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Why can't elephants jump?: and 113 other tantalizing science questions answered

By New Scientist Magazine

Book information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2011
ISBN
9781605982618, 160598261X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
333 kB (341022 bytes)
Series
New science series (W.W. Norton & Company)
Edition
1st Pegasus books ed
Pages
233 pages ; 21 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Science

Description

"What's the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? Why is frozen milk yellow? Why do flamingos stand on one leg? And why can't elephants jump? Is it because elephants are too large or heavy (after all, they say hippos and rhinos can play hopscotch)? Or is it because their knees face the wrong way? Or do they just wait until no one's looking? Read this brilliant new compilation to find out. This is popular science at its most absorbing and enjoyable. The previous titles in the New Scientist series have been international bestsellers and sold over two million copies between them. Here is another wonderful collection of wise, witty, and often surprising answers to a staggering range of science questions."--Publisher's description.;Food and drink -- Our bodies -- Domestic science -- Plants and animals -- Our planet, our solar system -- Weird weather -- Troublesome transport -- Best of the rest.

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