Author: Karl Kruszelnicki
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Do you wonder about these and other earth-shaking scientific questions? Do our ears get bigger as we grow older? Can you really lose weight just by fidgeting? Why do cats survive 32-story falls better than 8-story ones? Now you can find the fascinating answers to these and other profound science questions . . . all in one highly entertaining, fact-packed volume! Popular international science author Karl Kruszelnicki will dazzle and delight you with his latest weird-science compendium, Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds. A perfect blend of solid research and wacky humor, Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds is crammed with captivating and obscure facts. You’ll discover which animals can literally move like wheels . . . learn the original version of Murphy’s Law, and why it works . . . find out why toast falls butter-side down . . .and meet people who are allergic to water. You’ll explore the world of cheetahs (are they really that fast?), explosives (can they really tenderize meat?), Nostradamus (did he really predict the future–or just the past?), and more! Be a hit at parties! Amaze your boss! Surprise your houseguests! But mostly, have fun devouring this collection of amazing–but true–scientific knowledge.
Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds and Other Delicious Science Moments
Author: Karl Kruszelnicki
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Do you wonder about these and other earth-shaking scientific questions? Do our ears get bigger as we grow older? Can you really lose weight just by fidgeting? Why do cats survive 32-story falls better than 8-story ones? Now you can find the fascinating answers to these and other profound science questions . . . all in one highly entertaining, fact-packed volume! Popular international science author Karl Kruszelnicki will dazzle and delight you with his latest weird-science compendium, Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds. A perfect blend of solid research and wacky humor, Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds is crammed with captivating and obscure facts. You’ll discover which animals can literally move like wheels . . . learn the original version of Murphy’s Law, and why it works . . . find out why toast falls butter-side down . . .and meet people who are allergic to water. You’ll explore the world of cheetahs (are they really that fast?), explosives (can they really tenderize meat?), Nostradamus (did he really predict the future–or just the past?), and more! Be a hit at parties! Amaze your boss! Surprise your houseguests! But mostly, have fun devouring this collection of amazing–but true–scientific knowledge.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Do you wonder about these and other earth-shaking scientific questions? Do our ears get bigger as we grow older? Can you really lose weight just by fidgeting? Why do cats survive 32-story falls better than 8-story ones? Now you can find the fascinating answers to these and other profound science questions . . . all in one highly entertaining, fact-packed volume! Popular international science author Karl Kruszelnicki will dazzle and delight you with his latest weird-science compendium, Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds. A perfect blend of solid research and wacky humor, Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds is crammed with captivating and obscure facts. You’ll discover which animals can literally move like wheels . . . learn the original version of Murphy’s Law, and why it works . . . find out why toast falls butter-side down . . .and meet people who are allergic to water. You’ll explore the world of cheetahs (are they really that fast?), explosives (can they really tenderize meat?), Nostradamus (did he really predict the future–or just the past?), and more! Be a hit at parties! Amaze your boss! Surprise your houseguests! But mostly, have fun devouring this collection of amazing–but true–scientific knowledge.
American Book Publishing Record
Book Review Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1864
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1864
Book Description
Forthcoming Books
Author: Rose Arny
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1384
Book Description
A Glossary of Dialect & Archaic Words Used in the County of Gloucester
Author: John Drummond Robertson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Complete Stories
Author: Rudy Rucker
Publisher: Transreal Books
ISBN: 0984758518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1729
Book Description
Collected together in one ebook: every single one of Rudy Rucker's science-fiction stories, a trove of gnarl and wonder, dating over more than forty years. This, the updated 2021 edition of Complete Stories, includes stories from 1976 through 2021 Along with Rucker's solo stories, we have collaborations with Bruce Sterling, Marc Laidlaw, Paul Di Filippo, John Shirley, Terry Bisson, and Eileen Gunn.
Publisher: Transreal Books
ISBN: 0984758518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1729
Book Description
Collected together in one ebook: every single one of Rudy Rucker's science-fiction stories, a trove of gnarl and wonder, dating over more than forty years. This, the updated 2021 edition of Complete Stories, includes stories from 1976 through 2021 Along with Rucker's solo stories, we have collaborations with Bruce Sterling, Marc Laidlaw, Paul Di Filippo, John Shirley, Terry Bisson, and Eileen Gunn.
Lexicon Balatronicum
Author: Francis Grose
Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Science is Golden
Author: Karl Kruszelnicki
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 0730445135
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Gold, gold, gold for Australia's mega-selling scientist's 27th book... 'Nullius in verba', the Royal Society's motto, roughly translated, means 'take nobody's word for it'. Why not do the experiment for yourself and see the reality of nature. Don't trust authority - trust nature.Does cranberry juice cure urinary tract infections? Is the hookah really a safer way to smoke? Will the Large Hadron Collider destroy the Earth and the Universe? Is the purpose of the peacock's tail to attract females? And in the unlikely event of a plane crash, are some seats safer than others?the human hand has 27 bones; Uranus has 27 moons; 27 is a perfect cube, being 3 x 3 x 3; and in this, Dr Karl's 27th book, he takes us on another exploration of the dazzling world of science.
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 0730445135
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Gold, gold, gold for Australia's mega-selling scientist's 27th book... 'Nullius in verba', the Royal Society's motto, roughly translated, means 'take nobody's word for it'. Why not do the experiment for yourself and see the reality of nature. Don't trust authority - trust nature.Does cranberry juice cure urinary tract infections? Is the hookah really a safer way to smoke? Will the Large Hadron Collider destroy the Earth and the Universe? Is the purpose of the peacock's tail to attract females? And in the unlikely event of a plane crash, are some seats safer than others?the human hand has 27 bones; Uranus has 27 moons; 27 is a perfect cube, being 3 x 3 x 3; and in this, Dr Karl's 27th book, he takes us on another exploration of the dazzling world of science.
Dr Karl's Little Book of Climate Change Science
Author: Karl Kruszelnicki
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1460713036
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Australia's favourite science guru explains the facts about climate change -- and how we can fix it How do Greenhouse Gas molecules shimmy and shake to trap 400,000 Hiroshima atom bombs' worth of the Sun's heat each day? Who did the early research into Climate Change and then spent billions trying to cover it up? What's the Hockey Stick Graph and why is it so important? How did Climate Change tip the Earth off its axis? Why was Sydney the hottest place on Earth on 4 January 2020? How can we move to zero and even negative emissions? How can kelp help? When it comes to long-haul transport, why is hydrogen the way to go? And much more! Now, in this never dull, easy-to-understand guide Dr Karl explains the science of climate change and how we can fix it. (We can!)
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1460713036
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Australia's favourite science guru explains the facts about climate change -- and how we can fix it How do Greenhouse Gas molecules shimmy and shake to trap 400,000 Hiroshima atom bombs' worth of the Sun's heat each day? Who did the early research into Climate Change and then spent billions trying to cover it up? What's the Hockey Stick Graph and why is it so important? How did Climate Change tip the Earth off its axis? Why was Sydney the hottest place on Earth on 4 January 2020? How can we move to zero and even negative emissions? How can kelp help? When it comes to long-haul transport, why is hydrogen the way to go? And much more! Now, in this never dull, easy-to-understand guide Dr Karl explains the science of climate change and how we can fix it. (We can!)