Elephants on Acid - Couverture souple

Boese, Alex

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0330506641 ISBN 13 : 9780330506649

Editeur : CE/OP, 2009

Synopsis

Have you ever wondered if a severed head retains consciousness long enough to see what happened to it? Or whether your dog would run to fetch help, if you fell down a disused mineshaft? And what would happen if you were to give an elephant the largest ever single dose of LSD? The chances are that someone, somewhere has conducted a scientific experiment to find out...'Excellent accounts of some of the most important and interesting experiments in biology and psychology' - Simon Singh. If left to their own devices, would babies instinctively choose a well-balanced diet? Discover the secret of how to sleep on planes. Which really tastes better in a blind tasting - Coke or Pepsi?

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

When Tusko the Elephant woke in his pen at the Lincoln Park Zoo on the morning of August 3, 1962, little did he know that he was about to become the test subject in an experiment to determine what happens to an elephant given a massive dose of LSD. In Elephants on Acid, Alex Boese reveals to readers the results of not only this scientific trial but of scores of other outrageous, amusing, and provocative experiments found in the files of modern science.

Why can’t people tickle themselves? Would the average dog summon help in an emergency? Will babies instinctually pick a well-balanced diet? Is it possible to restore life to the dead? Read Elephants on Acid and find out!

Revue de presse :

PRAISE FOR HIPPO EATS DWARF

"Do you faithfully follow the commands of every e-mail chain letter? Do you worry about losing your kidneys in a freak robbery/mutilation? Concerned about the tapeworm diet? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, please check out . . . Hippo Eats Dwarf . . . Learn it. Live it. Don’t ever forward another e-mail chain letter again."—Sacramento Bee

PRAISE FOR MUSEUM OF HOAXES

"As entertaining as it is well researched."—Entertainment Today

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: CE/OP
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0330506641
• ISBN 13: 9780330506649
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296