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The geek dad book for aspiring mad scientists : the coolest experiments and projects for science fairs and family fun / Ken Denmead.

by Denmead, Ken.

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Science -- Experiments.

Science projects.

Family recreation.

9781592406883 (pbk.)

1592406882 (pbk.)

vii, 231 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Experiments for Moonbase Alpha : Extracting your own DNA ; Space agriculture ; DIY mind control ; Growing crystals for power ; Biosphere breakdown ; Can you dodge a laser? ; Spaceship design: building your own wind tunnel -- Inside the mad scientist's kitchen : Making your own topsoil ; Growing tasty sea monsters ; Exploring fluid dynamics: the magic of Mentos and soda ; Understanding calories: junk food in flames ; Thermodynamics: keeping it cool without electricity -- Apocalypse survival science : Building a MacGyver radio ; Making top secret invisible ink ; Steam power, steampunk style ; Mastering alchemy ; The science of siege warfare ; Post-apocalypse particle detector ; Mapping your ecosphere -- Fun with fire and electricity : The music of fire: building a Rubens' tube ; Playing with plasma ; Electrolysis: splitting molecules for power ; What's the best ammunition for your potato gun? ; Deadly dust: a ticking bomb? ; Emission spectroscopy: identification with flames -- Appendix A: Experiment index -- Appendix B: Arduino code for "Can you dodge a laser?"

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