Coconut palms grow to a height of over 20 metres. And a coconut can weigh up to 5 kg. These two ingredients produce a dangerous combination, when a coconut falls from the palm and you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. The combination of the weight of the coconut and the speed of the fall means a falling coconut hits the ground – well, hopefully the ground – with a force of over a tonne.

It’s better to buy coco than to wait under the palm for the nut …