Because I Said So!

Don t cross your eyes or the ll stay like that Feed a cold, starve a fever Don t touch your Halloween candy until we get it checked out Never run with scissors Don t look in the microwave while it s running This will go down on your permanent record Is any of it true If so, how true Ken Jennings wants to find out if mother and father always know best Yes, all those years you were told not to sit too close to the television you ll hurt your eyes or swallow your gum it stays in your stomach for seven years or crack your knuckles arthritis are called into question by our country s leading trivia guru Jennings separates myth from fact to debunk a wide variety of parental edicts no swimming after meals, sit up straight, don t talk to strangers, and so on Armed with medical case histories, scientific findings, and even the occasional experiment on himself or his kids , Jennings exposes countless examples of parental wisdom run amok Whether you re a parent who wants to know what you can stop worrying about or a kid of any age looking to say, I told you so, this is the anti helicopter parenting book you ve been waiting for. New Download eBook Because I Said So! author Ken Jennings – kino-fada.fr This was great touched on a great number of every day facts that are rooted so deeply in our collective consciousness that we don t even question them He does I found so many of them topical that my wife is teasing me that he s my new hero Every conversation has, Ken Jennings said in it somewhere.I admit, I really like Jennings We followed his run on Jeopardy every appearance thereafter with great attention I ve also read a couple of articles by him Here s one in S This was great touched on a great number of every day facts that are rooted so deeply in our collective consciousness that we don t even question them He does I found so many of them topical that my wife is teasing me that he s my new hero Every conversation has, Ken Jennings said in it somewhere.I admit, I really like Jennings We followed his run on Jeopardy every appearance thereafter with great attention I ve also read a couple of articles by him Here s one in Smithsonian Magazine questions the answers were well done concentrated on the practical aspects There s quite a bit of humor that every parent will appreciate, too He s a good writer this book was about perfec...Despite the easy accessibility of information, we re still passing on old wives tales Some are wise, some not so Jennings collected a bunch of stuff his parents told him, he catches himself telling his kids, and some other tidbits of advice from friends online Then he researched many of them through Straight Dope, Snopes, and and Mythbusters, but continued his research with theoriginal sources, the science journals etc I trust his information in the mini essays that answer ...In this book, Ken Jennings takes on many of the things that we were told as children and may be passing on to our own kids right now Do you really need to wait an hour after eating before you swim If you shave, does the hair grow back thicker and or darker CAN YOUR FACE REALLY FREEZE THAT WAY It s probably not a shock to anyone, but most of what our parents told us isn t 100% true Turns out that you shouldn t even teach your kids not to talk to strangers, but rather that there are differ In this book, Ken Jennings takes on many of the things that we were told as child...Cross posted from my blog The Periodic Table of ElephantsKen Jennings gets out his bullshit detector after telling his son that he shouldn t run and eat a lolly pop because a tragic accident would ensue He realised he got this from his mother and wondered if there were any basis to other parentisms such as chicken soup for a cold, don t eat cheese before bed because you ll have weird dreams, running with scissors and not swimming for an hour after eating.Ken digs through medical journals, int Cross posted from my blog The Periodic Table of ElephantsKen Jennings gets out his bullshit detector after telling his son that he shouldn t run and eat a lolly pop because a tragic accident would ensue He realised he got this from his mother and wondered if there were any basis to other parentisms such as chicken soup for a cold, don t eat cheese before bed because you ll have weird dreams, running with scissors and not swimming for an hour after eating.Ken digs through medical journals, interviews experts and tirelessly researches each parentism to gauge the level of nonsense But if you are worried that this would be dry, you always have Ken s humour to fall back on which is certainly up there in non fiction humour with Mary Roach and Bill Bryson.What is lacking compared to his other b...This book was actually very interesting because it listed very cool facts that I didn t even know It also is very cool because it lists what parents often tell you and the book says if those facts are actually true.I have been a Ken Jennings fan ever since his long run on Jeopardy I think it is fun to cheer on fellow Mormons especially super smart ones like Ken I became an even bigger fan when I heard him give a fantastic talk in church a year or so ago here in Seattle and knew I needed to read his latest book Listening to this book was so much fun and I highly recommend listening over reading this one Ken talks fast and if you don t listen up you will miss some very funny one liners He has a quick wi I have been a Ken Jennings fan ever since his long run... Satan s spawn. That s the name my friend Marci a two time Jeopardy champion gave Ken Jennings You remember him the smirking, Trebek fawning human computer who defeated challenger after challenger for something like six interminable months a few years back It was fun at first, but then we started to empathize with his challengers and loved to hate him Then we just hated him, plain and simple Our cheers could be heard for mile...Jeopardy winner Ken Jennings puts his sharp mind to good use in this collection of short essays examining the fact and fiction behind the so called common wisdom that our parents passed down to most of us.In addition to clarifying whether it s Feed a fever or Feed a cold, and whether there is any truth to either Jennings book is full of fun facts like how many people end up in the emergency room each year for toaster related injuries Jennings precise yet entertaining writing style make Jeopardy winner Ken Jennings puts his sharp mind to good use in this collection of short essays examining the fact and fiction behind the so called common wisdom that our parents passed down to most of us.In addition to clarifying whether it s Feed a fever or Feed a cold, and whether there is any truth to either Jennings book is full of fun facts like how many people end up in the emergency room each year for toaster related injuries Jennings precise yet entertaining writing style makes this book easy and fun to read He s got a good sense of humor and succeeds in gently pointing out why believing everyt...via EdelweissI m a longtime reader of Ken Jennings blog, but I haven t read any of his books, until now Because I Said So is one of those rare books that I would recommend to everyone male or female, young or old, numbers people or word people Jennings takes those stock phrases familiar to all, from the patently ridiculous If you cross your eyes your face will stick that way to the aggravating Put on a sweater, I m cold to the seemingly logical Don t run with a lollipop in your mouth via EdelweissI m a longtime reader of Ken Jennings blog, but I haven t read any of his books, until now Because I Said So is one of those rare books that I would recommend to everyone male or female, you...How could you read this subtitle and not be intrigued I mean, you KNOW your parents have been lying to you, and now finally someone is going to tell you what about Incidentally, you know your parents lied to you as a child as soon as you have children of your own who are old enough to ask inane questions and do stupid things and you find yourself spouting the same warnings your parents said to you I really liked Jennings s other books, so I figured his writing style and this topic were sure How could you read this subtitle and not be intrigued I mean, you KNOW your parents have been lying to you, and now finally someone is going to tell you what about Incidentally, you know your parents lied to you as a child as soon as you have children of your own who are old enough to ask inane questions and do stupid things and you find yourself spouting the same warnings your parents said to you I really liked Jennings s other books, so I figured his writing style and this topic were sure to be a hit I read it super fast, and I did enjoy it, but not really as much as I expected For one thing, a lot of the myths he debunks were kind of Duh to me Plus, he quotes recaps heavily from MythBusters and other non Trade Marked myth busting entities, so it has the serious feel of borrowed research I mean, he details his experie...

• English
• 24 September 2017
Ken Jennings
• Hardcover
• 237 pages
• 1451656254
• Ken Jennings
• Because I Said So!