daamarketing.blogg.se - The Physics of Christmas by Roger Highfield

(Note Santa's hardworking trimmer-slimmer elf-mates.)

How might dietary scientists weigh in on this?Īnswer: Thousands of years ago, being able to store large quantities of energy-dense fuel in the form of adipose (fatty) tissue spelled survival when food was scarce, says Roger Highfield in "The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey." But today's plentiful food and sedentary lifestyles have nixed all that, bringing on an obesity health crisis. Book Review - Taming Monsters on Book Review – New Book – The Fated Few by R.A.Question:If Santa consumed even one-millionth of the goodies kids set out for him at many homes throughout the world, his large girth would be easily accounted for.Book Review - The Renegade Merchant on Book Review – Other Kindle Book – The Lost Brother by Sarah Woodbury.Book Review - The Lost Brother on Book Review – Other Kindle Book – The Renegade Merchant by Sarah Woodbury.Book Review - Firelord's Curse on Book Review – Other Kindle Book – The Firelord’s Crown by Dee Harrison.Book Review - The Free Bastards on Book Review – Other Kindle Book – The True Bastards: A Novel by Jonathan French.

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There is so much else in here too, everything from the development of the Christmas card to how to cook a turkey (also how to cook a plum pudding), and the formation of snowflakes. The history reminded me of the little book I read for my Christmas book the year before last – 4000 Years of Christmas, but this author emphasized different aspects of the many pre-Christian myths that have influenced the Christmas traditions. It was not at all limited to physics, but also took in the history, chemistry, and biology of various aspects of Christmas. It explored all sorts of (mostly British and American) traditions in great detail. Of course, some parts were more interesting than others. Stay tuned until next year, when we will be trying to read another 50 list books. This will also be my last list book for the year. This book is my Christmas read for this year.