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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get a sense of all the measures and scales,
By AH-SAN WONG "book reader" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Sizesaurus: From Hectares to Decibels to Calories, a Witty Compendium of Measurements (Hardcover)
This is a fun book to read, and must have been a fun book to write. There are two parts in the book. Part I consists of 14 interesting essays, answering the questions such as: What would Santa Claus have to do to deliver all his presents in one night? Which celestial body is equal in volume to 54,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Big Macs? How loud must a noise be to have lethal effects? How hot would Hell be and how cold would Hell have to be before it froze over? What is the amount of air pressure required to burst a condom? Part II defines and explains all sorts of common and uncommon measures and scales, with lots of tables, illustrations and interesting examples.My favorite essay is: How many jumping Chinese does it take to start an earthquake? This book gives the readers a new understanding of all the measures and scales, in a very witty way. That's all I have to say about this book. |
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The Sizesaurus: From Hectares to Decibels to Calories, a Witty Compendium of Measurements by Stephen Strauss (Hardcover - Sept. 1995)
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