Do Elephants Jump?. David Feldman

Do Elephants Jump?



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Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Language: English
Page: 358
ISBN: 0060539143, 9780060539146

From Publishers Weekly

In this latest addition to his "Imponderables" series (which includes Do Penguins Have Knees? and When Do Fish Sleep?), Feldman answers about four score more fascinating questions that, as he puts it in a rather vivid analogy, "spring from dark corners like cockroaches in a crumb-filled kitchen." So do elephants jump? The answer is pretty easy to guess: elephants’ legs and bones are not structured for jumping. Other questions provide more illuminating information: silver fillings don’t rust because they contain more mercury than silver; Campbell’s Alphabet Soup is sold only in North America; football’s two-minute warning was invented to keep the game fair; pregnant women may get strange food cravings because hormonal changes affect their perception of taste. But obvious or arcane, Feldman’s answers are consistently lively and entertaining. His collection is a good fit for trivia hounds on the go, as each of the brief q&a’s take only a few minutes to read. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Remarkably, this is the tenth installment in the Imponderables series. Who'd have thought there were so many interesting, trivial, nagging, and just plain mind-boggling questions that needed to be answered? Why does the pope change his name when he assumes his papal duties? How does the hole get in a syringe's needle? Does P.U. (as in "P.U., that stinks") mean anything? Why don't bars put sawdust on their floors anymore? And on and on. Like all the Imponderables books, this one is pretty straightforward: questions and answers, accompanied by some letters from curious readers. But it's more than a trivia quiz book, because it really does spark one's curiosity about the world. As you read, you find yourself thinking: yeah, why is that, anyway? Why do toads have warts, and why do pianos have 88 keys, and, for crying out loud, do elephants jump? Fans of the series will consider this one a must-have. It's also ideal for people who like to amuse and astound their friends with esoteric knowledge. David PittCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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