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Surprising and seemingly impossible effects result from the 40 experiments included in this fascinating science resource—all based on real magnetic physics. Each experiment—such as using a common refrigerator magnet to create a three-dimensional image or floating a magnet and carbon sheet in midair—is outlined with step-by-step instructions and diagrams that illustrate the key concepts of magnetism. Even the most experienced science teacher or at-home tinkerer will find dozens of new tricks in this amazing collection.

Author(s): Fred Jeffers
Series: and Repulsive Devices and Demonstrations
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Year: 2007

Language: English
Pages: 161

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Contents
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Introduction
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1 Magnetic Money, Rocks, Beach Sand, Total® Cereal, and Dirt
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2 The Super Strong Magnetic Nail
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3 The Magic Table Knives
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4 The Mysterious Magnetic Arch
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5 The Strange “Zinging” Magnets
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6 The Amazing Magnets That Fall Through Each Other
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7 The Magic Magnetic Mountain
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8 The Magnetic “Hedgehog”
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9 Mercurial Water
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10 The Magnetic Jumping Jack
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11 The Nail That Stands on Its Point and One That Won’t
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12 The Invisible Magnetic Bowl
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13 Why the Magnet Stays in the Hole
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14 The Washers and the Coat Hanger
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15 The Strange, Reversing Magnetic Field
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16 The Compass That Points Only North or South
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17 The Mysterious Compass That Changes Its Mind
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18 The Floating Globe
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19 The Super Levitron® Floating Top
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20 The Floating Magnet
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21 The Floating Sheet of Carbon
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22 The Rolling Disk
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23 The Red Sea Effect
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24 Invisible Magnetic “Syrup”
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25 A Magnetostatic Linear Accelerator
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26 The One-Candle-Powered Pendulum
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27 The Amazing Lengthening (or Shortening) Magnetic Materials
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28 The Crazy Spinning Balls
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29 The Spinning Ball That Rolls East or West, but Not North or South
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30 The Popping Magnet
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31 The Rolling Magnets
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32 The Little Motor That Shouldn’t Run, but Does Anyway
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33 The Magnetic Picture Sheet
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34 The Strange Magnetic Physics Taking Place on Your Refrigerator
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35 Magnetic Recording Made Visible
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36 The Amazing Magnetic Hot Glue
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37 The Magnetic Patterns That Can’t Be Erased
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38 The Sliding Magnet
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39 Magnetic Bacteria
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40 The Earth as a Magnetic Recorder
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About the Author
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Index
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Also Available from Chicago Review Press
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