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Guinness World Records : science & stuff. - London, England : Guinness World Records Limited, 2018 - 215 pages; color illustrations; 27 cm. - Guinness world records ; 1 .

"Volume 1"--Cover. "Grossest, smelliest, weirdest, noisiest"--Cover. "Attention Makers! Break A Record!"--Cover. "Intro by ... Science Bob"--Cover. Includes index.

Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- How Do I Become a Record Holder? -- Space -- Weird World -- Robots -- Make & Break -- It's Alive -- Awesome Inventions -- Mad Science -- The Science of GWR -- Index -- Acknowledgements.

What happens when you burp in space? Can you comb a hairy doughnut? Is the platypus even a real animal? Join us for a mind-boggling look at the record-breaking world around us. From the science of slam dunks and the smelliest substances to over-engineered inventions and the physics of cats, you'll find page after page of amazing--and downright unbelievable--facts. Plus: do try this at home. Have a go at 10 record-breaking experiments that will blow yur mind without blowing up your kitchen.

ISBN: 9781912286393 1912286394 9781910561645 1910561649 1910561630 9781910561638

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Science--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.
Curiosities and wonders--Juvenile literature.
World records--Juvenile literature.
World records.
Curiosities and wonders.
Curiosities and wonders.
Science.
World records.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Discoveries.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Experiments & Projects.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Trivia and miscellanea.
Juvenile works.
Miscellanea.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Trivia and miscellanea.

LC Class. No.: Q163 / .G85 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 502 032.02