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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Surely there must be a use for horse chestnuts?

Conkers strung for battle … Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Wirebattle
Conkers strung for battle … Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Wirebattle

Why has nobody found a productive use for horse chestnuts – as fuel, oil or material for building roads, perhaps? There must be more uses for them than just playing conkers …

David Cole, Hardingstone, Northants

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