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Guinness World Records. Science & stuff.

Science and stuff (other title)
Science & stuff (other title)

Summary:

What happens when you burp in space? Can you comb a hairy doughnut? Is the platypus even a real animal? Join us for a mind-boggling look at the record-breaking world around us. From the science of slam dunks and the smelliest substances to over-engineered inventions and the physics of cats, you'll find page after page of amazing--and downright unbelievable--facts. Plus: do try this at home. Have a go at 10 record-breaking experiments that will blow yur mind without blowing up your kitchen.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781912286393
  • ISBN: 1912286394
  • ISBN: 9781910561645
  • ISBN: 1910561649
  • Physical Description: 215 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
  • Publisher: London, England : Guinness World Records Limited, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Volume 1"--Cover.
"Grossest, smelliest, weirdest, noisiest"--cover.
"Attention makers! Break a record!"--cover.
"Intro by...Science Bob"--Cover.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- How do I become a record holder? -- Space -- Weird world -- Robots -- Make & break -- It's alive -- Awesome inventions -- Mad science -- Science of GWR -- Index -- Acknowledgements.
Target Audience Note:
1130L Lexile
NC1380L Lexile
Subject: Science > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature.
Curiosities and wonders > Juvenile literature.
World records > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Trivia and miscellanea.

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