First time I had a general anaesthetic I remember being vaguely disappointed that they don’t do the “count down from ten” thing you see on TV. (View Post)

In this case the “hello sir” was because I used to teach him... Edit: and it’s the anaesthetists who have the best line in chat, trying to distract you as they play hunt the vein. (View Post)

Any way I realise I’ve spent most of today on here and I need to do something a bit more useful with my holiday! Play nicely. (View Post)

James Clark Maxwell is a seriously underrated physicist. He should be up there with Newton and Einstein having made defining contributions in at least two fields (excuse the pun!) (View Post)

I still recommend that book to my A-level students. (View Post)