101 problemas para científicos de sillón

Full of scientific questions, cases that invite reflection and points of view of the greatest scientists in history. Is running always faster than walking? If you were to freeze your hand with liquid nitrogen and hit it with a hammer, would it break to pieces? Could you survive a fall in an elevator if you jump the instant it hits the ground? Why do flies get caught in the toilet? This fascinating foray into the world of science addresses some of the puzzling problems that have puzzled even the wisest of scientists. It presents 101 imaginative cases (from everyday life to the human body, and from the natural world to outer space), and offers scientific reasons or theories that explain why they occur. Examples include: why an ant can survive the microwave, why some people sneeze in bright light, and why a ball takes longer to go down than to go up.