Chapter 1 Why read this book to find out how to win friends? Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the world has ever known? Who is he? You may meet him tomorrow coming down the street. When you get within ten feet of him, he will begin to wag his […]
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You will need: Tarnished piece orpieces of silver Pan or dish (should bedeep enough to immersethe silver completely) Aluminium foil to coverthe bottom of the dish Hot (nearly boiling) water(to fill the dish) Baking soda (add ½ cup ofbaking soda for 8 cups ofwater) Next time, your mother takes the household silver to the jeweller
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You will need: q 2-3 cups of iron-fortifiedbreakfast cerealq Strong magnetq Zip lock plastic bagq Water Next time you are about to eat your favouritebreakfast cereal, why not test it, whether it isactually fortified with iron (as the box says), or not? INSTRUCTIONS Pour the cereal into a plastic bag which can be sealed so
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Chapter 3 I often went fishing up in Maine during the summer. Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted. I didn’t bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather,
You will need: A bowl or dish withlarge surface area Water Liquid soap Cutouts of fish (madefrom cardboard) Cotton swab Work with the principles of surface tension and create your own swimming fish. Watch how your fish swims around in the water by following this simple experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Take water in a large dish, which
You will need: Raisins Colourless soft drink orsoda Transparent glass Vinegar Pour your favourite colourless fizzy drink into a glass and drop a few raisins into it. Watch them bounce about. INSTRUCTIONS Take a transparent glass and pour soda into it. You could also pour vinegar into the glass and add a bit of baking
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You will need: Milk Vinegar Baking soda Water Strainer Plastic container Gas stove Pan Follow this experiment to see how you can convert your bedtime drink into glue! INSTRUCTIONS Heat 1 and a ½ cups of milk in a pan. Once it is warm, add 3 teaspoonfuls of vinegar to the milk. Keep heating this
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You will need: Sponge 6 tablespoonfuls of water 6 tablespoonfuls of salt 6 tablespoonfuls of Ujalaor Robin (Detergent liquid bluing) 1 tablespoonful ofammonia Shallow dish Glue or tape Create your very own miniature Christmas tree which looks like it is covered in snow. Follow this simple experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Firstly, make the magic solution by dissolving
You will need: Potassium permanganate(your mother probablyhas it in the kitchen) Glycerin Water Dish Tablespoon Another way to amaze your friends is to ask them to try lighting a fire with water. They cannot use matchsticks either. Show your friends this cool trick which is nothing but chemistry. INSTRUCTIONS Take about 2 tablespoonfuls of potassium
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Chapter 2 There Is Only one way under high heaven to get anybody to do anything. Did you ever stop to think of that? Yes, just one way. And that is by making the other person want to do it.Remember, there is no other way.Of course, you can make someone want to give you his
Chapter 1 On May 7, 1931, the most sensational manhunt New York City had ever known had come to its climax. After weeks of search, “Two Gun” Crowley––the killer, the gunman who didn’t smoke or drink––was at bay, trapped in his sweetheart’s apartment on West End Avenue.One hundred and fifty policemen and detectives laid siege
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You will need: q A candleq A transparent glassq Baking sodaq Vinegarq Glassq Tablespoonq Matchstick You may have poured water over a flame to put it out. But have you ever tried to pour air? Try this experiment to see how air can be poured over a flame. INSTRUCTIONS Light a candle and place it
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You will need: Large empty plastic bottle 3% hydrogen peroxide(available at any chemist) 1 packet of active dryyeast Food colour 3 tablespoonfuls of warmwater Liquid soap Almost each of us has tried squishing a toothpaste tube just to see all that toothpaste squirt out for fun. But imagine what it would look like if someone
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You will need: Sugar Dish-washing liquidsoap Straw Water Glass Teaspoon Where normal bubbles are filled with gas, anti-bubbles are the globules of liquid surrounded by a thin film of gas. While they are a common occurrence, we don’t always notice them. INSTRUCTIONS Take a glass filled with water and dish-washing liquid soap mixed together. Pour
You will need: Glass bowl Bubble wand 1 cup of regulardish-washing liquid soap ½ cup of corn syrup(light or darksyrup will do) Spoon Bubbles are fun, but they are also extremely fragile. What if you could make gigantic bubbles which did not pop. Follow this simple experiment to find out. INSTRUCTIONS Take a glass bowl
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