Sizesaurus From Hectares to Decibels to Calories, a Witty Compendium of Measurements

Discusses all kinds of comparative measures used by chemists, engineers, cooks, carpenters, scientists, & just plain folks who want to convey, non-scientifically, how heavy, how tall, how hot, how loud, & how small things really are. Some of the questions & conundrums Strauss examines & answers include: What would Santa Claus have to do to deliver all his presents in one night? (Strauss calls this a Santametric); Which celestial body is equal in volume to 54,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Big Macs?; How loud must a noise be to have lethal effects?; What is the pressure of a shark's bite?; How hot would Hell be?; How cold would Hell have to be before it froze over?; What are a brescia, a houpee, & a Smoot? Illustrated.Strauss, Stephen is the author of 'Sizesaurus From Hectares to Decibels to Calories, a Witty Compendium of Measurements' with ISBN 9780756764562 and ISBN 0756764564.