{"product_id":"9780316395083","title":"Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate Theodore Gray collection, \u003ci\u003eTheodore Gray's Completely Mad Science\u003c\/i\u003e collects every one of Gray's dramatic, visually spectacular, and enlightening scientific experiments into one complete volume.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bestselling author Theodore Gray has spent more than a decade dreaming up, executing, photographing, and writing about extreme scientific experiments, which he then published between 2009 and 2014 in his monthly \u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e column \"Gray Matter.\" Previously published in book form by Black Dog in two separate volumes (\u003ci\u003eMad Science\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMad Science 2\u003c\/i\u003e), these experiments, plus an additional 5, are available now in one complete book.\u003ci\u003eCompletely Mad Science\u003c\/i\u003e is 432 pages of dazzling chemical demonstrations, illustrated in spectacular full-color photographs. Experiments include: Casting a model fish out of mercury (demonstrating how this element behaves very differently depending upon temperature); the famous Flaming Bacon Lance that can cut through steel (demonstrating the amount of energy contained in fatty foods like bacon); creating nylon thread out of pure liquid by combining molecules of hexamethylenediamine and sebacoyl chloride; making homemade ice cream using a fire extinguisher and a pillow case; powering your iPhone using 150 pennies and an apple, and many, many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Theodore Gray is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe; Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything; Theo Gray's Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home, But Probably Shouldn't; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMad Science 2: Experiments You Can Do at Home, but \u003c\/i\u003eStill\u003ci\u003e Probably Shouldn't\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.","brand":"Theodore Gray","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":52482750742688,"sku":"9780316395083","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2cb0ef5a-01fb-4814-86f2-343f3b27b45f.jpg?v=1747427398","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780316395083","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}