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Believe It Or Not

Sir,—Today’s issue has two examples of how not to write reports. At Benmore, a large charge of explosive “would throw about a million tons of rock hundreds of feet into the air.” Nonsense! With explosives correctly placed and proportioneo, the explosion gives a dull thud, the face of the hill moves forward a little and goet down like a landslip. If rock is thrown hundreds of feet into the air, the ballistics expert does not know his job; but possibly that might be said of the special correspondent. The report of ski-ing down Ngauruhoe “over ground which was icy and often at an angle of 45 degrees” leaves me cold. I have climbed Ngauruhoe, The slope is about as steep as such loose material will lie. say, 32 degrees. Could any mountainsiderat 45 degrees hold enougn snow for ski-ing? Could any expert ski on it? I doubt both ideas.—Yours, etc., ARTHUR LUSH. August 27, 1957.

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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28368, 29 August 1957, Page 3

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Believe It Or Not Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28368, 29 August 1957, Page 3

Believe It Or Not Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28368, 29 August 1957, Page 3

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