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

Autor: Marc Abrahams
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Popis: Laugh out loud and then think seriously about these outlandish scientific studiesMarc 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?
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