I found most of this book rather facniating reading. The other bits got a bit techical and went over my head. I look forward to reading the other two books in the pack. Not sure if I want to part with this one yet. I do think I may try to get hold of further copies for some other people I know to enjoy.

The scientific questions just keep coming as the wealth of books in the series prove.
The lead question, obviously deals with the level of predation in relation to wasps but as always this is just the tip of the iceberg and hordes more questions are dealt with by New scientist readers.
As usual the book is broken down into handy sections dealing with different topics so if you have a specific interest in one area its very easy to just dip into the parts that interest you but as a book purist I personally read it from cover to cover as i find the books fascinating.
Always a good read.

such fun :D

I love books like this. Crammed full of questions and answers about all manner of things, from the logical to the bizarre. I'm one of those inquisitive people who often ponders weird questions, not mentioning these wonderings to other people for fear they'll think I'm a crazy woman. This book reminds me that there are other crazy people out there, thinking random thoughts about everyday things. Interesting and comical, this book was a fun read.

I liked it but I previously read How to fossilise your hamster and I found that book more interesting than this one. I skipped some questions but I found very interesting information as well.

a lot of fun to read. i first thought it would be another bathroom reader. then I read it. definitely worth reading.

The risk of books like these are that the questions will be easily Google-able, thus making the book a pointless read. However, I love the format of this book - as opposed to an editor crafting the perfect response to these questions, there are often two or three letters written by scientifically-minded writers, each with their own (sometimes contradictory) opinions. It feels more like a discussions amongst smart friends, and I can safely say there was little in this book I already knew.

Zobaczyłam kiedyś reklamę w gazecie i od tamtej pory czatowałam na tę książkę, aż dorwałam ją za 10 zł w Realu. Szybko się czyta, pytania są ciekawe. Zwykle jest po kilka odpowiedzi do jednego pytania, więc można sobie porównać jak sprawa wygląda z różnych punktów widzenia. Wadą jest dla mnie natomiast wydanie. Okładka jest całkiem estetyczna, jednak szybko się niszczy i odchodzi z niej folia na brzegach. Myślę, że za 10 zł warto mieć, ale pewnie nie kupiłabym jej za cenę okładkową (32 zł).

3.5

Unfortunately, this fell short for me. There were few actually interesting questions, and there were lots of answers which were overly complicated. That, I am sure, is my fault for not understanding the science.
It did, however, introduce me to Mal De Debarquement.

Ever wondered how fat you have to be to be bulletproof? How long can you live on beer alone? What determines wether we are left-handed or right-handed?
Well this book has all the answers to these questions and more!
With very interesting questions that could have surprises; in their answers covers all topics from Animals all the way to Technology and more...

I personally thought this was a facinating book, with very good questions which i wondered what the answer would be. Some questions weren't so interesting to me so I skipped them but on the other hand it had very good question which would leave me to wander what the answer would be.

Interesting trivia is the quickest read around. And this is definitely interesting trivia.