Great Mythconceptions
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On Sale:
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27/10/2004
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Trade paperback
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′Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one,′ said Albert Einstein.
Is the toilet seat cleaner than the office desk? Did Man really land on the Moon? Is the Black Box black? Does a soul weigh 21 grams at the time of human death? Did Einstein fail school? Why isn′t a quantum leap huge? Do we really use only 10% of our brain? Did hydrogen seal the fate of the Hindenburg airship? Does a duck′s quack echo? Is there really a truth serum? Is a camel′s hump full of water? And is it really written in the stars?
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney. He appears on Triple J and other ABC radio stations, the BBC and is a regular on Channel 7′s ′Sunrise′ program. This is Dr Karl′s 23rd (ooh that′s a prime number) book, based on his popular column ′Mythconceptions′.
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Author Extras
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′Take nobody′s word for it′. Why not do the experiment
for yourself and see the reality of nature. Don′t trust authority - trust nature. Does cranberry...
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Please Explain
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