Chaz Nuffington-Twattt is as wild a man of action as you'll ever meet in the village of Little Todger, where he is famed for his ability to eat and drink at the same time (while sitting down!) He has notched more failed attempts at climbing Ireland's Great Sugar Loaf mountain than any other explorer.

The Dangerous Book for Idiots explains just how you can try taking a holiday to one of the most dangerous places on earth, get a job where mortal danger is as near as the office water cooler, play a sport which guarantees a broken bone or ten, conduct some simple but ridiculous experiments in your own kitchen, or bring your friends into your numbskull world and endanger their lives with some practical jokes:; Russian roulette; Pulling your own teeth; Knife-throwing; Arctic nudism; Crocodile wrestling; Being buried alive; Walking on fire; Keeping killer bees; Waterfall barrel riding; Enticing a shark attack; Extreme cliff-diving; Ice-hole swimming; Motorcycle leaping; Trebuchet flight; Unexploded bomb hunting; Fire-breathing; Surgery without anaesthetic; Rough stock riding; Home-made explosives; Buzkashi; and more!