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Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? And 114 Other Questions - Mick O'Hare
Product information Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? And 114 Other Questions - Mick O'Hare
Why Do People Ask These Questions?!
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is actually the fourth collection of questions and answers from the Last Word column in New Scientist magazine, but while the first two passed me (and a lot of other people) by without much attention, the third (Does Anything Eat Wasps?) was a surprise ...
Frozen feet failed to warm any interest.
I was looking for a little light reading recently to help me pass half an hour or so, as I skimmed my bookshelf I passed my usual favourites from the Dragonlance series of fantasy novels, passed all my mythological books and even my trashy romance novels and eventually settled on "...
Do penguins get socks for Christmas too?
What time is it at the North Pole? How did Santa manage to deliver all those presents in a single night? Why doesn't superglue stick to the inside of the tube? How can ants survive being nuked in a microwave?!? Do fish fart? All these and many other essential ...
Irrelevant Questions with Irreverant Answers
This book is a compilation of questions taken from the back page of 'New Scientist' magazine, the famous 'Last Word' column. The answers are sent in by knowledgeable members of the public, and either offer a lucid explanation of the science behind the question, or quite often an amusing take ...
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?
This is one of the best books I have ever read. I mnot much of a reader but when I saw this book in the charts at number one I thought it might be worth a try. It was definately was a good buy. It explains all of lifes mysteries (...
A bit disappointing....
This book consists of collections of questions and answers from readers of the New Scientist Magazine's 'Last Word' column. The premise of the book is to answer those questions, which we may encounter in ordinary day-to-day life. Although well presented an easy to read, I found this ...
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Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? And 114 Other Questions - Mick O'Hare