so you want to become a fossil?

have you ever wondered...?

how long can i live on beer alone?
how fat would you need to be to become bullet proof?
why did pineapples evolve a fearsome array of spiny leaves that make the large, sweet and juicy fruit almost impregnable?
is it possible for a ground-observer to calculate how much water is in a particular cloud?

i am reading a thoroughly enjoyable book at the minute that answers all this and much, much more! 'does anything eat wasps? and 101 other questions', by newscientist magazine. the book is a compliation from the last word section of the mag...random questions and answers to life's mysteries composed by the readers.

i suggest you go out and get it! or i'll lend you my copy when i've finished.