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Why can't we tickle ourselves? Which properties give you the best chance of winning Monopoly? What would happen if you fell into a black hole? Is it possible to hurt your brain if you think too much? In this entertaining and enlightening tour of day-to-day life, award-winning writer and scientist Robert Matthews tackles everything from the puzzling maths of odd socks to the real 'string theory' mystery: how does string acquire all those unwanted knots?
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Why don't spiders stick to their webs? : and 317 other everyday mysteries of science, Robert Matthews
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- Why don't spiders stick to their webs? : and 317 other everyday mysteries of science
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Robert Matthews
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 1851689001
- ISBN13
- 9781851689002
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- Why can't we tickle ourselves? Which properties give you the best chance of winning Monopoly? What would happen if you fell into a black hole? Is it possible to hurt your brain if you think too much? In this entertaining and enlightening tour of day-to-day life, award-winning writer and scientist Robert Matthews tackles everything from the puzzling maths of odd socks to the real 'string theory' mystery: how does string acquire all those unwanted knots?