

Beuro works as a pun for English, French and German


Beuro works as a pun for English, French and German


A quick Google shows that the maximum draught advertised on that canal is 1.32m, so that(plus whatever safety margin canals offer in their design) is presumably the minimum depth at any point of the canal. It would likely have areas which are somewhat deeper.
It also consists of a series of locks which increase elevation by approximately 2.5m each, so any one of those if full would be too deep to stand up in.


There are a lot fewer staff around than TV would have you believe. You would need basically 1-on-1 supervision until the drug wore off, which is very resource intensive compared to a one-time intervention.
I’ve heard anecdotes of soldiers having a bullet stopped by a medkit, field manual, or other fortuitous kit they kept in their pockets. With enough bullets fired and enough soldiers wearing crosses there must have been at least one who had a hefty enough cross in just the right place to catch a bullet which would otherwise have been fatal.
Edit: …or enough bullets fired at children I guess https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/9-yo-boys-crucifix-necklace-stops-stray-bullet-from-penetrating-his-chest-saving-his-life/articleshow/127627714.html
No, it would be pronounced the same as bureau, but spelled differently.