It seems that the International Standard Kilogram has gained some weight due to an accumulation of a few micrograms of surface contamination.
So the good news is my own weight gain can be explained away without blaming my Christmas excesses!
Commander Smivs, the friendliest Gourd this side of Riedquat.
Even better, on any properly re-calibrated scales, I now weigh a little less than I did before!
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied