Sneaky Science Tricks: Perform Sneaky Mind-Over-Matter, Levitate Your Favorite Photos, Use Water to Detect Your Elevation
Cy Tymony
Language: English
Pages: 66
ISBN: 2:00141729
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Author and delightfully mad scientist Cy Tymony combines the fun of his Sneaky Uses series with a host of fascinating science facts and resourceful tricks in Sneaky Science Tricks, a uniquely entertaining and educational how-to guide for the sly and curious among us.
This time, Tymony has concocted an ingenious bag of tricks that includes a helicopter, a hand-powered fan, a clever moon direction trick, and many, many other shrewd navigation tools and tons of sneaky trivia on plants and animals, geography, and physics.
Each nifty project in the book comes complete with detailed, easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations that fully demonstrate the step-by-step process, making Sneaky Science Tricks an ideal guidebook for sneaky scientists of all ages.
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Angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point north or south of the equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels. The equator is 0 degrees latitude. The North Pole is 90 degrees. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians. Longitude (shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the prime (Greenwich) meridian located in England. Distance between Lines If you divide the.
3. Air Pressure Demonstration V Here’s another sneaky, easy-to-perform demonstration of air pressure’s causing an unexpected result. What’s Needed Scissors Piece of paper FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4 What to Do Cut the piece of paper into a 5 by 3-inch shape. Fold the paper in half lengthwise, as shown in Figure 1. Next, unfold the paper and place it on a flat surface so that it has a slight rise near its center crease. See Figure 2. Then, as shown.
Trick will also come in handy when scissors aren’t around. Note: This sneaky trick will work on thin cotton string, not with nylon or coated string. What’s Needed Cotton string, approximately 3-feet long FIGURE 1 What to Do Wrap one end of the string three times around the forefinger of your left hand and then make a small loop near the palm. Next, pull the string behind your left hand and up and through the loop, and leave a 1-foot length between your hands. Last, wrap the.
Recycling, since it includes pockets to collect discarded soda cans, small bottles, and batteries. For adaptability, sections are connected with Velcro dots and rubber bands, and extra sections can be added when desired. Its head and arms are extendable and include blinking LED flashers for nighttime fun. The torso can be folded over, using a discarded CD or DVD case, and covered with cloth to act as a motorized meal tray. Additional accessories, such as a walkie-talkie or cell phone, can be.
FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5 You can draw a battery and a recycling symbol (a triple arrow) on the front of the bag (which you should tape to the front of the robot), as shown in Figure 6. Last, tape or press on the robot’s arms and neck and extend them as desired, as shown in Figure 7. FIGURE 6 FIGURE 7 ACCESSORIZING THE ROBOT The boxy shapes of the robot’s body parts can be enhanced with a few add-ons. You only need a few household items to produce a more dramatic “mechanized”.