{"product_id":"geek-physics-surprising-answers-to-the-planets-most-interesting-questions-9781118360156","title":"Geek Physics: Surprising Answers to the Planet's Most Interesting Questions","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever wondered whether a human could really fly with wings like a bird's? What about how many zombies you could actually drive through? Or whether airplanes could save fuel by using iPads instead of paper safety manuals? How about whether Superman could really punch someone into space?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGeek Physics, \u003c\/i\u003e Rhett Allain, a physics professor and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e's popular Dot Physics blogger, finds intriguing questions buried in familiar movies and TV shows, video games, viral videos, and news hooks and walks readers through the fascinating answers from a physics perspective, without all the complicated details. \u003ci\u003eGeek Physics\u003c\/i\u003e appeals not just to the geek oriented but also to anyone who loves pop culture and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith illustrations, basic equations, and easy-to-read graphs and diagrams, each chapter not only covers the most popular subjects from Allain's blog, like lightsabers and McDonald's drive-thrus, but uses those questions from a less technical approach to teach basic physics concepts. What better way to explain the nature of light than to consider how Gollum could see in the dark? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeek Physics\u003c\/i\u003e explores interesting questions like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * How much bubble wrap would you need to safely jump off a 6th floor building?\u003cb\u003e * Why does R2-D2 fly the way he does?\u003cb\u003e * Why does a mirror reverse left to light, but not top to bottom?\u003cb\u003e * Is Angry Birds using real physics? \u003cb\u003e * Does a heavier truck make a better snow plow? \u003cb\u003e * What if everyone on earth jumped at the same time? \u003cb\u003e * How many dollar bills would it take to stack them to the moon?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rhett Allain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trade Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118360156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllain, Rhett:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rhett Allain an Associate Professor of Physics at Southeastern Louisiana University and a popular Dot Physics blogger at Wired Science Blogs. He has a knack for explaining things in a way that is both entertaining and useful. He is also the author of the National Geographic book Angry Birds Furious Forces: The Physics at Play in the World's Most Popular Game and of Just Enough Physics. He lives in Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trade Paper Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41126992281715,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_69a298d3-4ea3-4e24-bcb5-9e17c76f0d50.jpg?v=1701180193","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/geek-physics-surprising-answers-to-the-planets-most-interesting-questions-9781118360156","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}