What They Don't Tell You About Science

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Did you know that lightning is five times hotter than the Sun? Or that with a long enough lever you could lift an elephant on your own? And that there are about ten thousand million million million molecules in a thimbleful of air? What's heavier: a tonne of fat or a tonne of feathers? Of course, you say it's a trick question - and this book explains exactly why, with information about weight, mass and other forces. As well as fundamental physics, read up on crucial chemistry - and find out the total truth about what really happens when you burn the toast...

subjects: Humor,  satire,  etc.,  Juvenile audience,  Juvenile works,  Juvenile literature,  Science,  Miscellanea,  Science, miscellanea