Witness astounding feats of physics Hurry! Hurry! Come one, come all. Meet a man who can pull two railroad passenger cars with his teeth and a real-life human cannon ball. Come face to face with a dead rattlesnake that still bites. And unlock the secrets to the magician's bodiless head. Welcome to Jearl Walker's Flying Circus of Physics, 2nd Edition, where death-defying stunts, high-flying acrobatics, strange curiosities, and mind-bending illusions are all part of everyday life. You don't need a ticket; you only need to look to the world around you to uncover these fascinating feats of physics. Completely updated and expanded, this Second Edition of Jearl Walker's best-selling book features more than 700 thoroughly intriguing questions about relevant, fun, and completely real physical phenomena. Detailed explanations and references to outside sources guide your way through the problems. You'll discover answers to such questions as: \* Can you start a fire with ice? \* Why does the sky turn green just before a tornado? \* Why do wintergreen LifeSavers glow in the dark when you bite them? \* If you are falling in an elevator, should you try to jump up at the last second or lay flat against the floor? \* How do electric eels produce their electric field? \* Why is wet sand darker than dry sand? \* What causes an oasis mirage? \* Why do stars twinkle? \* Could you drive a car on a ceiling?

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Walker, Jearl

Jossey-Bass, Incorporated Publishers

WILEY COMPUTING Publisher

United States, United States of America

2. ed, Hoboken, NJ, c 2007

June 30, 2006

2, PS, 2006

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Includes index.

Hurry! Hurry! Come one, come all. Meet a man who can pull two railroad passenger cars with his teeth and a real-life human cannon ball. Come face to face with a dead rattlesnake that still bites. And unlock the secrets of a magicians bodiless head. Welcome to this updated edition of The Flying Circus of Physics, where death-defying stunts, high-flying acrobatics, strange curiosities, and mind-bending illusions bring to life the fascinating feats of physics in the world around us. In 1977, Wiley publishedthe first edition of Jearl Walkers The Flying Circus of Physics, which has sold over 100,000 copies and become a cult classic in the physics community.The Flying Circus is a compendium of interesting real world phenomena that can be explained using basic laws of physics.This new edition represents a thorough updating and modernization of the book. The new edition gives us the opportunity to highlight Jearls creativity, his communication skills, and his ability to make physics interesting. Jearl Walker received his B.S. in physics from MIT in 1967 and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland in 1973. His popular book, The Flying Circus of Physics , has been translated into at least 10 languages and is still being sold worldwide. For 16 years he toured his fun-filled Flying Circus lecture throughout the U.S. and Canada, introducing countless teachers to such physics phenomena as molecular adhesion by hanging spoons from his face and Leidenfrost's phenomenon by dipping his wet hand in molten lead without getting hurt. These lectures led to his national PBS television show, Kinetic Karnival, which ran for several years and won him a local Emmy Award. During his 13 years as a columnist with Scientific American magazine, Dr. Walker wrote 152 articles for "The Amateur Scientist" section, which were translated into at least 9 languages worldwide. His topics ranged from the physics of judo to the physics of bearnaise sauce and lemon meringue pie. In 1990, he took over the textbook Fundamentals of Physics from David Halliday and Robert Resnick and has now published the seventh edition of the book. He has appeared countless times on television and radio and in newspapers and magazines.

Hurry! Hurry! Come One, Come All. Meet A Man Who Can Pull Two Railroad Passenger Cars With His Teeth And A Real-life Human Cannon Ball. Come Face To Face With A Dead Rattlesnake That Still Bites. And Unlock The Secrets Of A Magician's Bodiless Head. Welcome To This Updated Edition Of The Flying Circus Of Physics, Where Death-defying Stunts, High-flying Acrobatics, Strange Curiosities, And Mind-bending Illusions Bring To Life The Fascinating Feats Of Physics In The World Around Us. In 1977, Wiley Published The First Edition Of Jearl Walker's The Flying Circus Of Physics, Which Has Sold Over 100,000 Copies And Become A Cult Classic In The Physics Community. The Flying Circus Is A Compendium Of Interesting Real World Phenomena That Can Be Explained Using Basic Laws Of Physics. This New Edition Represents A Thorough Updating And Modernization Of The Book. The New Edition Gives Us The Opportunity To Highlight Jearl's Creativity, His Communication Skills, And His Ability To Make Physics Interesting.--publisher's Website. A Collection Of Problems And Questions With Answers About Physics In The Everyday World. 1. Slipping Between Falling Drops (motion) -- 2. Racing On The Ceiling, Swimming Through Syrup (fluids) -- 3. Hiding Under The Covers, Listening For The Monsters (sound) -- 4. Striking At The Heat Of The Night (thermal Processes) -- 5. Ducking First A Roar And Then A Flash (electricity And Magnetism) -- 6. Splashing Colors Everywhere, Like A Rainbow (optics) -- 7. Armadillos Dancing Against A Swollen Moon (vision). Jearl Walker. Includes Index.

In 1977, Wiley published Jearl Walker's The Flying Circus of Physics, which has sold almost 100,000 copies and become a cult classic in the physics community. The Flying Circus is a compendium of interesting real world phenomena that can be explained using basic laws of physics. Next year we will publish the 2nd edition.

I love physics, and I love all the interesting facts in the problems. It was fascinating to see the unusual applications of what I learned in class. I recommend this book if you are using one of the Physics books edited by Jearl Walker.

2010-05-31