Explosive Experiments by Nick Arnold, Scholastic, 拢5.99, ISBN
0439999278
EVER wondered how to make artificial vomit? Take half a cup of water, chuck
in one finely chopped carrot and a couple of crumbled biscuits. Add vinegar and
milk to taste. Give it a stir and hey presto! Now you can recreate the morning
after the night before.
Whether you devour Explosive Experiments from cover to cover or just
dip in for the occasional home experiment or grisly tale, this book is packed
with brain food. You鈥檒l find exploding meteors and cheesy-sock sniffers, recipes
for home-made rockets, and tricks to turn a real corpse into the perfect
crash-test dummy. Some tales are not for the squeamish: for example, the
scientist who encouraged babies to dine on dog poo.
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Written by Nick Arnold, Explosive Experiments is the latest offering
in the award-winning Horrible Science series from Scholastic. Gruesomely
illustrated by Tony De Saulles and packed with hilarious true stories, this book
follows 鈥渢he wobbly path of scientific discovery鈥� from Harvey to Einstein.
Warning: with lashings of horrible home experiments inside these covers, keep
a close eye on your kitchen. It could end up dripping with water or something
far, far worse . . . While many books promise a lot, Explosive
Experiments delivers. Whatever your age, if there鈥檚 an ounce of child in
you, this book will leave you hungry for more.