Do Penguins Have Knees?, David Feldman
Do Penguins Have Knees?, David Feldman
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Do Penguins Have Knees?

Author: David Feldman

Narrator: David Feldman

Abridged: 1 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/31/2006


Synopsis

Ponder, if you willWhat happens to your Social Security number when you die?
Why are peanuts listed as an ingredient in plain M&Ms?
Why is Barbie's hair made out of nylon, but Ken's hair is plastic?
What makes up the ever-mysterious ""new-car smell""?Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Do Penguins Have Knees? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions.Part of the Imponderables® series, Do Penguins Have Knees? arms readers with the knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to get to the bottom of how beer was kept cold in the Old West?

About David Feldman

David Feldman is the author of ten previous volumes of Imponderables®. He has a master's degree in popular culture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and consults and lectures on the media. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cole on March 22, 2022

Good book. Pre internet......more

Goodreads review by Owen on January 15, 2020

It's just a question book, so it answers questions you thought you would never know the answer of.......more

Goodreads review by Alexa on February 02, 2019

I read this book a while ago, but I was reminded that I read it when I was looking at the book "What if?" I read this in like 3rd grade and it was super interesting but I got almost none of it except some of the crazy stuff behind a twirling ice skater. Would reccomend......more

Goodreads review by Remo on February 05, 2022

Tras haber descubierto el primero de los imponderables (curiosamente, a bordo de una fragata española en Puerto Rico cuando hacía la mili, pero eso es otra historia), me dediqué a recopilar todos los demás de este autor. Básicamente, estos libros responden a preguntas que a lo mejor nunca nos habíam......more

Goodreads review by Leah on September 18, 2017

I had another in this series of books when I was a young kid. I was excited to find a few of these at a recent library sale. I am really excited to share this with my nieces as they get older. They definitely have the same "why" gene I did and I can already seem them driving people a little batty wi......more