Book description
When Tusko the Elephant woke in his pen on 3 August 1962, little did he
know that he was about to be given the largest ever single dose of LSD .
. . Elephants on Acid is a wonderfully entertaining, authoritative
collection of history's most bizarre experiments, from the 19th-century
creation of zombie kittens to a University of Wisconsin study that
answers, definitively, the question of whether women who play hard to
get really are more desirable. As well as learning what happened to
Tusko, you will discover the 1959 mathematical equation for the point at
which chatter at a drinks party becomes loud; whether listening to
Mozart makes children super-students; and the secret of how to sleep on
planes . . . * If left to their own devices, would babies instinctively
pick a well-balanced diet? * If you were unfortunate enough to fall down
a disused mine shaft, would your dog run to fetch help? * Which really
tastes better in a blind tasting -- Coke, or Pepsi?
Alex Boese holds a master's degree in the history of science from
the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of The
Museum of Hoaxes and Hippo Eats Dwarf and the creator and curator of
www. museumofhoaxes. com. He lives near San Diego.
