Can Reindeer Fly?: The Science of Christmas (Paperback)
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Can Reindeer Fly?: The Science of Christmas (Paperback)

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Paperback 352 Pages
Published: 07/11/2002
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An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas.

How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.)

This book contains information on how drugs might make us see flying reindeer, how pollution is affecting the shape of Christmas trees and the intriguing correlation between the length of our Christmas card list and brain size.

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9780753813669
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 246 g
Dimensions: 196 x 133 x 23 mm


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An extensively revised edition of a light-hearted scientific look at the rituals and icons of Christmas from such questions as the thermodynamics involved in cooking a turkey to the likely celestial candidates for the Star of Bethlehem and what happens to us physically when we over-indulge in alcohol. And there's a new chapter on how religion can help your entire life.

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