101 Bets You Will Always Win · The Science of the Seemingly Impossible
- Authors
- Wiseman, Richard
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Tags
- general , magic , science , cognitive psychology & cognition , games , logic & brain teasers , puzzles , psychology
- Date
- 2016-09-27T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 5.98 MB
- Lang
- en
Everyone loves a winner. Imagine being able to challenge anyone with seemingly impossible bets, safe in the knowledge that you will always win. Imagine no more. Richard Wiseman is a psychologist who has traveled the globe in search of the world's greatest bets and in "101 Bets You Will Always Win" he shows you how to use science, logic and a healthy dose of trickery always to be on the winning side of every bet you make. Using coins, dice, matchsticks and ordinary objects, you'll discover, among many other things,
- how to balance a coin on the edge of a dollar bill
- pick a cup up with a balloon
- balance two forks and a matchstick on your fingertip
- separate two glasses without touching them
In explaining the bets, Wiseman also explains the science behind them making what at first seems mystifying as natural as the laws of gravity. Let YouTube sensation Richard Wiseman turn you into one of those smart people who can say "I'll bet I can..." and know that you'll never lose.