Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? and Other Imponderables: Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained
- ISBN-10
- 006015781X
- ISBN-13
- 9780060157814
- Pages
- 251
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Author
- David Feldman
Description
This compilation of arcane facts about everyday objects, practices, and traditions reveals how Teflon sticks to cookware; why firehouses have Dalmatians; why "2 x 4s" don't measure two inches by four inches; why the sides of aluminum foil are different, and other mysteries
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Other editions
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- 1988
- 276 pages
- Paperback
- Perennial