Talk:You Don't Want to Know

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This misses the point of the ending: "...but she refuses to open it and leaves the room. House appears to find this interesting, and tosses the unopened envelope into the trash." It should include the words she spoke to him before leaving the room, as the motivating reason for him giving up and throwing the envelope away.

Inaccurate

This summary is inaccurate in several places and should be rewritten. - 68.84.161.47

Done. - Shaheenjim (talk) 01:21, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

References

The goof about Foreman incorrectly explaining how blood type is determined needs a TON of sources —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yoshiarecool (talk • contribs) 01:27, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Yoshiarecool, I internally linked to blood type as well if anyone is interested in a tutorial on the science of blood types. What other references would you recommend? Also, I just wanted to add that the relevant part of the goof isn't so much that Foreman agrees with House, what is most relevant is that House makes his diagnosis based upon faulty scientific reasoning that most science students would have figured out in undergrad, or even high school. Mbryanton 22:33, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

It seems from the blood type page they it may just have been a pronounciation error. In fact to test for blood type they look for antigens (that antibodies attack.) If the patient (blood type A) has A antigens on tehir blood cells, A antibodies would attack it so patient has no A antibodies. They do have B antibodies as they have no B antigens on thier blood cells. (If they had no B antibodies they would be type AB). In this case it would seem the Lupus created B antigens, however as these were not on blood cells they would have been moped up by the patients normal B antibodies (some remaining to be found in the test). However when the AB blood was injected all the B antigen coated blood cells were attacked, causing the problems. Jhumphrey 1Feb07

Oh-my-God line

That's a reference to Janice, one of the characters in Friends [1]. House says it twice, after checking that Cuddy's not wearing her thongs. Should that be included in the article? JJMerelo (talk) 19:38, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

I don't see what makes you think it's a reference to Janice. Lots of people say "Oh my God." - Shaheenjim (talk) 06:01, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Plot summary is way too long

Added "Plot" tag: "The plot summary in this is too long compared to the rest of the article." Frankly, it's just too damn long, regardless of the overall length of the article. Two paragraphs is always plenty for a one-hour episode of an ordinary television series. See also Wikipedia:Not#Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information: -- 201.37.229.117 (talk) 12:39, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Permanent MRI Magnet?

In the "Behind the Scenes" section, it says "The magnet in an MRI scanner is always on" in reference to the key migrating through Finn's intestines as soon as he enters the scanner bore. But modern MRI scanners use superconducting magnets which offer superior stability and field strength over permanent magnets, and I'm sure Princeton-Plainsboro has only the most modern equipment ... Daen (talk) 01:09, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Superconducting or not, these magnets have to be electro-magnets, no permanent magnet this size exist (except maybe in some specialized labs, no ?), so the power would need to be on for the magnet to work anyway. Unless someone has a reliable source saying otherwise, I think this mention should be removed. User who didn't bother to log in 19:29, 17 June 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.166.148.55 (talk)

MRI magnets are large but also have a perfectly balanced polarity giving it the focused magnetism needed for medical use. Because of this the key might have moved before it was turned on, because of the EM field but it only would have moved dramatically after he entered the chamber which is more what it looked like in the show. As he was sliding in but before it was turned on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.118.228.70 (talk) 19:14, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

The point of superconducting electromagnets is that they operate at very low temperatures, where the magnet's conductors have nearly zero resistance, so that a current once initiated can continue to flow indefinitely. This avoids having to supply huge amounts of power to achieve the very strong magnetic field required. Shutting off the external power then only causes a very gradual diminution of the electromagnet current while the temperature remains low. To shut off the magnetic effect quickly, the coolant fluid has to be vented so that the temperature rises and the current stops flowing. So in effect it really is "always on", as the many user safety manuals available on the internet for these devices testify. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fredsie (talk • contribs) 08:18, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

House doesn't like tea?

I recently watched the Resignation episode (got the dvd off a very nice friend :D ) and at the end of the episode when House is admitting all of his flaws to the nutritionist woman he says "I lie... and I don't like tea" before drinking the mint tea and smiling; which I took as being a joke and that he was 'proving' that he lies.

Is there somewhere else where it is confirmed that he doesn't like tea? I think there was another episode where he says it but he was joking about only liking coffee better because of the caffeine.

I'm new to wikipedia (well I've used it for ages but haven't created an account until recently) so I didn't want to try changing anything in case I messed up or stepped on anyone's toes ;)Bakabaikun (talk) 14:19, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Similarities

Is there a possilbe similarity here to the episode "You Don't Want To Know"? Specificaly in the scene in which House confrotns Cameron with the results of her HIV test. She walks in, sees the envelope, asks what is is. He says it's the results of a test he did without asking, and she asks if he looked. Also, neither woman wanted to know the results of her test or even be tested. 71.76.235.136 (talk) 06:13, 24 August 2008 (UTC)Vega

Blood Typing Science

Considering no one has noted this, I'm probably wrong, but having type A antigens on his RBC, Finn produces anti-B antibodies. In lupus, the body produces anti-self antibodies, meaning Finn had in his blood anti-A and anti-B antibodies. If this were the case, the blood typing should have come back as O, because only (healthy) individuals with type O produce both anti-A and anti-B antibodies. Type AB would produce neither, as both the A and B antigens are present on the surfaces of the body's RBC, and producing either antibody would cause the body to attack itself. Giving Finn type O would have produced no ill effects, no agglutination of blood cells, as O is the universal donor due to the lack of A and B antigens on the blood cells.

Am I wrong, or is this an oversight? 68.181.252.16 (talk) 04:39, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

I was about to ask the same question. This seems to be a medical goof in this episode. Perhaps it should be noted in a "Goofs" or "Bloopers" section. --NetRolller 3D 17:06, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Behind the Scenes= Trivia

Unless somebody can cite sources, or verify the information in this section, I am going to remove it. Wikipedia frowns upon Trivia sections, and this is basically what this is. It's the difference between "Creationism" and "Intelligent Design." It's the same basic concept at it's core, it's just that the name change will help slip it past the censors.

Kutner's line, "Bag it", when finding marijuana in the patient's house is a reference to Kal Penn's role in Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.

Does he actually say the line in the movie (yes, I have seen it, I just don't remember)? Even if he does, how are those 2 words a direct reference to a movie?

When House asks why Cole would put Kutner on the chopping block, he refers to Kutner as Cole's "Love Nugget"; however, it is clear from House's lips that this was dubbed over, originally calling Kutner: Cole's "Butt-Buddy".

Please cite a source on this. I just watched this, and I didn't notice anything unusual. It's a pretty quick cut to, so it's hard to see. In other words, is this just a personal observation or is there an actual source on this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lazarusongrave (talk • contribs) 04:15, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Hell's Kitchen

I removed some vandalism in the article today. The same IP also added the following into the article "(a reference to the Hell's Kitchen elimination process)" - I have no idea what this is and if this is vandalism too; could please somebody look at it? --DaB. (talk) 03:23, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

I think this is a reference to the "Hell's Kitchen" TV series, a cooking competition run by British chef Gordon Ramsey, who eliminates entrants one by one to leave the winner. However there are many such shows and it is no more relevant to refer to Hell's Kitchen than it would be to reference any of the others, so this could as easily have said "(a reference to the America's Next Top Model elimination process)". So I have removed it. Fredsie (talk) 15:17, 7 March 2010 (UTC)