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Letter: Letter

Published 21 August 2004

From Stilgherrian

I may never be as fine a mathematician as the illustrious Penrose, but luckily my garden hose has three dimensions when examined closely, not just two. That comes in handy when I force a volume of water through it.

Enmore, NSW, Australia

Issue no. 2461 published 21 August 2004

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