Weird Science Mad Marvels from the way out world

by Matthew Lake

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Available

Call number

500

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Publisher Unknown

Description

From "Zany Zoology" to "Medical Marvels & Mishaps," the creators of Weird U.S., scout out wonders--mostly of the astonishing or gross-out sort--from scientific fields.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Kaethe
I should note that Natasha picked it up, read a bit and put it down, weirded out by the animal stuff.

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The animals are creepy, especially the two-headed ones. Overall, it's fun with a snarky, irreverent tone. There's lots of references to web sites, books, and museums for further information on
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the various topics. A fun read, and mostly accurate, although they do try to cultivate a little mysterious woo around topics which aren't mysterious at all, such as spontaneous human combustion which isn't spontaneous and is replicatable.

Library copy.
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