And then you're dead : a scientific exploration of the world's most interesting ways to die
Cassidy, Cody2017
Book
A fun, gruesomely fascinating and scientifically accurate guide to some of the most bizarre ways to die. What would happen if you stuck your head into a nuclear particle accelerator? What if you jumped into an interstellar black hole, or slipped out of a deep-sea submarine wearing only a pair of speedos? In And Then You're Dead: The world's most interesting ways to die, serious answers are given to these horribly interesting questions in a way a layperson can understand. Illustrated with straight-forward technical art and leavened by small doses of dry humour, the book is both scientifically informative and gruesomely entertaining. Relying on the deeply human observation that things which actually happen compel little interest, there will be no discussion of heart attacks or car wrecks. But there is plenty to learn about, like those people unfortunate enough to get swallowed by a whale.
Main title:
And then you're dead : a scientific exploration of the world's most interesting ways to die / Cody Cassidy & Paul Doherty.
Author:
Cassidy, Cody, authorDoherty, Paul, 1948-, author
Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2017.©2017.
Collation:
xiii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781760290962
Dewey class:
306.9612.00207
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
518842