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How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
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This was a lot of fun. The amount of drawings and diagrams make this feel like a textbook. If you're feeling burnt out from the typical read this makes for a great palette cleanser. The majority of chapters were filled with interesting knowledge, but I will admit there were a few duds (chapters are fairly short, so not as bad as a chapter of GoT where you truly don't care wtf happens to Sansa). I failed to click the blue asterisks in the eBook version to read the footnotes which is a considerable amount of information. When I revisit this novel I'm looking forward to the new-to-me content.
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Reading Progress
November 20, 2020
– Shelved as:
to-read
November 20, 2020
– Shelved
May 6, 2021
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Started Reading
May 7, 2021
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10.0%
"Learned how to jump really high, throw a pool party, dig a hole, and now learning how to play the piano. The whacky "what if" scenarios are always hilarious and the history lessons are intriguing."
May 8, 2021
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20.0%
"Learned how to listen to music, make an emergency landing, cross a river, and move. The emergency landing section was not only interesting, but hysterical."
May 9, 2021
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30.0%
"Learned how to keep my house from moving (terrifying realization with some truly scary real life examples), how to chase a tornado (hope you have eternal life), how to build a lava moat, how to throw things (like George Washington), how to play football (more complex than originally thought), how to predict weather, and how to go places (great flow chart)."
May 10, 2021
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40.0%
"Learned how to predict the weather (weather forecasts are a daily fail imo), how to go places, how to play tag, how to ski (speed skiing, yikes!), and how to mail a package from outer space."
May 14, 2021
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50.0%
"Learned how to power my house on Earth and Mars (world of difference), how to make friends (besides my lovely GoodReads friends), how to blow out birthday candles, how to walk a dog, how to send a file (as a programmer this one rings true in every way), and how to charge your phone. The fact that there was a Mitch Hedberg quote is just the icing on the cake."
May 18, 2021
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60.0%
"Learned how to take a selfie (how cameras work & how they compare to our natural sight), how to catch a drone (accuracy statistics for various sports), how to tell if you're a nineties kid (popular names for each decade & recent vaccination advances), how to win an election (tricks people tried & popular opinion topics), how to decorate a tree (world's tallest), & how to build a highway."
May 19, 2021
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Finished Reading
