Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
They're those baffling questions that pop into the brain when you've nothing better to think about, and only the appliance of a large helping of science can answer. Now a new book by the experts at New Scientist magazine solves some of the most intriguing queries.
1.Why does bottled water from a 3,000-year-old source - such as a spring, mountain or glacier - carry a 'best before' date only two years in the future?
2.In films, the hero often evades bullets by jumping into a river. How far below the surface would he need to dive?
3.Why are fizzy drinks more tasty than the same liquid once it has gone flat?
4.How do they get the smooth, round coating on Maltesers?
5.Could hamsters be the answer to the energy crisis? How many hamsters running on wheels would it take to provide enough power for a house?
6.How long would it take a coconut to float from the Caribbean to Scotland?
7.When wading into a cold sea, why does the water always seem coldest when it reaches the midriff?
8.How do toothpaste makers get the gel stripes in toothpaste?
9.Why do we get 'pins and needles'?
10. Do polar bears get lonely?
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1.Why does bottled water from a 3,000-year-old source - such as a spring, mountain or glacier - carry a 'best before' date only two years in the future?
2.In films, the hero often evades bullets by jumping into a river. How far below the surface would he need to dive?
3.Why are fizzy drinks more tasty than the same liquid once it has gone flat?
4.How do they get the smooth, round coating on Maltesers?
5.Could hamsters be the answer to the energy crisis? How many hamsters running on wheels would it take to provide enough power for a house?
6.How long would it take a coconut to float from the Caribbean to Scotland?
7.When wading into a cold sea, why does the water always seem coldest when it reaches the midriff?
8.How do toothpaste makers get the gel stripes in toothpaste?
9.Why do we get 'pins and needles'?
10. Do polar bears get lonely?
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