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020			_a9781784164256
035			_a(OCoLC)951070862 _z(OCoLC)966903035 _z(OCoLC)975698449 _z(OCoLC)975990543
037			_bW W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 _nSAN 202-5795
041			_aeng
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050	0	0	_aQC75 _b.C94 2017
082	0	0	_a530 _223
100	1		_aCzerski, Helen, _d1978- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aStorm in a teacup : _bthe physics of everyday life / _cHelen Czerski.
246	3	0	_aPhysics of everyday life.
264		1	_aNew York ; _aLondon : _bW.W. Norton & Company, _c2017.
264		4	_c©2016.
300			_a384 pages ; _c19 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPopcorn and rockets -- What goes up must come down -- Small is beautiful -- A moment in time -- Making waves -- Why don't ducks get cold feet? -- Spoons, spirals and Sputnik -- When opposites attract -- A sense of perspective.
520			_a"A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial. Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster? In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, or innovative medical testing. She guides us through the principles of gases ("Explosions in the kitchen are generally considered a bad idea. But just occasionally a small one can produce something delicious"); gravity (drop some raisins in a bottle of carbonated lemonade and watch the whoosh of bubbles and the dancing raisins at the bottom bumping into each other); size (Czerski explains the action of the water molecules that cause the crime-scene stain left by a puddle of dried coffee); and time (why it takes so long for ketchup to come out of a bottle). Along the way, she provides answers to vexing questions: How does water travel from the roots of a redwood tree to its crown? How do ducks keep their feet warm when walking on ice? Why does milk, when added to tea, look like billowing storm clouds? In an engaging voice at once warm and witty, Czerski shares her stunning breadth of knowledge to lift the veil of familiarity from the ordinary. You may never look at your toaster the same way"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPhysics _vMiscellanea.
655		0	_aTrivia and miscellanea.
655		7	_aTrivia and miscellanea. _2lcgft.
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