The author of Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other
B.S. (2006) enters the realm of reality, albeit from an odd
angle.Boese is a student of the weird. An inquisitive (read:
obsessive) sort, he seems to be the sort of guy who, once he gets a
superb idea, sees it through to the end and then some. Here, he
offers a compilation of weird (there's that word again) scientific
and sociological experiments performed over the past two centuries.
Some of the many highlights: a 1931 test to determine whether it's
possible for a chimp to raise a human baby; a 1977 examination on
the validity of scratch-'n'-sniff paper; a gentleman who, in 1928,
proved males could be multi-orgasmic to the tune of six
ejaculations in 36 minutes; and, of course, the titular experiment
to determine what happens when elephants are dosed with large
quantities of LSD. Boese structures the book in such a manner that
it can be read comfortably either front-to-back or at random. Very
well-researched and delivered in an engaging, breezy, wink-wink
tone similar to that of Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg's Why Do Men
Have Nipples?, this will likely be enjoyed equally by science buffs
and casual aficionados of the curious.One the finest
science/history bathroom books of all time. Then again, it may be
the only science/history bathroom book of all time. (Kirkus
Reviews)
When Tusko the Elephant woke in his pen at the Lincoln Park Zoo on
the morning of August 3, 1962, little did he know that he was about
to become the test subject in an experiment to determine what
happens to an elephant given a massive dose of LSD. In "Elephants
on Acid", Alex Boese reveals to readers the results of not only
this scientific trial but of scores of other outrageous, amusing,
and provocative experiments found in the files of modern
science.Why can't people tickle themselves? Would the average dog
summon help in an emergency? Will babies instinctually pick a
well-balanced diet? Is it possible to restore life to the dead?
Read "Elephants on Acid" and find out!
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