e-branch
Login
My List - 0
Help
Home
My Account/Renew Loans
Community Info
KidSearch
New Catalogue!
Search
Advanced
By Format
By Number
My Searches
Can't Find it?
Find Magazine Articles & more
Problems?
Search:
Call Number
Item Barcode
Bib Number
ISBN/ISSN
Refine Search
> You're searching:
Halifax Public Libraries
Item Information
Copy / Holding Information
Booklist Review
Table of Contents
More Content
More by this author
Cassidy, Cody.
Subjects
Human physiology.
Human anatomy.
Accidents -- Humor.
Science -- Miscellanea.
Browse Catalog
by author:
Cassidy, Cody.
by title:
And then you're dead...
by call number:
612.00207 C345a
Search the Web
Cassidy, Cody.
Human physiology.
Human anatomy.
Accidents -- Humor.
Science -- Miscellanea.
MARC Display
And then you're dead : what really happens if you get swallowed by a whale, are shot from a cannon, or go barreling over Niagara / Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty.
by
Cassidy, Cody.
Penguin Books, 2017.
Call #:
612
.00207
C345a
Subjects
Human physiology.
Human anatomy.
Accidents -- Humor.
Science -- Miscellanea.
ISBN:
9780143108443 (pbk.)
Description:
xiii, 235 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"A gleefully gruesome look at the actual science behind the most outlandish, cartoonish, and impossible deaths you can imagine What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only a swimsuit? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China? Paul Doherty, senior staff scientist at San Francisco's famed Exploratorium Museum, and writer Cody Cassidy explore the real science behind these and other fantastical scenarios, offering insights into physics, astronomy, anatomy, and more along the way. Is slipping on a banana peel really as hazardous to your health as the cartoons imply? Answer: Yes. Banana peels ooze a gel that turns out to be extremely slippery. Your foot and body weight provide the pressure. The gel provides the humor (and resulting head trauma). Can you die by shaking someone's hand?Answer: Yes. That's because, due to atomic repulsion, you've never actually touched another person's hand. If you could, the results would be as disastrous as a medium-sized hydrogen bomb. If you were Cookie Monster, just how many cookies could you actually eat in one sitting? Answer: Most stomachs can hold up to sixty cookies, or around four liters. If you eat or drink more than that, you're approaching the point at which the cookies would break through the lesser curvature of your stomach, and then you'd better call an ambulance to Sesame Street."--From publisher.
Other authors:
Doherty, Paul, 1948-
Holds:
0
Copy/Holding information
Location
Collection
Call No.
Item type
Status
Due Date
Central Library
Adult Nonfiction
612.00207 C345a
Adult books
Checked out
Jul 23, 2024
Add Copy to MyList
Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M
© 2001-2013
SirsiDynix
All rights reserved.