This chart from the BBC puts into context the latest dinosaur discovery. Scientists have uncovered bones in Argentina of what they say could be the largest dinosaur ever discovered. They've named it the Dreadnoughtus after HMS Dreadnought, a battleship. Which makes sense because this dinosaur that lived 77 million years ago probably weighed 65 tonnes and was 26m long.
Lightbulb moment for young fisher
A reader writes: "A couple of years ago while visiting Hamilton I called in to see my sister. Her son, about 10 years old at the time and knowing I was in the electrical trade, asked me what he should do if he was fishing with friends and caught an electric eel. I replied that he should carry a lightbulb with him at all times and described how it had to be a certain type where you pushed and turned it slightly to latch into the eel's mouth. Two electrical contacts on the base would contact glands just behind the eel's teeth (yes, teeth). The screw-in type bulbs with a single contact therefore couldn't work, and were too difficult anyway to screw into the mouth of a struggling eel. When the bulb lit the eel would cease struggling and he would have a really powerful torch to impress his mates. My nephew gave me a strange look, went outside and started kicking a football, occasionally glancing at me through the open door. I could almost see the question mark hovering above his head."
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