Uncle John's Facts to Go: Mad Science

Bathroom Readers' Institute

Jan 2014 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A collection of crazy science facts on everything from rocket ships and death rays to atoms, experiments, and bizarre scientists.

From the amazing to the amusing, this byte-sized collection will bring you the inside stories behind earth-shattering discoveries, accidental inventions, and outlandish studies. Featuring Uncle John’s most mind-bending science articles—along with a few all-new “experiments”—this book will make you think, make you laugh, and make you ask yourself, “What the heck were they thinking?”

Get ready to cackle like a mad scientist as you uncover the truth about . . .

·      The mystery of Tesla’s death ray machine

·      How to reanimate the dead

·      The next space race: Interstellar travel

·      Serendipity: The origins of the microwave oven and Silly Putty

·      The eccentric Dr. Einstein

·      The simple science behind nuclear fission

·      “Pigeons’ Ability to Discriminate Between Monet and Picasso” and other strange-but-true studies

·      Toilets in Spaaaaace!

And much, much more

About the author

The Bathroom Readers' Institute is a tight-knit group of loyal and skilled writers, researchers, and editors who have been working as a team for years. The BRI understands the habits of a very special market—Throne Sitters—and devotes itself to providing amazing facts and conversation pieces.