Robinson, Richard: Science Magic In the Bedroom ©1999 Richard Robinson, 2002 Aladdin Paperbacks Softcover, perfect-bound, 5.5x8.5", 96 pages ISBN 0-689-84335-6

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Comments: Originally published in Great Britain in 1999 by Oxford Publishing Ltd as Science Magic: Brainwaves in the Bedroom. A children's book with magic tricks based on science, and some explanations of the science behind them. Part of a series of four, the others being Science Magic In the Living Room, Science Magic in the Bathroom, and Science Magic in the Kitchen.

Contents:

6 Introduction

8 Chapter One Tricks of the Mind
8 Illusions of the Eye
11 Put the Birdy In the Cage: optical illusion
13 - The Optic Nerve
14 Eye Tweakers: seven more optical illusions
18 Brain Tweakers: eight more optical illusions
21 Colorful Language: a list of words becomes difficult to say
23 Eye Don't Believe It!: perspective and depth perception
25 Stretching the Point: unequal boomerangs
27 Pot Luck Duck: A Rabbit turns into a duck - optical trick
29 Dots Incredible!: dots on two sides of a card multiply
31 The Dot That's Not: your eye's blind spot
33 Camera Obscura: a pinhole camera

36 Chapter Two How Touching: physical stunts
36 Finger Fooling: hard to move a finger
36 Writing Backward
37 It's Out of Your Hands: a mirror trick
39 What Nerve!: are there two pencils or one?
40 Pure Luck: predict heads or tails
41 Catch As Catch Can: catch a dropping book

43 Chapter Three Hearing Things
43 How to Dee a Zentriloquist: beginning lessons
46 Magic Matchbox: spectator can't find the full matchbox

49 Chapter Four Ghost Hunt
49 Sounds in the Night
50 Creepy Crawlies: dust mites, etc.
52 Floaters
52 Real Nightmares

54 Chapter Five Mental Masterworks
54 Kim's Game: try to memorize pictures
57 Mighty Memory Mnemonics: remembering a list of 10 words

59 Chapter Six Mathematical Miracles
59 The Number Nine Force
60 Cartesian Cards: magician determines card selected
62 Nice Dice: seeing through a stack of dice

63 Chapter Seven Static, but Not Still: electricity
64 Lord of the Skies: viewing static electricity
65 Lord of the Lightning: sparks with clay, a baking tray and a plastic bag
67 Paper Ballet: paper moves with static
68 Water Magnet: move a stream of water with attraction of a plastic pen
69 Magical Mind Maker Upper: a sort of static compass
71 Shocker: make someone's hair stand on end
73 Balloon Trainer: magician trains a balloon not to fall

74 Chapter Eight: Air Smiles
74 Science of Air
76 Magic Windmill: paper rotates on its own
79 Light Blue: magician shows that blue air rises
81 Spiral Mobiles

83 Chapter Nine: Paperwork
83 Ripping Fun: magician can rip straight lines
85 The Mighty Paper: demonstration of the strength of paper
86 Paper Photos: sun bleach photos
87 Performing Under Pressure: principles of air motion
88 Bad Paper: paper when blown follows your command
91 Flights of Fancy: airplane wing theory
92 The Power of Paper: strong person cant beat a sheet of newspaper
94 Magical Lie In: air pressure fact
96 Changing Salt into Sugar: bonus experiment from Science Magic in the Kitchen