The slurry gushed with such force it buckled a quarter-inch thick metal plate and would have trapped Mr Whipps, the inquest was told.

BBC: Essex farm workers 'overcome by slurry'

Norris also figured out how to achieve his sound effect using only a dinner-plate-thick transducer instead of bulky speaker cones.

FORBES: Technology

The old-school breakfast joint sprang up in Route 66's heyday, and waitresses still deliver thick-cut French toast and plate-defying omelettes - along with free doughnut holes and Milk Duds - near the fabled road's starting point.

BBC: A perfect day in Chicago

While our US staff neglected to renew their passports in time for their flights, the folks over at Engadget Chinese ( traditional or simplified, your choice) were just a hop, skip, and jump away from Taipei, Taiwan, so they've graciously stepped up to the plate and provided the coverage necessary to make us feel that we're right in the thick of it.

ENGADGET: Chinese does Computex