Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines: How to Make Crazy Contraptions Using Everyday Stuff : Creative Kid-Powered Projects!

**With *Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines*, you'll create 13 zany and awesome mechanical contraptions using stuff from around the house.** *Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines* invites you into the wonderful world of **crazy contraptions** inspired by the amazing artwork of renowned cartoonist, engineer, and inventor **Rube Goldberg**, whose wacky, imaginary machines accomplished a simple task by taking a hilariously complicated route. In this entertaining and instructive book, mechanical engineer and educator Paul Long gives **step-by-step instructions for making low-tech devices** using everyday objects in inspired and ingenious ways. Each of the **13 projects** demonstrates how to build the machine's various elements and explains how they work together to make a mind-boggling mechanism that delivers hours of fun and fascination.

You'll also find interesting sidebars on the **science behind each gadget**, plus tips and tricks for success. *Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines* gives you the know-how to create your own incredible chain reactions!