And Then You're Dead

★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post to catch up–emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness.
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So, yeah, what I said about squeamish earlier? Pushed to the edge a couple of times in this short read/listen. It's all about the science behind what would happen to you if say, stowed away in an airplane, stowed away on a trip to the Moon, fell into the works at a Pringles factory, ate the same number of cookies as the Cookie Monster—and more.

It's funny (thankfully, or I couldn't have made it through a couple of spots), informative, creative—and a great way to spend a few hours. At one point the authors tell the reader not to do a google search on one topic. First, that hadn't even begun to cross my mind as a good idea. But secondly, given the detail they'd used when describing what happens to a human body shot out of a cannon, or swallowed by a whale, and several other topics, when they say, “don't go looking at pictures of something”? I am taking their word for it.

I had a blast listening to this. If I taught high school science, I'd have at least one copy of this on hand for reference or to pass along to students. Since I don't, I just have to remember some of these stories/theories for my own amusement.