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From: prem@eagle.UUCP (Swami Devanbu)
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Subject: "Science made stupid" An incredibly funny book
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Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 21:55:39 EDT
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"Science Made Stupid", written and illustrated by Tom Weller,
published by Houghton Mifflin company, 2 Park St, Bolton, MA.

A rollicking, mercilessly absurd tour of Science, all kinds
and shades, from long ago till now. Some samples:


"The Universe began many millions of years ago with a big
bang.... No one knows what exactly caused this, but kids 
playing with matches are suspected"

"The Megabrontothaurus Maximus was so large, it's shadow  alone weighed
500 pounds"

"The coriolis force is due to different centrifugal force at different
latitudes. This causes weather systems to spin and water to go down 
the sink clockwise  in the N. Hemisphere and anti- in the South. At
the equator the sinks are generally clogged."

The illustrations and tables are priceless, particularly the table 
of planets (The Atmosphere  in Saturn is "casual" and Life is "usually
once a month, these days"), the periodic table of elements, and assorted
illustrations of extinct animals, including the thesaurus, the 
puppisaurus, and the giant irish bunny.

This is one of the funniest books I've read in a long time.

Highly recommended.

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