MythBusters Don't Try This at Home!

Name: MythBusters Don't Try This at Home!
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ISBN: 9780787983697

ISBN-10: 0787983691

ISBN-13: 9780787983697

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mary Packard, Discovery Channel Staff

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A colorful and fun companion to the popular MythBusters TV series, with experiments kids can do at home! We've all heard them-the popular myths and urban legends. Is it true that a penny dropped from a skyscraper can really kill someone on the sidewalk below? Only two men would be inventive-and adventurous-enough to try to find out: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, the MythBusters. Their popular MythBusters TV show airs on Discovery Channel and averages 1.7 million viewers. In each episode, hosts Savage and Hyneman, both special effects experts, put another urban legend to the test. In this book, you'll learn how they either 'busted' or confirmed many of the myths on their TV show, often with…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Doing the Experiments



Toy Car Race


Do Try This at Home: Racing toy cars



Talking to Plants


Do Try This at Home: What plants need to grow



Goldfish Memory


Do Try This at Home: Giving a pet IQ test



Octopus Pregnancy


Do Try This at Home: How food is digested



Daddy Longlegs


Do Try This at Home: Preserving a spider's web



Toothbrush Surprise


Do Try This at Home: Making a cultured cream



Balloon Lift


Do Try This at Home: How much can a balloon lift?



Sinking Ship


Do Try This at Home: Sinking versus floating?



Running in the Rain


Do Try This at Home: Making it rain



Does a Duck's Quack Echo?


Do Try This at Home: How sound reflects off surfaces



Ming Dynasty Astronaut


Do Try This at Home: Making a simple rocket



Breakstep Bridge


Do Try This at Home: Making a pendulum



Ancient Death Ray


Do Try This at Home: Testing reflection of different surfaces



Baghdad Battery


Do Try This at Home: Making a simple battery



Killer Quicksand


Do Try This at Home: Making quicksand


Answers to Brainbuster Quizzes


Glossary


Where to Find Out More


Index


Photo Credits