Special forces don't want to be out there under bullets and bombs, either. They are strike forces that pre-empt combat, when possible. It's just demolitions/surgical-strikes/recon, for pete's sake...
Designing heart valve replacements is just as stressful as setting up a listening station, and comes with the same sense of personal satisfaction when you get it right, and the same worry about injury to others when you fail.
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Date: 2004-08-20 01:55 pm (UTC)Designing heart valve replacements is just as stressful as setting up a listening station, and comes with the same sense of personal satisfaction when you get it right, and the same worry about injury to others when you fail.