Just spotted in New Scientist’s silly column at the back in the 6th August 2005 edition. Originally appeared in The Week magazine, and I thought it was worth sharing.
“The first non-stop Atlantic flight was made in 1919 by two Britons, John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown” the article remembered. “they took 16 hours 22 minutes to get from Newfoundland to County Galway with only a compass and sexton to guide them.”
So there you go, it was the bloke with the spade in the back who made it possible! :diablo: :diablo:
Adrian
By: stuart gowans - 24th March 2006 at 16:31
Sigh, you can lead a hearse to water….
By: kev35 - 24th March 2006 at 16:09
Adrian,
Can you get my coat as well please?
Regards,
kev35
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By: adrian_gray - 24th March 2006 at 15:48
But then it wouldn’t be a play on words ,would it ?
And I’ve just realised I missed your pun entirely, Stuart…
😮 😮 😮
I’ll get me coat…
Adrian
By: stuart gowans - 24th March 2006 at 15:46
But then it wouldn’t be a play on words ,would it ?
By: adrian_gray - 24th March 2006 at 15:45
I may be missing the point here but shouldn’t that be ‘a grave undertaking’ seeing that the mystery passenger was a Sexton?
How on earth did I miss that one? 😮 😮 😀
Adrian
By: kev35 - 24th March 2006 at 15:41
I may be missing the point here but shouldn’t that be ‘a grave undertaking’ seeing that the mystery passenger was a Sexton?
Regards,
kev35
By: stuart gowans - 24th March 2006 at 14:44
A brave undertaking none the less.
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