Elephants On Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments

ISBN-13:	9780156031356
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/05/2007
Series:	Harvest Original
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	210,645
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.71(d)

Alex Boese reveals to readers the results of scores of outrageous, amusing, and provocative experiments found in the files of modern science.When Tusko the Elephant woke in his pen at the Lincoln Park Zoo on the morning of August 3, 1962, little did he know that he was about to become the test subject in an experiment to determine what happens to an elephant given a massive dose of LSD. In Elephants on Acid, Boese details the results of this scientific trial, as well as answers to the questions: Why can't people tickle themselves? Would the average dog summon help in an emergency? Will babies instinctually pick a well-balanced diet? Is it possible to restore life to the dead? Read on to find out...