Imponderables
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Imponderables is a series of ten books written by David Feldman. The books examine and explain how and why common phenomena, such as blowing on soup making it cool, work. The books are effecitvely a frequently asked questions list for people growing up and wondering why the world works as it does.
The books in the series are:
- Imponderables (Reissued as Why Don't Cats Like to Swim?)
- Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?
- When Do Fish Sleep?
- Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?
- Do Penguins Have Knees?
- When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?
- How Does Aspirin Find a Headache?
- What Are Hyenas Laughing At, Anyway?
- How Do Astronauts Scratch an Itch?
- Do Elephants Jump?
Imponderables covered by Wikipedia articles
Food
- How does blowing on soup cause it to cool? See equilibrium. There is equilibrium between the vapor in the air and the water in the soup. When you blow away the moist air, more water can evaporate and the soup is cooled by the amount of energy required to vaporise that much water.
External links
Imponderables website (http://www.imponderables.com/)