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April 17,2025
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I read this book several years ago, and it was fascinating! David Bodanis describes seemingly mundane topics and explains what’s really happening that we can’t see and probably don’t know.
April 17,2025
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Ensayo científico divulgativo de 196 páginas, publicado en 1986 en el que el autor, tomando como referencia la vida cotidiana de un día en un hogar cualquiera, nos introduce en los minúsculos misterios que nos rodean, su explicación científica y, en ocasiones, su origen histórico.
Me ha gustado mucho descubrir mil detalles invisibles a los que no solemos dar importancia y disfrutar de nuevas perspectivas que realmente desconocía acerca de la vida de microorganismos y diminutos insectos con los que convivimos, y las características de la materia e inventos científicos que estamos acostumbrados a ver, pero de los que desconocemos su interesantísimo origen. En resumen, una lectura muy recomendada.
April 17,2025
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I read part of this book as a kid and loved it. I decided it was time to revisit it. I skimmed parts I wasn't that interested in. It's a microscopic look at the everyday. I don't recommend it for the squeamish!
April 17,2025
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Wow, it is astonishing what is happening when nothing is going on!
April 17,2025
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I remember hearing about this book on NPR back in the late 80's and finding a clearance copy. It's all about the shit that goes on at the microscopic level in your home that you really don't want to know about: dust mites crawling all over you and your bed and the filthy invisible spew that thrusts up into the air every time you flush your toilet, and so on. I actually only skimmed it, and of course it has microscopic images to freak you out more. Maybe someday I'll read the whole thing.
April 17,2025
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Very interesting . I love the way he narrates and leads into each topic so easily and smoothly. Some material is hard to digest as it can be disturbing for some but love the science and reasearch as well as some of the statistical data we are given in this book. Excellent ,interesting , fun read.
April 17,2025
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This is a great little book about what your senses don't tell you. The author takes thinhs like dust settling and gives it sound so you can actually hear it. The story is one about all the mechanics, biology, and chemistry of a house that we do not see every day. It is a fun book to read.
April 17,2025
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A fascinating look at the microscopic (and sub-microscopic) world underlying your everyday life, as well as some unpleasant insights into industrial food preparation. Yikes!
April 17,2025
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¡Que libro más fantástico!

Lo conocía y había leído ligeramente desde mi adolescencia pero solo ahora que lo descubrí en mi madurez, lo disfruté como ninguno.

Un libro de ciencia dura, física, química, biología, sobre lo cotidiano. Me imagino que al autor le tomo un par de años recopilar la cantidad ingente de datos “microscopicos” (literalmente) sobre la vida cotidiana que llenan sus páginas.

Especialmente notables y de recordación para mi fue conocer la composición increíble de la pasta dental, que usamos inadvertidamente casi como si fuera una golosina; los productos de belleza femeninos, que no tienen nada de bellos en su constitución elemental y origen, la masa para torras cuyos peores constituyentes se aplacan con el intenso sabor del chocolate.

Fantástico descubrir a través de sus páginas de una prosa entretenida y al mismo tiempo rigurosa, los secretos que se esconden en la cara de cualquier comensal, la física de una descarga eléctrica atmosférica, el rol de la electricidad en el sudor de las axilas y de su nemesis, el desodorante o el secreto del azul de los Jeans.

Una lectura obligada para cualquier aficionado a la ciencia.
April 17,2025
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Ever wonder what's happening in your house on an an average day, on a microscopic level? Read this book to find out. Prepare to be horrified.
April 17,2025
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Picked this up at the local resale shop...so far, utterly fascinating. Can't read it in huge gobs, but enjoying it in small doses.
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