Review: Unexpected but cool!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2011
Warning - this is not a do-with-the-kiddies craft/cookbook. This is taken primarily from the website "Instructables" which is a how-to, do-at-your-own-risk sort of thing. Was this what I expected? No, from the cover I expected more microwave recipes. This book does include two microwave recipes with links to several others. But there are also several projects that are designed for the serious science geek, like creating a welder with the microwave's cyclotron and measuring the speed of light with a chocolate bar.If you are looking for the Susie-homemaker, everyone-don't-make-a-mess-and-have-FUN! (giggle-squeak!) projects, you will be disappointed. Although, the Kool-Aid dye and candle project could easily be done with the kids and could fall in that category. Personally, I can't wait to show this to my Engineering Student kid to see if he wants to give anything a try. As a bonus, there are links (which mostly work just fine on my IPad) to other similar projects. My only major complaint is that the video links don't work for me. I really wanted to see the video about how to create a plasma using grapes and am thinking about giving it a try over Christmas break with my two fellow Science Geeks. Truly for the people who think Science Rocks! The rest of you might just want to stick to singing kumbaya around an electric tea light, because it's safer than an actual flame - but be careful, those batteries could be deadly! And don't forget to lay in a supply of bubble wrap for the kids....