Your Letters
As in previous years, could I just say that I hate, hate, HATE Christmas? Thank you.
Angus Gafraidh, London UK
"Embalming as an aesthetic has moved on in the past 20 years. But good embalming for long-term preservation is a dying art." Really?
Bryan, Cardiff
The most disturbing part of this article is that it refers to the twins as "a baby" despite the fact that *they* have two functioning brains.
Jill B., Detroit, USA
Sounds like a great idea for a competition.
Jonathan Twigg via @³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ_magazine
Jenna Power (Wednesday's letters), I think I may have spotted the root your problem with the imperial system. Don't you mean: Sixteenth of a pound to an ounce?
John Wilkins, Crepy, France
A question please for the mathematicians. I know that Pythagoras' Theorem is correct. I have seen the many proofs but WHY is there such a relationship between the hyptenuse and the other two sides that involves squaring them to get the result? Can what is going on be put into words?
Roger Perry, Eastbourne, East Sussex