They did surgery on a grape

[Renew Deal]

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Well, somebody was bored. nt

[marble falls]

3. Would you rather they practice on you or a grape?

[marble falls]

5. There's a lot of discussion hidden in this video worth having.

[blogslut]

7. It is a video demonstration of robotic surgery, this is true

But it is also the subject of the meme of the moment

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/why-is-everyone-saying-they-did-surgery-on-a-grape.html

In Greek mythology, the god Dionysus plays an essential role as the god of both the grape harvest and ritual madness. In Roman mythology, he is known as Bacchus, and is the namesake of the term “bacchanalia,” an orgiastic celebration of his godly remit. During bacchanalia, his female followers, the maenads, “whirled, screamed, became drunk and incited one another to greater and greater ecstasy,” according to Wikipedia.

The past is perhaps not as far from us as we might think. Grape madness has seized millions of social-media users, who, like the maenads of old, scream nonsense phrases into the digital void. Did you hear? They did surgery on a grape.

“They did surgery on a grape.” It’s that simple. The line comes from a 2017 video created by the online video channel Cheddar. In the footage, surgeons demonstrate the precision of their new medical robot by performing the delicate task of peeling the skin off a grape. The line was written by producer Max Godnick.

But as is true of all memes, grape fever thrives outside of context. “They did surgery on a grape,” taken as a still screenshot and divorced from the original demonstration is just funny, certainly funny enough for the Instagram meme account @simpledorito to screenshot it and post it verbatim...

[backtoblue]

4. Just a suggestion, but this is probably better suited for the lounge

If folks start alerting, it would need to be locked.

Just a heads up.

[marble falls]

10. I think there is a discussion in this worth having. Health care, expenses, medical training .. etc.

[backtoblue]

12. Hey marble!

I want back in MIRT! Lmao. If this gets an SOP alert, the hosts will have to make a decision whether or not to lock it. I was trying to give Renew a heads up. I will rewatch. Though, so far there's no real discussion about healthcare, etc

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

6. That grape must have had pretty good insurance!

What does this machine cost per hour to operate?

[DFW]

8. I heard the grape got comped by the state of Ohio

Since their incoming governor is named DeWine................

[Renew Deal]

15. lol

[ProudLib72]

9. But did the grape survive?

Please tell me it is on its way to making a full recovery!

[hlthe2b]

11. Well, as MD's or veterinarians can tell you, practice on grape great training for eye surgery....

Not so foreign a concept, actually.

[WeekiWater]

13. I'm a bit surprised at how rough the cutting appeared to go.

Didn't look smooth at all.

Interesting. Thanks.

[tymorial]

14. I loved ER

The first first several seasons were amazing, especially the first.

[flotsam]

16. I could maybe stand the part where they skin me

but I'm pretty sure I'll scream when they jam that wooden pole in...

[Renew Deal]

17. two doctors collapse after a 32 hour surgery on a grape

Link to tweet