How Many Licks?, Or How to Estimate Damn Near Anything
Have you ever wondered how many calories are in the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man? How many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop? How long it would take to dig your way to China using a spoon? How Many Licks? shows you how to calculate these and other amusing tidbits quickly and easily using the math we all know. It’s the perfect gift for the math lover in your life. Click here to purchase.
Ballparking: Practical Math for Impractical Sports Questions
How fat would a hockey goalie need to be to completely block the net? Could Michael Phelps swim with cement flippers? How much further could you throw a football filled with helium? In this amusing and enlightening book, Santos answers these and other outrageous problems using the art of estimation.
Whether you’re a rabid sports fan or a math junkie, Ballparking can help you answer the sports questions that keep you up at night. Click here to purchase.