Reading Level
What is the reading level of The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction is 10th and 11th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 9 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 26 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
Reading Time
2 hrs 21 mins
How long to read The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction?
The estimated word count of The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction is 35,030 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 2 hrs 21 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 54 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 18 mins.
| The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction - 35,030 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 3 hrs 54 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 2 hrs 21 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 1 hrs 18 mins |
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More about The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction
35,030 words
Word Count
for The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction
336 pages
Pages
3 hours and 46 minutes
Audiobook length
Table of Contents
There are 30 chapters in The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction. We have listed them below.
| Title Page |
| Copyright Page |
| Dedication |
| Introduction |
| CHAPTER 11 - FOOD: OUT TO LUNCH! |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE THE MYSTERY OF SUPER-TOXIC SNAKE VENOM |
| CHAPTER 10 - FATHER KNOWS BEST |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE DNA FOSSILS: THE EVOLUTION OF HIV |
| CHAPTER 9 - WORKING NINE TO FIVE |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE RNAI: INTERFERENCE BY MOTHER NATURE |
| CHAPTER 8 - PRIVATE PARTS: CAUGHT WITH THEIR PANTS DOWN |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE WHY BOTHER WITH SEX? |
| CHAPTER 7 - WOMEN: WILL SHE OR WON’T SHE? |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE SEX ON THE BRAIN |
| CHAPTER 6 - THE FAST TRACK: TRAINS, CARS, AND BAR STOOLS! |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE LEFT BEHIND: VESTIGIAL STRUCTURES |
| CHAPTER 5 - EXPLOSIONS: TICKING TIME BOMB |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE EVOLVING CANCER |
| CHAPTER 4 - ELECTRICITY: COMMON GROUNDS |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE QUORUM SENSING: SECRET LANGUAGE OF BACTERIA |
| CHAPTER 3 - TOOLS: THE MONKEY WRENCH |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE RAPID EVOLUTION |
| CHAPTER 2 - RANDOM ACTS OF RIDICULOUSNESS |
| SCIENCE INTERLUDE BATTY BEHAVIOR |
| CHAPTER 1 - DOUBLE DARWINS! TWICE AS NICE |
| CHAPTER 0 - FAQ: YOU ASK, WE TELL |
| APPENDIX A - SURVIVAL TIPS |
| APPENDIX B - STAFF BIOGRAPHIES |
| STORY INDEX |
| LOCATION INDEX |
Description
The human race's most "devastatingly" popular humor series returns... With five previous books and more than 1.5 million copies sold, The Darwin Awards is a pop culture phenomenon. Honoring those who improve the species by accidentally removing themselves from it, The Darwin Awards countdown (to human extinction) is well under way-and we won't exit this mortal coil without one last laugh. In The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction, readers will find all-new stories chronicling humans who step onto the lowest rung on the evolutionary ladder, including: ? Nine no's with power tools ? Eight ways to incinerate yourself ? Seven safety warnings you should not ignore ? Six romance tips for "safe" sex... Featuring illustrations and brilliant science-of-evolution essays, this latest volume of The Darwin Awards enumerates just how uncommon common sense still is. Read more