Hat's off

Just a little link - article on hats on today's BBC Magazine section.

Hats off to you

So, after years and years of being told "make sure you wear a hat, you lose 10% of your heat through your head" we're now being told this is not true. This kind of thing happens all the time - these myths become so throughly embedded in our culture we believe them to be true only for scientists to then turn around years later and tell us they're all a load of rubbish. Perhaps they spread them to make sure they've got something to do in a few years time?

Not only have they done this, but they have also concluded that there is still no conclusive cure for a hangover and that "staying teetotal or drinking in moderation is the only way to avoid a hangover." True enough, but where's the fun in that over the Christmas period?

Tune in tomorrow for the last blog post of 2008!


Pictured: Santa refused to take his hat off, despite the scientist's claims.

Mad as hatters

As it's December 1st we thought a Christmas story was in order, so we were pleased to find this bizarre tale of students from Cambridge University placing a Santa hat on the Gate of Humility at Gonville and Caius College as an end of term joke.

Three fire engines had to be called to get the hat down among fears it may, 'pose a danger to passers by.' The danger of looking silly by being hit by a falling Santa hat?