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Published on Saturday, 16 February 2008 20:12 | 
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The following was a question asked in a physics degree exam at the University of Copenhagen : 'Describe how to determine the height of a skyscraper with a barometer.'
One student replied: 'You tie a long piece of string to the neck of the barometer, then lower the barometer from the roof of the skyscraper to the ground. The length of the string plus the length of the barometer will equal the height of the building.'
This highly original answer so incensed the examiner that the student was failed immediately. He appealed on the grounds that his
answer was indisputably correct, and the university appointed an
independent arbiter to decide the case.
Published on Saturday, 16 February 2008 08:48 | |
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Don't try this at home...
Published on Saturday, 16 February 2008 08:22 | |
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From Mother Theresa in a cinnamon bun to the Virgin Mary on a toasted cheese sandwich - images resembling religious icons are regularly spotted in unlikely places.
Now this fiery figure - photographed in a bonfire in Poland - is being hailed as Pope John Paul II making an appearance from beyond the grave.
Published on Saturday, 16 February 2008 08:11 | |
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Published on Saturday, 16 February 2008 07:30 | |
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Abdicate (v.): to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
Balderdash (n.): a rapidly receding hairline.
Circumvent (n.): an opening in the front of boxer shorts.
Coffee (n.): the person upon whom one coughs.
Esplanade (v.): to attempt an explanation whilst drunk.
Flabbergasted (adj.): appalled over how much weight you have gained.
Flatulence (n.): emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.