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New Moments in Science #4
Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds and Other Delicious Science Moments
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.
. . .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.
- GenresScienceNonfiction
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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About the author
Karl Kruszelnicki
52 books170 followersKnown popularly as Dr Karl.
Karl has degrees in Physics and Maths, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine and Surgery and has worked as a physicist, tutor, film-maker, car mechanic, labourer, and as a medical doctor at the Kids' Hospital in Sydney.
In 1995 he took up the position of the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at Sydney University, spreading the good word about science and its benefits.
His enthusiasm for science is totally infectious and no one is better able to convey the excitement and wonder of it all than Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is.
Dr Karl's Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) site:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/
http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/conten...
Karl has degrees in Physics and Maths, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine and Surgery and has worked as a physicist, tutor, film-maker, car mechanic, labourer, and as a medical doctor at the Kids' Hospital in Sydney.
In 1995 he took up the position of the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at Sydney University, spreading the good word about science and its benefits.
His enthusiasm for science is totally infectious and no one is better able to convey the excitement and wonder of it all than Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is.
Dr Karl's Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) site:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/
http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/conten...
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April 26, 2020
By far one of the most random books I have ever read. But there is clearly a method in this madness.
Karl manages to build a series of short narratives introducing some not commonly known curiosities. Among the most interesting ones for me, one could underline: 1)Paul Erdos (most fruitful mathematician; 2) physics of cats falling down (incl. max gravitational speed) and reasons why falling from 30th floor is safer than from the 7th ?!; 3) the real story behind the Murphy's law (and its difference from the negative Finagle's law); 4) detailed intro course into the fascinating world of explosives and their application within meat softening business; 5) miraculous characteristics of apoptosis - a programmed cellular death mechanism that runs our existence...
Do read!
Karl manages to build a series of short narratives introducing some not commonly known curiosities. Among the most interesting ones for me, one could underline: 1)Paul Erdos (most fruitful mathematician; 2) physics of cats falling down (incl. max gravitational speed) and reasons why falling from 30th floor is safer than from the 7th ?!; 3) the real story behind the Murphy's law (and its difference from the negative Finagle's law); 4) detailed intro course into the fascinating world of explosives and their application within meat softening business; 5) miraculous characteristics of apoptosis - a programmed cellular death mechanism that runs our existence...
Do read!
May 2, 2022
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April 8, 2013
Aaaah Dr Karl, you've done it again.
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