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Stupid Science: Weird Experiments, Mad Scientists, and Idiots in the Lab (Volume 4)
New York Times best-selling humorist Leland Gregory chronicles laboratory experiments gone awry, modern-day mad scientists, and scientific mythconceptions inside Stupid Science .
Consider these cases of misdirected human activity, each in the name of
Consider these cases of misdirected human activity, each in the name of
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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April 16, 2011
I really didn't pick up this book with high hopes, only because I read Leland Gregory's 'Stupid History' and didn't care for it. Still, there was a lingering idea that maybe 'Stupid Science' would be just a little better than 'Stupid History'. News flash! It wasn't. In fact, I didn't care much for 'Stupid Science' at all.
Though there were interesting stories inside the book and, much to my disbelief, articles, newspapers, and magazine notations in the pieces as to where he got this information, there wasn't much humor in the book. Most of the fact were interesting, to say the least. Some of the science was, indeed, dumb. However, there just wasn't enough there to make me mark this as a good humor book. Most of it just seemed like someone unfamiliar with science threw a book together about odd things in science.
Though I would normally recommend a book like this for a bathroom reader, I'm actually going to tell people to avoid it entirely. There's not much in the pages that made me smile, let alone laugh. If you purchase this book for reading on the toilet, maybe you should use it for toilet paper instead.
Though there were interesting stories inside the book and, much to my disbelief, articles, newspapers, and magazine notations in the pieces as to where he got this information, there wasn't much humor in the book. Most of the fact were interesting, to say the least. Some of the science was, indeed, dumb. However, there just wasn't enough there to make me mark this as a good humor book. Most of it just seemed like someone unfamiliar with science threw a book together about odd things in science.
Though I would normally recommend a book like this for a bathroom reader, I'm actually going to tell people to avoid it entirely. There's not much in the pages that made me smile, let alone laugh. If you purchase this book for reading on the toilet, maybe you should use it for toilet paper instead.
September 8, 2011
While this was not laugh out loud funny, I really did enjoy learning about all the strange and offbeat scientific discoveries that have been made in the past twenty years, as well as the scientific blunders. It was a really enjoyable read from start to finish, and well worth the amazon price of one cent plus shipping.
June 16, 2010
While there are some humorous examples presented in this book, I think it was written by someone with little to no understanding of science and the scientific method with an anti-science ax to grind.
February 13, 2014
I enjoyed this book. There were some LOL moments.
October 18, 2015
Fun library read. Fun things and funny experiments.
June 26, 2016
This book was really entertaining I just wish it was organized a little better.
January 9, 2011
Amazing collection of data demonstrating consistently how non-scientists do not understand science.
March 22, 2019
Inaccuracies, inaccurate spin, typos galore
Don't waste your time--unless you like finding inaccurate facts in a fact book. Oh, and typos. Terrible. But did work to make me fact check. That was interesting.
Don't waste your time--unless you like finding inaccurate facts in a fact book. Oh, and typos. Terrible. But did work to make me fact check. That was interesting.
December 26, 2024
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