ROBERT HARDMAN: On the slippery slope at Covid Ground Zero

The sun is slowly sinking behind the mountain and the lights are starting to twinkle on snowy hillsides. All is snug and cosy — gemütlich, as they like to say in these parts — except for the most peculiar noise: silence. I am in Ischgl, the Austrian ski resort famous for the most boisterous apres-ski … Read more

Video shows deliveryman falling over THREE TIMES on slippery porch

It’s going to be a long day! Cursing Amazon deliveryman slips TWICE on porch as he leaves two packages Surveillance video from the home dated Friday captured the man slipping and falling twice on nearly the same spot, and also staggering and lying down  He writhes in apparent pain, cursing, moaning and laughing ruefully An … Read more

Foul-mouthed Amazon deliveryman hits the ground THREE TIMES on a slippery porch

‘It’s gonna be a tough day’: Moment poor Amazon deliveryman falls over TWICE on the same slippery porch as he attempts to leave two packages Surveillance video from the home dated Friday captured the man slipping and falling twice on nearly the same spot, and also staggering and lying down  He writhes in apparent pain, … Read more

Scientists develop a slippery surface for hulls to reduce drag 

Faster ships could be on the horizon after scientists develop a slippery surface inspired by fish and seaweed to reduce the hull’s drag through the water Artificial mucus could help tiny cavities on ship hulls reduce water resistance Long-distance cargo ships lose a huge amounts of energy due to fluid friction  Korean physicists have monitored open areas … Read more

Dutch euthanasia supporter warns UK of to be wary of ‘slippery slope’

Dutch euthanasia supporter warns UK to be wary of ‘slippery slope to random killing of defenceless people’ By Steve Doughty Social Affairs Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 01:00 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 07:07 BST, 14 September 2020 A champion of the Dutch euthanasia system has admitted that British critics are right to warn … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Helicopters dumping snow on pistes is proof we’re on a slippery slope to disaster

The question is as old as time itself: ‘Has the world gone mad?’ You hear it every other day. The world’s gone mad, some say, when the police investigate someone for doubting whether a man can become a woman. Or vice versa. Others say it’s because we take Twitter seriously. Or because we invite an … Read more