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Marc Abrahams
This is Improbable [EPUB ebook]
Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens and Other WTF Research

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Couverture du Marc Abrahams: This is Improbable (ePUB)

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. Whats 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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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 320 ● ISBN 9781780741147 ● Maison d’édition Oneworld Publications ● Publié 2012 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2703081 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM

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