Why Does Asparagus Make Your Wee Smell? And 57 Other Curious Food and Drink Questions
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Have you ever wondered . . . Why onions make you cry? Why bacon smells so good? And whether mixing drinks really worsens your hangover?
Opening up the chemical world behind the sensations we experience from food and drink with beautiful graphics and easy-to-understand explanations, this fun compendium has all the weird and wonderful answers. Exploring flavours, aromas, poisons and much more - from popping candy, champagne and spicy chillies, to garlic breath and nutmeg as hallucinogen - discover the incredible science that affects us on a daily basis.
Opening up the chemical world behind the sensations we experience from food and drink with beautiful graphics and easy-to-understand explanations, this fun compendium has all the weird and wonderful answers. Exploring flavours, aromas, poisons and much more - from popping candy, champagne and spicy chillies, to garlic breath and nutmeg as hallucinogen - discover the incredible science that affects us on a daily basis.
- ISBN:
- 9781409156628
- Publication Date:
- 2016-10-20
- Publisher:
- Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing G
- Language:
- English
- Page Count:
- 149
- Size:
- 7.59" l x 6.31" w x 0.68" h
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- Science and Technology
- Reference
Category
- Chemistry
- Curiosities and Wonders
Subject