The obituary went on to report, “While still at school, word reached Cumberland University that General Jackson was dead. Only six weeks before he had shaken his hand. Rev. Norment says he went to the funeral and that the General’s parrot, excited by the multitude and the wailing of the slaves, let loose perfect gusts of ‘cuss words.’
This reminded me of a study from a while back: that mothers' ability to diagnose a fever by touch and feel alone is actually quite good:
Of 124 febrile children, 104 mothers accurately detected a fever in their children (sensitivity 84%), while of 198 afebrile children, 150 mothers accurately detected the absence of fever (specificity 76%). We conclude that mothers are able to provide accurate information about the presence or absence of fever in their children by touch and without the use of a thermometer.
Someone explained it to me succintly: "Pro-wrestling isn't fake - the hits are real and pro-wrestlers do get hurt quite regularly - pro-wrestling is scripted."
I had to look it up and found this Jacksonian America post:
The obituary went on to report, “While still at school, word reached Cumberland University that General Jackson was dead. Only six weeks before he had shaken his hand. Rev. Norment says he went to the funeral and that the General’s parrot, excited by the multitude and the wailing of the slaves, let loose perfect gusts of ‘cuss words.’
Of 124 febrile children, 104 mothers accurately detected a fever in their children (sensitivity 84%), while of 198 afebrile children, 150 mothers accurately detected the absence of fever (specificity 76%). We conclude that mothers are able to provide accurate information about the presence or absence of fever in their children by touch and without the use of a thermometer.