How Do You Get An Egg Into A Bottle: Scientific puzzles to baffle and bemuse your brain

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Containing around 200 fascinating science puzzles posing real-world questions for you to ponder and solve at home. The answer to each problem explains a scientific principle in easy-to-understand terms, so not only are you solving puzzles, you are also having fun while you learn.

This fun book takes a slightly different look at puzzle questions, and all of the posers are based on real-world science. So you'll learn how to boil water in your palm, why you can crack your knuckles, how to walk on fire, why feet feel cold on a wooden floor and of course how you get an egg into a bottle.

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Mensan Erwin Brecher, PhD, was educated in Vienna, Czechoslovakia and London, where he studied physics, economics and engineering. He has written many books on non-fiction subjects. He received the Order of Merit in gold from the city of Vienna in recognition of his literary achievements.

Mensan Mike Gerrard won the London Evening Standard newspaper's 'Brain of London' competition in 1980.