The Exergen Coproration‘s mission is to “Change the way the world takes temperature”.

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Yup, without even having to touch Mark’s forehead the nurses were able to get an accurate temperature. Sure sure beats the old days when the nurse said “Really, this won’t hurt a bit… Now bend over.”

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About the Author

Dan Cohen
Having a father who was heavily involved in early laser and fiber-optical research, Dan grew up surrounded by technology and gadgets. Dan’s father brought home one of the very first video games when he was young and Dan remembers seeing a “pre-release” touchtone phone. (When he asked his father what the “#” and “*” buttons were his dad said, “Some day, far in the future, we’ll have some use for them.”) Technology seemed to be in Dan’s blood but at some point he took a different path and ended up in the clergy. His passion for technology and gadgets never left him. Dan is married to Raina Goldberg who is also an avid user of Apple products. They live in New Jersey with their golden doodle Nava.