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VistA stands for '''V'''eterans Health '''I'''nformation '''S'''ystems and '''T'''echnology '''A'''rchitecture. (Yes. It has a silent H.) It is written in several computer programming languages ie: MUMPS, [[Delphi Overview|Delphi]], and [[Java Overview|Java]]. '''[[MUMPS Overview |MUMPS]]''' stands for the '''M'''assachusetts General Hospital '''U'''tility '''M'''ulti-'''P'''rogramming '''S'''ystem. (Yes it has a silent G and a silent H.)  It's a tradition to have silent letters in our acronyms.
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*Adapted from [http://www.ubuntudoctorsguild.org/public/index.php/Buckaroo_Banzai_Watermelon_Mystery The Buckaroo Banzai Mystery: What exactly is the Watermelon doing there?]:
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What you see in the Critical Stress Lab is a revolutionary watermelon capable of withstanding impact pressures of 300,000 pounds per square inch! Sweet, juicy and vitamin-packed, this remarkable fruit can be dropped from the bomb bays of low-flying aircraft into the backyards of disenfranchised villagers in the remotest backwaters of this angry planet. Just another Team VistA effort to cut through all the unnecessary crap around us and help people help themselves. Look for high-impact, low cholesterol eggs next... and sooner than you think, shatter-proof whole-wheat taco shells.
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[The question that this all brings up is, of course, if you create a watermelon that can withstand the impact from being dropped from an airplane, how do the people that find it open it up? - Sean]
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 7 February 2010

What you see in the Critical Stress Lab is a revolutionary watermelon capable of withstanding impact pressures of 300,000 pounds per square inch! Sweet, juicy and vitamin-packed, this remarkable fruit can be dropped from the bomb bays of low-flying aircraft into the backyards of disenfranchised villagers in the remotest backwaters of this angry planet. Just another Team VistA effort to cut through all the unnecessary crap around us and help people help themselves. Look for high-impact, low cholesterol eggs next... and sooner than you think, shatter-proof whole-wheat taco shells.

[The question that this all brings up is, of course, if you create a watermelon that can withstand the impact from being dropped from an airplane, how do the people that find it open it up? - Sean]