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

by Simon Rogers (Editor)

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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Science

256 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

Simon Rogers is the founding editor of the Guardian’s Datablog and has won numerous awards for his work, including a Royal Statistical Society’s award of excellence in 2012.

Reviews

[Xanthi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another book full of mostly scientific trivia. In general, entertaining and interesting, though lacking anything to set it apart from other books of this sort.
Oh, and if you are wondering what the answer is to the title's question - yes, you can, though it all depends on the angle and although you could survive, you might be impaired in several ways.

[Ted · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing. Most of the questions aren't that interesting. And even worse, most of them do not have definitive answers. SPOILER ALERT: Yes, you can drill a hole through your head and survive. But don't try it at home.

[Celeste Arms]

bathroom reader

[Justin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book...... all kinds of cool facts! I recommend it to everyone who like to just read, or anyone who likes useless knowledge.

[Jessica]

fascinating!>o<

[David Mrsich · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kind of interesting but overall not very mind blowing.