Does Farting Make You Faster?: And Other Incredibly Important Questions and Answers about Sport from the Science Museum
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1447212525
ISBN 13
9781447212522
Category
Story Book
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Publication Year
2012
Publisher
Pages
224
Description
New from the author of the bestselling Why is Snot Green? and How Loud Can You Burp? Why don't hammer-throwers get dizzy? Could the world's fastest swimmer catch a jet-ski? How far can a human being run or cycle before they drop? Which nutter invented the ski jump? Glenn Murphy, author of Why Is Snot Green?, answers these and other brilliant questions in this fascinating book about the science of sport. From running a marathon to beating your friends at basketball, from karate-kicking through concrete to pulling a backflip on a BMX. Find out everything you ever wanted to know about sports and games. Become a whizz in science AND trounce your friends at your school sports day. It's like being in the Olympics with none of the boring bits! - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
