Can You Drill a Hole Through Your Head and Survive?: 180 Fascinating Questions and Amazing Answers About Science, Health and Nature [Paperback]

Simon Rogers (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1602390088 | ISBN-13: 978-1602390089 | Publication Date: May 1, 2007

A hilarious book of bizarre questions and shocking answers—as funny as it is informative.

Have you ever wondered why people sleepwalk? Why LSD makes you hallucinate? If it is possible to cut through your arm with a pocket knife? Whether animals can be homosexual? Can You Drill a Hole Through Your Head and Survive? tackles questions such as why giant pandas are so bad at mating, how many people the Earth can support, and how to make a nuclear bomb. Whether you’re interested in little-known facts about the human body and the natural world or just looking for a quick laugh, this book will leave you surprised and amused.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Simon Rogers edited the selections in this book from The Guardian’s “This Week” column, which has been investigating the world’s most perplexing science questions for years. He lives in Australia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602390088
• ISBN-13: 978-1602390089
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,611,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Questions You've Probably Thought About But Never Thought Someone Would Answer!, September 5, 2007

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James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can You Drill a Hole Through Your Head and Survive?: 180 Fascinating Questions and Amazing Answers About Science, Health and Nature (Paperback)

First off let me just point out that this book is exactly the same book as How Slow Can you Waterski? and other puzzling questions.... I work in a library and many people often request the exact same book they have already read and these two are a common mistake made by readers who loved one of these titles and immediately want more by the same author unaware they are both the same book. Why do publishers do this? Who knows but to sell more books would be my guess. Anyway under either title this is a great and very interesting read! Buy whichever is cheaper.

How Slow Can You Waterski? Can You Drill a Hole in Your Own Head and Survive? Is it Dangerous to Use a Mobile Phone on a Plane or in a Hospital? Why are Giant Pandas so Bad at Mating? British newspaper The Guardian has a column which looks into these sort of weird questions that once asked by someone many people say yeah what is the answer to that. To get even more questions or maybe to appeal to the American market as well The New York Times Reality Column has also contributed questions and answers to this great book. This book is divided up into nine different sections some sections more serious such as medical related and some a lot lighter.

So if your planning a trivia night, want to pull answers to bizarre questions seeming out of the air on your next date or want to impress your colleagues at the watercooler then this is the book for you.

More samples of questions answered within are -
Is it Safe to Fire a Gun on a Plane?
Can Stress make Your Hair Go Grey?
Could Brain Implants Control People Remotely?
Can Too Much Sleep Kill You?
Can You See the Great Wall of China from Space?
How Do You Tap a Phone?
Why Do Tennis Players Check the Ball Before Serving?
How Do You Make a Nuclear Bomb?
How Can You Intercept Other People's Text Messages?
What Are My Chances of Being Stuck by Lightning in Bed?
What Should I Do if a Shark Attacks?
Should Backstroke (Swimming)be Banned?
What's the Lowest Height You Can Parachute From?
Does Grunting Help Tennis Players With Their Game?
Does Dining in the Dark Make Food Taste Different?
Will Feeding Prisoners Vitamins make Them Behave Better?
Is Eating Live Insects a Bad Idea?
Is Chocolate Good For You?
Are Cloned Animals Safe to eat?

There's heaps of other interesting questions as well. One of the best if not the best books in this genre.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Answers to Weird Questions, June 11, 2007

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John J. Browne "bookaholic" (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can You Drill a Hole Through Your Head and Survive?: 180 Fascinating Questions and Amazing Answers About Science, Health and Nature (Paperback)

Haven't we all asked ourselves the title question at one point or another in our life? This book provides the answer as well as a a tremendous amount of information which will make for many months of cocktail party and watercooler conversations. The book is a collection of articles from the "This Week" section of England's Guardian newspaper and is similar to the "Reality" column in the New York Times. The questions answered cover a wide range of topics in numerous areas of science and medicine including suspended animation, cloning, weapons technology and the natural world to name a few. The articles are written in a clear and consise manner and are understandable by any layperson. All in all this is a very interesting book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The other reviews are probably by the author, this book is horrible!!!, September 6, 2009

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George Washington (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Can You Drill a Hole Through Your Head and Survive?: 180 Fascinating Questions and Amazing Answers About Science, Health and Nature (Paperback)

This books if filled with "well it depends" junk. If you drill a hole in your head and miss important parts of your brain of course you'll survive! Completely moronic answers to questions that sound interesting. The cover is colorful but deceptive to the swill that lies inside. Google the answers if you need them because this book is irresponsibly useless. Complete junk.

The other reviews (5 stars are you kidding?!) are either written by people trying to sell the book or the intellectually challenged. Worst book ever!!!