There were reports of snipers taking potshots at rescue helicopters; these were false. Balachander skewers middle-class morality and takes potshots at the hypocrisy of do-gooders. Joseph takes potshots at two rock partridges and they fall to ground beside Marcel. Union members took potshots at the ships from their rowboats and the steam-powered launch. After the race, the two took verbal potshots at one another. The cover has been described as "a collection of guitar accompanied potshots at other gurus".