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As pandemic lockdowns ease, the number of selfie deaths has leaped from seven in 2020 to 24 in the first three-quarters of 2021. India has seen the most selfie deaths by far, with over 180 since 2011.
Clown Kaala Knuffl holding balloons in a cemetery in Germany. Photos: Nicolas Armer/dpa In some cultures, death is not something to be feared or something unusual. German culture is not one of them. That's why Kaala Knuffl makes for a strange figure. Clutching white balloons, while wearing a red nose, the woman dressed as a clown walks down a row of gravestones and wooden crosses. She hasn't taken a wrong turn – the cemetery is her workplace. Kaala Knuffl is a professional funeral clown. She doesn't only comfort the mourning, but she also plays the violin, juggles, improvises, gives a speec...
FW Inventions Competition 2021: Workshop-built arable implements See below for the best of the entries into this year’s Farm Inventions Competition. James Davies’ fertiliser bar Keen to get some late nitrogen onto his maize crops to boost cob growth, Shropshire grower James Davies built a custom applicator to place nutrients at the base of the plant. A conventional spreader would likely cause serious scorching to the plants, so he came up with a system to gently place fertiliser near the roots. The starting point was an old Stanhay beet drill, which was stripped down, leaving just the hyd...
Inventions Competition highlights from the past 3 years >More in Intermediate category winner 2019 The wackiest invention of 2019 was John Stephens’ Cornish loader. It is based on a 5t Thwaites dumper, from which he removed the skip and replaced it with a loader from a David Brown 995. The dump truck’s swivel means it can turn in either direction – ideal for getting into awkward corners of cow sheds. He also lowered the roll bar and fitted a roof canopy to provide some protection from winter rain and a mounting point for the lights. It is used daily throu...