Wimbledon tennis stars blast slippery grass during wettest championship in a decade

Tennis stars cry foot fault at Wimbledon: Tearful Serena Williams is forced to retire injured as players blast slippery grass during wettest championship in a decade Sir Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Coco Gauff were among those to comment Meanwhile Serena Williams was forced to retire injured after she lost her footing Seven-time champion appeared … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: On the slippery slope at Covid Ground Zero

The sun is slowly sinking behind the mountain and the lights are starting to twinkle on snowy hillsides. All is snug and cosy — gemütlich, as they like to say in these parts — except for the most peculiar noise: silence. I am in Ischgl, the Austrian ski resort famous for the most boisterous apres-ski … Read more

Video shows deliveryman falling over THREE TIMES on slippery porch

It’s going to be a long day! Cursing Amazon deliveryman slips TWICE on porch as he leaves two packages Surveillance video from the home dated Friday captured the man slipping and falling twice on nearly the same spot, and also staggering and lying down  He writhes in apparent pain, cursing, moaning and laughing ruefully An … Read more

Foul-mouthed Amazon deliveryman hits the ground THREE TIMES on a slippery porch

‘It’s gonna be a tough day’: Moment poor Amazon deliveryman falls over TWICE on the same slippery porch as he attempts to leave two packages Surveillance video from the home dated Friday captured the man slipping and falling twice on nearly the same spot, and also staggering and lying down  He writhes in apparent pain, … Read more

Scientists develop a slippery surface for hulls to reduce drag 

Faster ships could be on the horizon after scientists develop a slippery surface inspired by fish and seaweed to reduce the hull’s drag through the water Artificial mucus could help tiny cavities on ship hulls reduce water resistance Long-distance cargo ships lose a huge amounts of energy due to fluid friction  Korean physicists have monitored open areas … Read more