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A few examples include testing why a stuntman can safely be on fire, turning on a fluorescent light that’s gone out, making a model skeleton out of fried chicken, and finding out why February only has 28 days.\n\n(Source: Kodansha, translated)\n\nThe topics included in each volume are:\n\n-   Volume 1:\n    -   **Why Is a Stuntman Safe Even when Engulfed in Flames?** (スタントマンはなぜ炎にまかれても平気なのか？)\n    -   **Why Does the Human Race Wash Their Hands Before Eating?** (人類はなぜご飯を食べる前に手を洗うのか？)\n    -   **How Did This Young Man Become a Famous Doctor Despite Not Being Able to Write?** (字もかけない青年はどうやって名医になったのか？)\n    -   **How to Light a Fluorescent Lamp That’s Gone Out?** (切れた蛍光灯を灯すにはどうすればいいのか？)\n    -   **What Do Scientists Dread Most?** (科学者にとって最もホラーな出来事とは？)\n    -   **Why Does February Only Have 28 Days?** (なぜ２月は２８日しかないのか？)\n    -   Extras:\n        -   **Bonus Manga** (おまけマンガ)\n        -   **Follow-Along Experiment Videos. So Easy!!** (とても簡単!!「実験動画解説」)\n        -   **Special Interview: “The History of Science is Not a Constant.” (Hideto Nakajima, professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology)** (特別インタビュー「科学の歴史は、不変ではない。」（東工大・中島秀人教授）)\n        -   ***Keshimane* Tidbits** (「決マネ」コボれ話)\n        -   **Bonus 4-Panel Manga** (おまけの四コマ)\n-   Volume 2:\n    -   **How to Completely Erase a Hard Drive?** (ハーディスクのデータを完全に消去するには？)\n    -   **Can Schrödinger’s Cat Leave the Box?** (シュレディンガーのネコは箱から出られるのか？)\n    -   **What Is December 25th for, Really?** (１２月２５日はなんの日なのか？)\n    -   **How to Quickly Find a Lost Child?** (迷子を素早く探すには？)\n    -   **How Was the Length of One Meter Decided?** (「１メートルの長さ」はどう決まったのか？)\n    -   **How to Make Cheap Ingredients into Classy Ones?** (安い食料を高級にするには？)\n    -   **How to Communicate your Feelings to Someone?** (相手にちゃんと想いを伝えるには？)\n    -   Extras:\n        -   **Bonus Manga** (おまけマンガ)\n        -   **Follow-Along Experiment Videos. So Easy!!** (とても簡単!!「実験動画解説」)\n        -   **Special Interview: “Designing Fun” (Motoki Shino, associate professor at Tokyo University)** (特別インタビュー「『おもしろい』を設計する。」（東大・小竹元基准教授）)\n        -   ***Keshimane* Tidbits** (「決マネ」コボれ話)\n        -   **Bonus 4-Panel Manga** (おまけの四コマ)\n        -   **Afterword Manga** (あとがきマンガ)\n-   Volume 3:\n    -   **How to Take Fingerprints with Household Items?** (身近なもので指紋を採取するには？)\n    -   **How to Entertain a Group of People?** (大勢の人を楽しませるには？)\n    -   **How to Turn a Screw with Broken Threads?** (ねじ山がつぶれたねじを回すには？)\n    -   **What’s Needed for a Time Machine?** (タイムマシンに乗るためには？)\n    -   **How to Know that It’s Love?** (それが恋だと気づくためには？)\n    -   **How to Make Your Love Complete?** (恋愛を成就させるためには？)\n    -   Extras:\n        -   **An Explanation of Neutrinos** (「ニュートリノ」解説ページ)\n        -   **Retrospective: 10 Years Ago** (前日譚「10 Years Ago」)\n        -   **Bonus Manga** (おまけマンガ)\n        -   **Follow-Along Experiment Videos. So Easy!!** (とても簡単!!「実験動画解説」)\n        -   **How to Play Prime Number President** (「素数大富豪」の遊び方)\n        -   **Special Interview: “A Life of Being Obsessed with the Invisible” (Yasushi Watanabe of Riken)** (特別インタビュー「『見えないもの』にとり憑かれた人生。」（理化学研究所・渡邊康）)\n        -   ***Keshimane* Tidbits** (「決マネ」コボれ話)\n        -   **Bonus 4-Panel Manga** (おまけの四コマ)\n        -   **Afterword Manga** (あとがきマンガ)","published":{"start_date":"2014-05-15","end_date":"2015-12-03","start_date_is_estimated":false,"end_date_is_estimated":false},"status":"completed","is_licensed":false,"content_rating":"safe","type":"manga","rating":67,"popularity":{"global":{"current":102391,"history":{"1d":102268,"1w":101802,"1mo":101134,"3mo":107118,"6mo":101548,"1y":70618}},"type":{"current":68748,"history":{"1d":68672,"1w":68466,"1mo":68168,"3mo":72035,"6mo":68241,"1y":53443}}},"publishers":[{"name":"Kodansha","type":"Original","note":""}],"last_updated_at":"2026-09-01T07:47:13.259Z","source":{"anilist":{"id":154988,"rating":7.2,"rating_normalized":72},"anime_planet":{"id":"kesshite-mane-shinaide-kudasai","rating":null,"rating_normalized":null},"anime_news_network":{"id":null,"rating":null,"rating_normalized":null},"kitsu":{"id":null,"rating":null,"rating_normalized":null},"manga_updates":{"id":"jm7wu2c","rating":6.2,"rating_normalized":62},"my_anime_list":{"id":null,"rating":null,"rating_normalized":null},"shikimori":{"id":null,"rating":null,"rating_normalized":null}},"rating_count":5,"final_volume":3,"total_chapters":19,"titles":[{"language":"ja-Latn","traits":["native"],"title":"Kesshite Mane Shinaide Kudasai.","is_primary":true},{"language":"en","traits":[],"title":"Never.","is_primary":true},{"language":"ja","traits":["native"],"title":"決してマネしないでください。","is_primary":true}],"cover":{"raw":"https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/large/bx154988-zUbeGLA245T1.jpg","x150":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x150@1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDE1NDk4OC16VWJlR0xBMjQ1VDEuanBn","x250":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x250@1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDE1NDk4OC16VWJlR0xBMjQ1VDEuanBn","x350":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x350@1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDE1NDk4OC16VWJlR0xBMjQ1VDEuanBn","blurhash":"|WPGNwRiK#-VxbSitRo|-;rF%1S|jJsqkXozNFRj_4tQWARlNGShV@s;bFIBOEt7sBk9Sweot7butRbvxajFt3kRi_ahNaXSRjV@V@V?WUemoLtRofbHj[WCV[fkWBWAV@xaozoft7ogoMofWrofo|a{aKbbW;jGkCWAay","width":460,"height":662},"anime":{"exists":false,"start":null,"end":null}}}