What If?

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Summary: Just plain fun
Review: Marshal Brain has created a niche for taking questions that children and adults come up with that go beyond the normal range of books. Here, he contemplates and answers questions ranging from the scientific "What if someone shot a gun off in an airplane?" to the practical "What if I had to file bankruptcy?" to the just plain strange "What if I tied 150 helium balloons to my Jack Russell terrier that weighs only 10 pounds - would she float away in the air?" Urban myths are addressed also; for example looking at what really would be the result of tossing a coin off the Empire State Building. Each question is treated matter of factly and this dry tone makes reading a few pages enjoyable, but you wouldn't really want to sit down and just read cover to cover. I suspect that this book will appear in many bathrooms, where short span reading is valued. Brain notes his favorite questions, as well as perennial favorites at his web site. It sometimes shows that he puts in more love to his favorites but works he works hard on all his questions. Overall, you may walk away having learned something as well as being entertained. Wonderful for curious children of all ages.

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Summary: This is a very fun book.
Review: When I first opened it and read it i read alomost the whole thing. It is a very fun read, but dont read it all al once, it makes you get very sick of the book and you wont want to read it again.