News bulletin – answers

Nuclear knuckles

questions

1. What did he use to do? suffer badly with his hands
2. What was his job? a postman
3. What does he play? table-tennis
4. What does he still do? DIY (do it yourself – home renovation and repairs)
5. Who does he drive a car for? the ambulance service
6. How hard is Pyrocarbon? as diamonds
7. How flexible is it? as bone
8. What doesn’t it cause? allergic reactions
9. What won’t the body do? reject it
10. How long has replacement surgery for hips and knees been available? 30 or 40 years