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Letter: The hole story

Published 26 October 2005

From Kevin Willcocks

I was very pleased to read your article about strengthening objects by filling them with holes (8 October, p 32).

I had always assumed it was just my technique that caused the toilet paper to rip through the middle of a sheet rather than along the perforation. Now I know better.

Crowthorne, Berkshire, UK

Issue no. 2523 published 29 October 2005

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