{"product_id":"2940170657124","title":"What Einstein Told His Barber: More Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions","description":"What makes ice cubes cloudy? How do shark attacks make airplanes safer? Can a person traveling in a car at the speed of sound still hear the radio? Moreover, would they want to. . . ?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you often find yourself pondering life's little conundrums? Have you ever wondered why the ocean is blue? Or why birds don't get electrocuted when perching on high-voltage power lines? Robert L. Wolke, a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and acclaimed author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWhat Einstein Didn't Know\u003c\/span\u003e, understands the need to . . . well, understand. Now he provides more amusing explanations of such everyday phenomena as gravity (If you're in a falling elevator, will jumping at the last instant save your life?) and acoustics (Why does a whip make such a loud cracking noise?), along with amazing facts, belly-up-to-the-bar bets, and mind-blowing reality bites all with his trademark wit and wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you shoot a bullet into the air, can it kill somebody when it comes down? You can find out about all this and more in an astonishing compendium of the proverbial mind-boggling mysteries of the physical world we inhabit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArranged in a question-and-answer format, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWhat Einstein Told His Barber\u003c\/span\u003e is for anyone who ever pondered such things as why colors fade in sunlight, what happens to the rubber from worn-out tires, what makes red-hot objects glow red, and other scientific curiosities.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162172932336,"sku":"2940170657124","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170657124_p0.jpg?v=1763809395","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170657124","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}