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Experiments You Can Do At Home - But Probably Shouldn't
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
April 2009
On Sale: March 25, 2009
240 pages
ISBN: 1579127916
EAN: 9781579127916
Hardcover
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In the spirit of Discovery Channel's MythBusters and
Smash Lab, Popular Science columnist Theo Gray
demonstrates fundamental scientific principles through
wacky, daredevil experiments that will have readers
exclaiming, "Holy !!*$#!!" Witness as he makes subatomic
radioactive particles dance in a cloud chamber, mixes sodium
and chlorine to create a smoke that will salt a super-sized
bag of popcorn, adds 500 pounds of quicklime to water to
create a homemade hot tub, builds a liquid battery out of
copper sulfate, launches a rocket with a Snickers bar, and
uses liquid nitrogen to make a gallon of ice cream in record
time. These are just a few of the 52 extreme experiments
brought to life by Theo Gray in Mad Science.
Culled from his column "Gray Matter," which has been
a favorite of Popular Science readers for years,
these experiments have been expanded to include even more of
the fascinating science behind them, as well as hundreds of
additional images. Every experiment is accompanied by
stunning full-color photographs that provide a front-row
seat to split-second chemical reactions and glorious
subatomic activity. Gray's writing is fresh, hip, and makes
the science exciting and easy to understand. Not only are
the experiments visually arresting, each one explains a
fascinating principle of elemental science in a unique and
irresistibly compelling way.
Mad Science is
the perfect book for anyone—of any age, who is fascinated by
all things electrical, chemical, or explosive, and who loves
a vicarious thrill.
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