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Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Science
- Sydney Morning Herald
If the cap fits ...
Regarding Barry Lamb's question on the dunce cap (C8), few readers actually remember seeing one, and only one, Bob Cameron of Coffs Harbour, had to wear one: 'At 71, I certainly experienced the dunce cap during my formative school days. Rather than humiliation, I wore it as a badge of honour.' Simon Staines of Mudgee, who went to school in Barry's neck of the woods, at Eastwood Public, remembers a dunce cap 'being placed on the head of anyone deemed by the teacher to be slow. I, for one, never had the privilege.' Bob Pitts of Epping 'never suffered the ignominy of a dunce cap, but was, on separate occasions in high school, made to stand in the waste bin as I was 'nothing but rubbish', and on another occasion made to stand behind the closed door. Unfortunately, for my teacher, the door had a glass panel, so I could see the class, and they me. In both instances, when my hand shot up to answer questions (I was pretty good at maths), the class erupted in laughter. Chaos. And sweet revenge.' 'Clearly that flight attendant's foot brought the coffin's movements [C8] to a dead end!' reckons David Gordon of Cranebrook. 'An interesting body check.' 'My father used to tell a tale about two men arguing over which was the better beer [C8], Reschs or Tooheys,' writes Glenda Taylor of Stanwell Tops. 'They agreed to send samples away for analysis to prove which was the superior brew. The report came back: 'Both these horses are unfit for work'.' Time for readers to get sleuthing to help out our friend Anne Baillie of St Georges Basin: 'I only visited the Science and Technology Museum in Ultimo once, on a visit from Melbourne in 1971. My lasting memory is the Foucault pendulum in a stairwell. Since moving to NSW, I've been to the Powerhouse Museum, but none of the volunteers there knew of it. Does anyone know where it is now?'
The Age
5 days ago
- Science
- The Age
If the cap fits ...
Regarding Barry Lamb's question on the dunce cap (C8), few readers actually remember seeing one, and only one, Bob Cameron of Coffs Harbour, had to wear one: 'At 71, I certainly experienced the dunce cap during my formative school days. Rather than humiliation, I wore it as a badge of honour.' Simon Staines of Mudgee, who went to school in Barry's neck of the woods, at Eastwood Public, remembers a dunce cap 'being placed on the head of anyone deemed by the teacher to be slow. I, for one, never had the privilege.' Bob Pitts of Epping 'never suffered the ignominy of a dunce cap, but was, on separate occasions in high school, made to stand in the waste bin as I was 'nothing but rubbish', and on another occasion made to stand behind the closed door. Unfortunately, for my teacher, the door had a glass panel, so I could see the class, and they me. In both instances, when my hand shot up to answer questions (I was pretty good at maths), the class erupted in laughter. Chaos. And sweet revenge.' 'Clearly that flight attendant's foot brought the coffin's movements [C8] to a dead end!' reckons David Gordon of Cranebrook. 'An interesting body check.' 'My father used to tell a tale about two men arguing over which was the better beer [C8], Reschs or Tooheys,' writes Glenda Taylor of Stanwell Tops. 'They agreed to send samples away for analysis to prove which was the superior brew. The report came back: 'Both these horses are unfit for work'.' Time for readers to get sleuthing to help out our friend Anne Baillie of St Georges Basin: 'I only visited the Science and Technology Museum in Ultimo once, on a visit from Melbourne in 1971. My lasting memory is the Foucault pendulum in a stairwell. Since moving to NSW, I've been to the Powerhouse Museum, but none of the volunteers there knew of it. Does anyone know where it is now?'
News.com.au
01-06-2025
- General
- News.com.au
Two men rescued after paragliding mishaps in Sydney, NSW
A paraglider is 'lucky to be alive' following a gruelling five-hour rescue after crashing into a cliff on the south coast of Sydney on Saturday afternoon. Paolo, a man in his 50s collided into a cliff near Otford Rd at Stanwell Tops about 1pm on Saturday, before plunging down 10 metres and injuring his shoulder. The five-hour rescue operation was conducted as a joint effort between the NSW Police Rescue, SES crews, specialist paramedics and Fire and Rescue NSW, to stabilise and hoist Paolo up the cliff face and through intense bushland to safety. 'I'm so grateful to have this amazing team, they are incredible and yeah, I'll be fine,' Paolo said, while atop a rescue stretcher. 'It was my mistake actually, I did some move. 'Everybody knows where I was, so I was just calm and waited for the rescue'. The injured Paolo was taken in a stable condition to St George Hospital about 6pm, by paramedics. 7News reports the authorities thought Paolo would be in a much more serious condition with a rescue chopper arriving to airlift him, but he was instead transported by road to hospital to treat his shoulder injury. Paolo said he 'can't wait to get out there and get paragliding again very soon'. In a separate incident, another man was rescued Sunday morning after a 13-hour operation in the Southern Highlands. Emergency services responded to reports a man had fallen four metres onto rocks at the base of Funnels Creek Waterfall at 2pm on Saturday. Police were told a 24-year-old man was with a group of friends and was climbing the 8m ledge before jumping into a Rockpool. The 24-year-old was found to be conscious but suffering injuries to his head, right shoulder and left ankle. The man was retrieved by vertical rope lift when it was determined he could not be winched out by helicopter. A joint effort was conducted with a helicopter transporting a medical crew to the scene to stabilise the man before the retrieval operation was commenced with the police Rescue, NSW ambulance paramedics, and SES members. In the early hours of Sunday, at 3am, the man was successfully extricated and was taken by road ambulance to Goulburn Base Hospital in a stable condition.
Daily Mail
31-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Dramatic rescue operation underway for stranded paraglider after he slammed into a cliff face at picturesque location
A paraglider, who crashed at a popular tourist spot in NSW and got stuck on a cliff, has been saved after a high-risk rescue operation. Emergency services were called to Otford Road at Stanwell Tops, 57km south-west of Sydney, at about 1pm on Saturday after reports a man collided with a cliff while paragliding. The crash happened soon after take-off and he fell about 10m down the rock face, a NSW Ambulance spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia. The man in his 50s landed on a ledge where he waited to be rescued. A multi-agency operation was launched by the ambulance service, Police Rescue and SES to carry out the challenging vertical rescue. The paraglider was brought off the cliff face a few hours later and treated at the scene after injuring his shoulder. The spokesperson said the man was in a stable condition and was taken to St George Hospital, south of Sydney. NSW Police have urged the public to avoid the area on Saturday evening. Emergency services carried out a high-risk operation over multiple hours to remove him from a ledge safely (stock image) Stanwell Tops is known for its beautiful coastal and cliff views. The area is a popular location for visitors to paraglide and hand glide.
