tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post1771872610639204117..comments2023-12-14T17:43:04.484+00:00Comments on timbobig: Of Newspapers, Towers, Bricks and ClothesTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-16724247465831303762012-07-03T12:15:41.024+01:002012-07-03T12:15:41.024+01:00I wish I could remember the details. It definitel...I wish I could remember the details. It definitely happened - I remember handing my tie over. (I'm not officially senile for another 11 days.)<br />I suspect the definition of 'clothes' was fairly loose, to include things like watches and handkerchiefs; and we had to give them back after the first session.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-82450213791832052202012-07-03T11:43:44.627+01:002012-07-03T11:43:44.627+01:00I'm glad I never had to do that sort of thing ...I'm glad I never had to do that sort of thing - nobody's having any of my clothes! <br />I've sent my daughter a link to this post. I think she'd enjoy getting her schoolchildren to build a newspaper tower. The egg - maybe not.mighttp://letouttoplay.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-43382771379995900232012-07-03T05:50:34.624+01:002012-07-03T05:50:34.624+01:00Crikey. I rarely have an item of clothing that ca...Crikey. I rarely have an item of clothing that can be removed without severely compromising my modesty. I'd have to have relied on someone sharing my shoe size.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-77143876554291086442012-07-02T08:34:29.718+01:002012-07-02T08:34:29.718+01:00Any item of clothing??Any item of clothing??allotmentqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436822823840965550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-34745539089069838792012-07-01T22:52:59.377+01:002012-07-01T22:52:59.377+01:00The Divisional Director wasn't Fred the Shred ...The Divisional Director wasn't Fred the Shred was he?<br />I have a book by J E Gordon who, at the time of writing in 1978, was professor emeritus of technology at Reading University, entitled "Structures, or why things don't fall down".<br />I'll lend it to you if it helps but not sure it covers structures built from newspapers. There's probably something on this at www.newscorp.com.Richard WalkLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306430776956627549noreply@blogger.com