The Mad Scientist Handbook II [Paperback]

Joey Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2002

Here's an all-new collection of freaky experiments kids can do with things found around the house-with instructions on how to:

* Make an Alka-Seltzer powered rocket
* Capture clouds in a bottle
* Build a super sonic blaster
* Create disappearing ink
* Make a beach ball elevator
* and much more!


Loaded with easy-to-understand step-by-step instructions, helpful pictures, and the scientific facts behind each experiment, this is one book no mad scientist should be without.

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About the Author

Joey Green is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Mad Scientist Handbook, Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose, Wash Your Hair with Whipped Cream, and The Official Slinky® Book.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade; 1 edition (July 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399527753
• ISBN-13: 978-0399527753
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,752,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joey Green--author of "Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose," "Paint Your House with Powdered Milk," "Wash Your Hair with Whipped Cream," and "Clean Your Clothes with Cheez Whiz"--got Jay Leno to shave with peanut butter on "The Tonight Show," Rosie O'Donnell to mousse her hair with Jell-O on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," and Katie Couric to drop her diamond engagement ring in a glass of Efferdent on "Today." He has been seen polishing furniture with SPAM on "NBC Dateline," cleaning a toilet with Coca-Cola in "The New York Times," and washing his hair with Reddi-wip in "People."

A former contributing editor to "National Lampoon" and a former advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson, Green is the author of more than forty books, including "Sarah Palin's Secret Diary," "Marx & Lennon: The Parallel Sayings," and "The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow." A native of Miami, Florida, and a graduate of Cornell University, he wrote television commercials for Burger King and Walt Disney World and won a Clio Award for a print ad he created for Eastman Kodak. He backpacked around the world for two years on his honeymoon and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Debbie, and their two daughters, Ashley and Julia.

You can visit him at www.joeygreen.com and www.wackyuses.com

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars this isn't even for kids, it is for infants, October 25, 2005

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William Phelps "N8behavior" (Bedrock) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mad Scientist Handbook II (Paperback)

If you are over the age of 5 this book will not appeal to you. Experiment after experiment it is the same cheesie concept from the same cheesie clown who is dressed to appeal to a 3 or 4 year old. If you want to put mentos in a coke and watch it spew or put a potato in both ends of some pvc and then push another one through it so that the first one pops a whole 5 feet then this is the book for you if not then pass, please save the time and pass.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars We need a zero or a negative scale, September 4, 2007

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Michael W. Mauser (Elko, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mad Scientist Handbook II (Paperback)

Not only are many of the concepts extremely juvenile, but his explanations are often screwy and therefore worst than no explanation at all. He helps perpetuates many false concepts. Worst, he takes some good experiments from other books and mangles the concept. For example, in the light scattering experiment he says: "the blue light waves are trapped" but they are in fact scattered. Buy the books he takes his ideas from, don't buy this poorly reworked nonsense.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting, easily accessable, experiments, August 30, 2009

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Carmen B (Tx USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mad Scientist Handbook II (Paperback)

This book is delightful. My 12 year old son and I are enjoying it immensely. My son can go straight to the cupboard for most of these. It is frustrating to have to make a list of items and spend a week finding them just to perform a great looking experiment. The added trivia/facts are interesting too. I think this book lives up to its title and back of book claims.