Part of the "New Scientist" series, this book investigates everything from what it's like to die, to exploding trousers and recycled urine.

Real scientific breakthroughs sometimes come out of the most surprising and unpromising work. OFF THE LEASH is about the margins of science - not the research down tried-and-tested routes, but some of its zanier and more brilliant by-ways. Investigating everything from what it's like to die, to exploding trousers and recycled urine, this book is a reminder that science is intensely creative and often very amusing - and when let off the leash, scientists can fire the imagination like nobody else.