Can Reindeer Fly?: The Science of Christmas
Can Reindeer Fly?: The Science of Christmas
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Book Description
A lighted-hearted scientific look at the rituals and icons 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 new edition has been extensively updated and 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. The author even subjected his body to prolonged drinking sessions in order to investigate what causes hangovers!
About the Author
ROGER HIGHFIELD is Science Editor of The Daily Telegraph. He broadcasts frequently on radio and television.
Can Reindeer Fly?: The Science of Christmas,Roger Highfield,Orion,0753813661,Science/Mathematics,Christmas books,Popular science
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