Materials Required:l 2 antacid tabletsl Empty plastic bottle, such as a 6-inch-tall shampoo bottlel Waterl Pan Procedure: Break apart two antacid tablets and put the pieces in the bottle. Now fill the bottle about ¼ full with water. Rest the bottle on its side in a pan of water. You will see the bottle-boat chug […]
Chapter 3 “Look here, Burger,” said Kennedy, “I do wish that you would confide in me.” The two famous students of Roman remains sat together in Kennedy’s comfortable room overlooking the Corso. The night was cold, and they had both pulled up their chairs to the unsatisfactory Italian stove which threw out a zone of
Materials Required:l Empty food can, such as a soup canl Can openerl Scissorsl Cardboardl Paill Waterl Drinking glassThe help of one of your parents Procedure: Ask one of your parents to cut away the bottom of an empty food can with a can opener so that both ends are open. Cut a piece of cardboard
Chapter 2 My friend, Lionel Dacre, lived in the Avenue de Wagram, Paris. His house was that small one, with the iron railings and grass plot in front of it, on the left-hand side as you pass down from the Arc de Triomphe. I fancy that it had been there long before the avenue was
Materials Required:l Empty mayonnaise jarl Uncooked ricel Knife with blunt, wide blade, such as a cake knife Procedure: Fill the empty mayonnaise jar with uncooked rice and pack it down firmly. Add more rice until it’s even with the top of the jar. Poke the blunt knife into the rice several times to a depth
Materials Required:l Sawl Boardl Small glass bottle with a protruding lipl Metal trash canl Waterl Corkl HammerThe help of one of your parents Procedure: Ask one of your parents to use the saw to cut a notch in a long, flat board so that the bottle can be suspended from it by resting the glass
The Horror of the Heights The novel ‘Tales of Terror and Mystery’ consists of two parts—(i) Tales of Terror wherein there are six stories full of horror and terror, (ii) Tales of Mystery wherein there are also six stories full of mystery and suspense. Let us enjoy ourselves reading these stories one by one.The idea
Materials Required:l Sheet of typing paperl Rubber bandl Book Procedure: Roll a single sheet of typing paper into a tube and slip a rubber band around it. Stand the tube on end on a flat surface. Carefully place a book on top of the tube and you will see that the paper supports the weight
Materials Required:l A weighing scale Procedure:Here’s an easy way to lose several kilograms instantly. Stand on the bathroom scale and raise your arms high above your head. Read the dial and note how many kilograms you weigh. Lower your arms rapidly to your sides. You are suddenly many kilograms lighter. Oops! A few seconds later,
Materials Required:l A thunder and lightning storm Procedure:Can you tell how far away a storm is? Here is a simple way to find out. The next time a big thunderstorm occurs, watch for the lightning. As soon as you see the flash in the sky, start counting, “thundercracker 1, thundercracker 2, thundercracker 3,” and so
Materials Required:l Fish tankl Waterl Blue food colouringl 1 cup vegetable oill Stirrer Procedure: Fill a fish tank or other large, clear container about half full with water, and add some food colouring until the water turns to a deep shade of blue. Then pour the oil on top. Slowly stir the water. The oil
Materials Required:l Saucepanl Waterl Frying panl Ice cubesThe help of one of your parentsProcedure: Fill a saucepan about ¼ full with water, and ask one of your parents to boil it over high heat. Fill a frying pan with ice cubes, then give it to your parent to hold several inches above the steam escaping
Materials Required:l Glassl Waterl Ice cubel Stringl SaltProcedure: Fill a glass with water and place an ice cube on the surface. Tie a loop, about 1 inch in diameter, in a piece of string several inches long. Set the loop on top of the ice cube. Sprinkle some salt over the top of the cube
Materials Required:l 2 thermometers, 1, or both, with an exposed bulbl Clothl Threadl Waterl Electric fan Procedure: Make sure the two thermometers give identical readings. Wrap a piece of lightweight cloth once around one of the exposed thermometer bulbs, and tie it in place with thread. Wet the cloth with water, then hold both thermometers,
Materials Required:l Paper strawl Scissorsl Drinking glassl Water Procedure: Slit a paper straw across, about 1/3 from one end, making sure you do not slit it all the way through. Bend the straw back like a hinge and insert the short end into a drinking glass. Fill the glass with water until the level almost
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