Portable Fracture Cast

Posted on 24/04/2013 by Rob Houghton

The Sacramento Bee has recently reported a new invention: a dime-sized, portable cast that is activated by water.  The inventor suggests it could be used in any situation where an immobilisation is required and space and weight are an issue. &hellip...

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Friday Video – (12/04/2013) “Careless Torque”

Posted on 12/04/2013 by Rob Houghton

This week, a video of Careless Torque at Stanage having it’s first female ascent by Mina Leslie-Wujastyk.  It’s the Peak District looking lovely and fiendish....

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Rights to Rivers

Posted on 05/04/2013 by Rob Houghton

Have canoeists, kayakers, rowers and puntists (is that even a word?) in England and Wales been duped?  Do we follow a law that doesn’t exist? As a person who is interested in both history and paddling small, innocuous boats, I … Continu...

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Bicycle Safety ’60s Style

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Rob Houghton

Following on from my little post about early intellectual bicycle accidents, I’ve been delving into Brainpickings.org‘s excellent posts and found this lovely American cycling safety guide. I particularly like number 11 on the list The &#...

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Early Bicycle Intellectuals

Posted on 25/03/2013 by Rob Houghton

It sounds like the beginning of a joke: So, two nineteenth century intellectuals are out for a ride… In actual fact it was the beginning of the end of a friendship for the two young intellectuals George Bernard Shaw and … Continue readin...

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