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There was a book for kids published in the Soviet Union which describes some of these principles along with examples. I received it as a gift from my aunt and i
by rdtsc 8y ago
There was a book for kids published in the Soviet Union which describes some of these principles along with examples. I received it as a gift from my aunt and it was one of my favorite books. It was called something like "And Then Inventor Appears...". Anyone remember the book?
- DanBC 8y agoThis? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Suddenly-Inventor-Appeared-Inventive-Problem/dp/0964074028 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Suddenly-Inventor-Appeared-Inventiv...
- rdtsc 8y agoThat is the one. Thank you! One reviewer said it was disappointing as it is for high school students, which was true, as far as I remember. It had cute cartoons and such in it. The ideas were interesting but again I was in my early teens. As an adult not sure if I'd have the same reaction to it. Certainly not after paying £30 for it. I still remember some of the solution there, looked at the table of contents and suddenly remembered a lot more, like metal pipe elbow with the steel balls flying to it - use a magnet to build a protective layer of steel balls. Another one is to use blocks of ice to slowly lower a heavy transformer to the ground.