Dr. Barss came to the ceremony and explained that as a young doctor, When he got there, he went to work in a hospital, and he was curious what kinds of things happen to people that bring them to the hospital. He looked through the records, and he discovered that a surprisingly large number of people in that hospital were there because of injuries due to falling coconuts.
À la cérémonie, il a raconté qu'à peine diplômé, il était parti en Nouvelle-Guinée, pour y travailler dans un hôpital, curieux de savoir ce qui provoquait le plus d'accidents. En analysant les registres, il s'était aperçu que beaucoup de gens s'étaient blessés à cause de chutes de noix de coco.