Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17267 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-03
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Paul Henderson, The Bookseller, June 2007
'My favourite paperback title of the year'

Exepose magazine, 21st January 2008
"Will appeal to anybody who likes or has a slightly twisted sense of humour."

Synopsis
Does anything eat shit? Have moles always lived in holes? Why are blondes so stupid? How much radiation can a pickled onion withstand? The world is full of really important questions. You will find none of them in this book. What you will find is plenty of nonsense, lots of lies and just enough truth to make you double check the 'facts' with a reliable source. Following the huge success of the New Scientist books - "Does Anything Eat Wasps?" and "Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?" this is an alternative take on human curiosity. With plenty of detailed answers to as many ridiculous questions, if you've learnt absolutely nothing useful by the time you've finished this book, at least you'll be laughing.

Customer Reviews

please don't waste your money
It's painfully embarrassing to read. The experience is similar to listening to a 13 year old girl on the bus who's watched Catherine Tate and thinks she's hilarious repeating catchphrases. I actually went red reading it I was cringing so much.

A complete waste of money
I love books which pose odd questions and books that have information on everyday things (like what is a plimsol line and what are the words to god save the queen), this book does none of the above. The questions are inane and so off the wall you wont care what the answer is.

To be fair though it does tell you exactly what the book contains - STUPID questions. It is funny in places but it is NOT a book of facts and figures.

If you want a book with facts steer clear of this title, if you want to have a funny book of facts buy the QI book, or any of the AQA books.

But if you want to know if you 'could find diamonds in your garden' or 'you keeping dreaming you have a moustache but your a girl' this is the book for you.

One of the funniest reads ever!!!
i'd never heard of the set of books like WHY DONT PENGUINS FEET FREEZE? and DO ANTS HAVE ARSEHOLES? but i've got to admit im glad my sister bought me it for xmas! at first i was a bit hesitant, seeing a book still seems a bit strange to me, (i havent actually read a book properly in years) and seeing the title i almost didnt read for another couple of years, but i decided i'll give it a look and opened the book. i read about cockroaches and pickled onions, and was hooked. It was unbelievably fun just to pick up and read a couple of questions at a time. and as they arent "fully comprhensive" "times like" (the newspaper) its a perfect book for just a little light reading or on the commute that many of us suffer with. Its full of quirky questions with quirkier answers and she (sarah herman) really does a good job at holding your attention and keeping you in the mood. Many a time i came home from a horrendously confusing university day and read this book. Its not gonna pass my degree but its sure keeps me happy enough to do/try calculus (the biggest compliment i can give, and if you've ever seen or tried calculus you'll understand that its the highest praise i can give anything :] ).

its amazing, funny, witty and surprisingly thought provoking. A great read!!!!!