Stroke a Martian and 99 Other Things to Do Before You Die: Plus 5 to Do Afterwards

by New Scientist (Editor)

A catalog of life-enhancing projects and activities Here is the best science has to offer the common 100 activities guaranteed to excite your mind, challenge your body, and fill you with wonder. The editors of New Scientist --one of the world's leading science and technology magazines--have handpicked things they would most like to do during their - Swim in a bioluminescent lake.
- Listen to an iceberg being born.
- Measure the speed of light with chocolate.
- See Saturn's rings.
- Make liquid nitrogen ice cream.
- Walk in a dinosaur's footprints.
- Walk up walls like a gecko.
- Taste the world's weirdest food.
- See your own DNA. Some of these activities you can do immediately, some you can dream about, but every one will stimulate your imagination. From the amazing to the merely adventurous, the eccentric to the utterly memorable, they will broaden your horizons and make you appreciate the potential of the world we live in.
And if you think life is too short, how about becoming a diamond or nailing a murderer after you die?

Genres: Science

112 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[Ubaidah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started this book thinking that it would suggest things that a nerd, like myself, would like to do before leaving this glorious world to the even glorious Afterlife. The book indeed gave suggestions, but not all of it is do-able. It gives the reader the chance to dream and hope that one day, they might be able to do,for example time travelling and being a gecko. But it still suggests things that are do-able such as making nitrogen ice cream,inhaling helium and watching the night sky.
It is definitely a great book to read while you are on the road, as it is very small and you would be surprise that you would be enjoying it and learning about new facts at the same time.

p.s: I love the drawing of the rocket at the right hand side of the page. If you flip the pages of the book, it would look as though the rocket is being launched off into the space.

[Courtney Chappell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting read. It was definitely packed with science but I could understand most of it. I didnt find myself wanting to add most of these to my bucket list, but it was interesting to read about places and things we are just figuring out.

[supercalifragiLINA · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED IT! if you're even the tiniest bit of a science geek you've GOT to read it! all the things to do are science-related. like "swim in a bioluminecent bay"... totally awesome book.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting little book. A lot of the stuff you couldn't really do but it does make you think.