Your Letters
15:22 UK time, Monday, 29 September 2008
Things we learnt last week: "Scots drank two litres more pure alcohol than the rest of the UK last year, on average." I try to avoid pure alcohol, because of its tendency to kill. These Scots must be built of stern stuff.
Johnny, York
With the nights drawing in it has given me more time to think. My latest thought is what happened to the machines that dug out the Channel Tunnel? Are they sunning themselves on a beach enjoying retirement or is there another tunnel they are working on?
MCK, Coventry
On seeing the clip of 21st Century and then showing the first episode from the first series, I noticed that Pat forgot to pick up a further three letters on the Post Office counter. Was this the first time things were slipping up for Royal Mail?
Helen, Leicester
Does anyone else notice, now the Eurostar's become less reliable, the sudden spate of more and of ? Can anyone suggest other alternatives?
Jel, Swansea
From : "The project owes much to the development of hydrofoils - fast boats that lift out of the water as they pick up speed. Today, hydrofoils are a staple of many ferry operators around the world, but it was the Soviets who had invented them."
I can find no reference to the invention of the hydrofoil by the Soviets. The inventor seems to be either the Brit who reported the effect (Thomas Moy 1861) or a Frenchman who filed the British patent (1869 - granted to Emmanuel Denis Farcot).
Lawrence Menten, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA
Does mean we finally know where she's from?
Steve, Evesham
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