Mad Science 2: Experiments You Can Do At Home, But STILL Probably Shouldn't

Best-selling author Theodore Gray is back with all-new spectacular experiments that demonstrate basic principles of chemistry and physics in thrilling and memorable ways For nearly a decade Theodore Gray has been demonstrating basic principles of chemistry and physics through exciting sometimes daredevil experiments that he executes photographs and writes about for his monthly Popular Science column Gray MatterTheo Grays Mad Science Experiments You Can Do at Home But Probably Shouldnt published by Black Dog in collected Grays Popular Science columns along with hundreds of photographs many of which were not published with the original columnsNow comes the second volume of mad-scientist experiments which includes more dramatic enlightening and sometimes daring demonstrations in which Gray dips his hand into molten lead to demonstrate the Leidenfrost effect crushes a tomato between two small magnets to demonstrate the power of neodymium-iron-boron magnets and creates trinkets out of solid mercury to demonstrate how the state of matter depends very much on the temperature at which it existsOther experiments includeA foil boat floating on an invisible seaDIY X-ray photosA bacon lance that cuts steelCharging a smart phone with apples and penniesAnd dozens more.