Experiments category: 574 books
Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things
How to Turn a Calculator into a Metal Detector Carry a Survival Kit in a Shoestring Make a Gas Mas
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
How to Turn a Calculator into a Metal Detector, Carry a Survival Kit in a Shoestring, Make a Gas Mask with a Balloon, Turn Dishwashng Liquid into a Copy Machine, Convert a Styrofoam Cup into a Speaker, and Make a James Bond Spy Jacket with Everyday Things
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Molecules
The Elements and the Architecture of Everything
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
In this paperback edition of the beloved second book in Theodore Gray's bestselling (1.5 million copies) Elements trilogy, Gray demonstrates how the elements of the periodic table combine into the molecules that form the things that make up our world.
Molecules is the second book in the million-copy...
by Eric Layton
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Eric Layton, a solar DIY hobbyist, wrote this guide for readers that are trying to build their own solar powered electric go-kart. This DIY solar electric go-kart was built using solar panels with a battery system. This book is a comprehensive guide with pictures on the design, thought process, equipment,...
by Eric Layton
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
A Brief Summary of Building a Solar Powered Biodiesel Facility
While at the University of Florida from 2005 to 2011, Eric Layton assisted in building a solar powered biodiesel facility. This report shows the work and the thought that went into building and designing solar panels to help produce...
Return of Gonzo Gizmos
More Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
This fresh collection of more than 20 science projects-from hydrogen fuel cells to computer-controlled radio transmitters-is perfect for the tireless tinkerer. Innovative activities include taking detailed plant cell photographs through a microscope using a disposable camera; building a rocket engine...
Popular Science: The Big Book of Hacks
264 Amazing DIY Tech Projects
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
The ingenious and hilarious projects in The Big Book of Hacks are perfect for aspiring makers. And it's all brought to you by the DIY masters at Popular Science magazine. GEEK TOYS Be the life of any party with rad gaming hacks, amazing pyrotechnics, quirky DIY robots, "wow"-inducing projectiles,...
Defending Your Castle
Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
A man’s home is his castle, or so the saying goes, but could it withstand an attack by Attila and the Huns, Ragnar and the Vikings, Alexander and the Greeks, Genghis Khan and the Mongols, or Tamerlane and the Tartars? Backyard Ballistics author William Gurstelle poses this fascinating question to...
by Stewart Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2014
I decided to try remote viewing to see if there was anything in it, and whether I could do it. So for six months I read, interacted and tried, and this book shows the real life results for a beginner who has self learnt as best he can the techniques once used and now declassified by the US military....
Make: Drones
Teach an Arduino to Fly
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Make: Drones will help the widest possible audience understand how drones work by providing several DIY drone projects based on the world's most popular robot controller--the Arduino. The information imparted in this book will show Makers how to build better drones and be better drone pilots, and...
The Weather Detective
Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.
The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.
In this...
Reactions
An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The third book in Theodore Gray's bestselling Elements Trilogy, Reactions continues the journey through the world of chemistry that began with his two previous bestselling books The Elements and Molecules.
With The Elements, Gray gave us a never-before-seen, mesmerizing photographic view of...
by John Austin
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Author and toy designer John Austin provides detailed, step-by-step instructions with diagrams to show stealth warriors how to build 37 different ninja weapons for the modern era. Each of the projects in MiniWeapons of Mass Destruction 4 are built from common household and office items—plastic utensils,...
by Stewart Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
If you are a fellow beginner at Remote Viewing using the CRV method then you might find this book about my own learning journey to be a useful signpost for you. If you are a scientist investigating remote viewing you might find the data that I provide on my session results helpful in understanding...