Date   : Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:19:34 +0100
From   : rs423@... (Mick Champion)
Subject: Leccy @ Acorn World '09

Rick Murray wrote:
> Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:
>
>   
>> It always gets me when I see the classic bathroom dangers cartoon
>> of a child in a bath with a radio/hairdryer/toaster precariously
>> balanced at the end.
>>     
>
> Ridiculously over-emotional publicity. Who the hell would balance a 
> TOASTER on the end of a bath? :-)
>   
More likely a telly!



> As for radios, I find a little battery one works best (danger! batteries 
> may explode! though I can say many years ago when I was pushed in the 
> school swimming pool, I had a few RS rechargables in my pocket and they 
> didn't so much as get warm, never mind blowing up).
>   
Don't try doing that with change in your pocket and a PP3! I put my hand 
in my pocket to retrieve some shrapnel and found  a red hot (slight 
exaggeration) 9 volt last year. How the little rubber cap came off I 
don't know.



> Personally I find washing my hair to be a 
> complete trauma ....
>   
Shave it off then ! :-)


Mick.