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Surprising Science Puzzles
Erwin Brecher
Paperback (Orient Paperbacks,India, Nov. 30, 2006)A collection of puzzles drawn from unusual situations that occur in science and nature. How can a battleship float in a few hundred gallons of water? Why does a bird cage weigh the same whether the bird is flying or perching? These puzzles are an infuriating blend of the obvious and the elusive.
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Surprising Science Puzzles
Erwin Brecher
Hardcover (Sterling Pub Co Inc, May 1, 1995)Gathers scientific puzzles about heat, cannonballs, tops, space travel, water flow, submarines, sun tans, weight, displacement, and 3-D vision
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Surprising Science Puzzles
Erwin Brecher
Paperback (Scholastic Inc., March 15, 1998)From the back cover: What could be more challenging than the matural wonders of the world? The one hundred puzzles in this collection are more than just puzzles-they're real-life amazements. Can you floeat a battleship in a bathtub? What would happen if you lit a match in a room full of methane gas? Is it possible to cool a hot kitchen by leaving the refrigerator door open? Why are birds' eggs generally narrower on one end than the other? Not only will solving these puzzles teach you about the way our world and universer work, but they're also truly satisfying brainteasers-an infuriating blend of the obvious and the elusive. This is an ingeious combination of scientific phenomena and phenomenal fun!
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Surprising Science Puzzles
Erwin Brecher
Paperback (Sterling, June 30, 1996)"This neat, little book is truly delightful...puzzles cover the domain of science from astronomy to zoology....questions are generally short...and crisply written...The answers are the same way....And, the problems can be used for lively discussions....a great value..."--School Science and Mathematics. 96 pages, 69 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.
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Science Puzzles
Laurence B. White, Marc Tolon Brown
Paperback (Addison-Wesley, Jan. 1, 1975)These simple science puzzles and experiments include experiments with mirrors, footprints, ice cubes, soup cans, and water.