Chapter 12 Sun Tzu said: There are five ways of attacking with fire. The first is to burn soldiers in their camp; the second is to burn stores; the third is to burn baggage trains; the fourth is to burn arsenals and magazines; the fifth is to hurl dropping fire amongst the enemy. In order […]
Chapter 11 Sun Tzu said: The art of war recognizes nine varieties of ground:(a) Dispersive ground;(b) Facile ground;(c) Contentious ground;(d) Open ground;(e) Ground of intersecting highways;(f) Serious ground;(g) Difficult ground;(h) Hemmed-in ground;(e) Desperate ground. When a chieftain is fighting in his own territory, it is dispersive ground. When he has penetrated into hostile territory, but to no great distance, it is facile ground. Ground
You will need: Citrus fruits (like lemonsor oranges) Copper nail or wire (2inches at least) Zinc nail or screw Holiday lights or zero-watt bulb (with a lead of2 inches) Electrical tape INSTRUCTIONS Take any citrus fruit and roll it between your palms without breaking the skin so that the juices may be flowing inside. Take
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Chapter 10 Sun Tzu said: We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit:(a) Accessible ground;(b) Entangling ground;(c) Temporizing ground;(d) Narrow passes;(e) Precipitous heights;(f) Positions at a great distance from the enemy. Ground that can be freely traversed by both sides is called accessible. With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny
You will need: Eggs Red cabbage Spoon Pan Strainer Do you want to keep strange foods at your party? These are the foods that will fascinate and amaze your friends at the same time. INSTRUCTIONS Firstly, ask an adult to chop up and heat a red cabbage till it softens. Once it has cooled, keep
You will need: 1-litre transparent plasticbottle. Salt A few ketchup packetsfrom any fast foodrestaurant Water Understand the workings of density and buoyancy of an object through this easy but fun experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Firstly, you need to test whether your ketchup packet will float or sink. Half fill a bottle with water, scrunch up the ketchup
Chapter 9 Sun Tzu said: We come now to the question of encamping the army, and observing signs of the enemy. Pass quickly over mountains, and keep in the neighborhood of valleys. Camp in high places, facing the sun. Do not climb heights in order to fight. So much for mountain warfare. After crossing a
Chapter 8 Sun Tzu said: In war, the general receives his commands from the sovereign, collects his army and concentrates his forces. When in difficult country, do not encamp. In country where high roads intersect, join hands with your allies. Do not linger in dangerously isolated positions. In hemmed-in situations, you must resort to stratagem.
You will need: 4-5 egg shells, washedand dried Egg carton or some otherbox to hold the egg shells Epsom salt or commontable salt Hot water Different food colours Geodes are nothing but rocks which contain a core made up of crystal. The creation of geodes takes many years, but you can speed up their formation
You will need: Borax powder Cornstarch Normal school glue Warm water Food colour 2 plastic glasses Spoon Who doesn’t love toys? And one of the most fundamental toys of all times is the ball. What if you could create your very own crazy ball at home? INSTRUCTIONS In one plastic glass, make a borax solution
You will need: 3 clear glasses Two 500 gm vitamin Ctablets Iodine (2%) (available atyour local chemist) Hydrogen peroxide (3%)(also available at thechemist) Liquid starch Measuring glass andspoon Warm water Magic and science are the two sides of the same coin. You can create magic with the help of science and teach science as if
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You will need: ¾ cup of cold water ½ cup of warm water 1 cup of normal schoolglue Liquid food colour andglitter (if you want) 1 teaspoonful of Borax powder 2 bowls Bounce it, stretch it, flatten it or roll it; havefun any way you like with your very ownflubber. INSTRUCTIONS In one bowl, mix
You will need: A clean comb Thin trickle of water from a tap Your head with cleandry hair Understand the concept of static electricity bysimply bending water away from your comb. INSTRUCTIONS Turn on the water tap and open it till there is only a thin stream of water flowing–not droplets, but acontinuous thin stream.
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You will need: Thin wire Ice cubes 2 pencils Create the illusion of floating ice cubes sticking to wires without actually melting the ice cubes with heat. INSTRUCTIONS Take a length of the thin wire and wrap its end around the pencils, so as to give you a way to hold the wire without hurting
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You will need: 2 glass jars Paper clips Cotton or woollen yarn Spoon 1 plate Hot water Baking soda Stalactites and Stalagmites are crystal-like formations that take thousands of years to form in caves. What if you could make them at home? Of course, it isn’t going to be as large as the real ones,
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