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Science Made Stupid (Paperback)

by Tom Weller (Author)

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Paperback: 76 pages
Publisher: Mariner Books; First edition. edition (March 3, 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0395366461
ISBN-13: 978-0395366462
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The "Airplane!" of science sendups, August 31, 1999

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How Houghton-Mifflin let this book go out of print is beyond me. It should've been packaged with a pair of Depends & instructions to put them on before opening--it's that big a threat to sphincter control in the scienceminded. I think the copyright information is straight, but flatly doubt there is another serious word (or picture) in the damn thing. The Geologic Ages table is worth the price--as is the table of "currently understood properties of the quack"--as is the periodic table---as is The Electromagnetic Spectrum--as is... Hell, the cover drawing of T. Rex getting beaned by an asteroid is worth the price!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't believe this title is out of print, February 15, 2000

By	Galen R Carnicelli (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This was the funniest book I had ever read until I picked up "Dave Barry Slept Here." I still have a copy and re-read it every couple of years. Anyone who took high school science and anthropology classes, let alone college science majors, will be rendered helpless with laughter by this book, again and again and again. The human evolution section should be required material in every anthro class taught at every level.

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5.0 out of 5 stars As stupid as it gets!, October 11, 2001

By	Jason F. Walker (Fairfield, CA United States) - See all my reviews

It is a tragedy that this is out of print. It's one of the funniest books I've ever read. Anyone with any knowledge of science whatsoever finds it hilarious, and I show it to anyone and everyone who I think can appreciate it. No-one's ever been disappointed. Three thumbs up!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Now with 50% More Science!
My copy of this book is worn, tattered and well-loved. I am even using it as a pedagogical tool in the Scientific and Technical Communication class I teach. Read more

Published 22 months ago by Casey J. Rudkin

5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterical, wonderful parody!
I suspect that if you could somehow assemble all the photocopies ever made from individual pages in this book by businesses, labs and research houses around the country, you could... Read more

Published on October 13, 2005 by Kevin Killion

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of print? Typical....
All other reviewers are correct. This book is a classic and while I'm glad I didn't have to pay current used prices for it, it's worth doing so if you don't have it. Read more

Published on January 18, 2005 by Tim C

5.0 out of 5 stars Humor that never stales
I agree with the other reviewers: HOW could this comic masterpiece have gone out of print? We have kept it in our hall bathroom for at least 5 years and it never fails to elicit... Read more

Published on June 19, 2000 by Marian Coombs

5.0 out of 5 stars Have great fun poking fun at science
In SCIENCE MADE STUPID: HOW TO DISCOMPREHEND THE WORLD AROUND US Weller pokes fun at time-honored scientific standards including names of geologic ages, the periodic table, the... Read more

Published on May 4, 2000 by Alan R. Holyoak

5.0 out of 5 stars The deeper you go, the funnier it is.
Every year I try to read through this book just to see what new stuff I find. Every science class I've ever taken opens up new jokes for me. Read more

Published on October 28, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant.
One of the three funniest books I have ever read. I find something new in this book every time I read it, and I have owned it (and reread it over and over) for years. Read more

Published on December 26, 1997 by leaf@ma.ultranet.com

5.0 out of 5 stars The more you know, the funnier this book is!!!
This is without a doubt one of the best science-comedy books available. I have had 5 copies of this in my physics room for the last13 years. Read more

Published on December 4, 1997 by gsanda@tfs.net

5.0 out of 5 stars Every branch of Science is mutated into a hilarious form!
The more you know about science, the more you can "get" from this book. From a periodic chart where the most basic elements turn out to be "lint" and... Read more

Published on August 24, 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll laugh so hard you'll cry
At first glance, this is a typical high-school or early college general science textbook. The drawings, the text, the layout, the style is one we've all seen for years. Read more

Published on August 18, 1997

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