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

By Marc Abrahams

Book 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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851689753
• ISBN13: 9781851689750
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"