agree, love stories like this, people already chipping in with their own tales.
also, if, we can harness the random powerful kinetic energy that causes a dropped M2 allen screw to travel 40 yards and vanish, the world energy crisis would end for ever.
(2 years for a lost sonicare 150 quid toothbrush is my random record- was found in a hat box eventually - thanks junior hound cub)