This Is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens and Other Wtf Research

by Abrahams, Marc
ISBN: 9781851689750
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Overview

Laugh out loud and then think seriously about these outlandish scientific studies

Marc Abrahams, the mind behind the internationally renowned Ig Nobel Prizes, is on a mission: to gather the bizarre, the questionable, the brilliant, the downright funny, the profound - everything improbable - from the annals of science research.

What's the best way to slice a ham sandwich, mathematically?

What makes Bobs look especially Bob-like?

Is the right or left ear better at discerning lies?

Could mice be outfitted with parachutes to kill tree snakes?

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Abrahams, Marc
  • ISBN: 9781851689750
  • Condition: Used
  • Number Of Pages: 320
  • Publication Year: 2013