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Dangerous Experiments for After Dinner

21 Daredevil Tricks to Impress Your Guests
By Dave Hopkins
Laurence King Publishing
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Dangerous Experiments for After Dinner by Dave Hopkins is a delightfully mischievous collection of twenty-one thrilling after-dinner tricks designed to liven up any soirée. Each experiment comes with clear, step-by-step instructions and entertaining explanations of the science behind the daredevil feats, from sabering champagne bottles to hammering needles through coins. This book promises to impress guests and add a spark of excitement to your gatherings.
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Ideal for those who enjoy humourous and interactive party entertainment, readers with a curiosity for hands-on science tricks, and anyone looking to add a memorable twist to their dinner parties.

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Bored of the usual after-dinner chat and tame party games? Stir things up with these inventive and explosive tabletop tricks

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Bored of the same old dinner-party chitchat? Spice up your soirées, impress your guests, and show up your brother-in-law with Dangerous Experiments for After Dinner, a book full of hilarious, and sometimes dangerous, after-dinner tricks and challenges.

Twenty-one daredevil tricks are illustrated along with step-by-step instructions and explanations of the science behind them. From sabering a bottle of champagne to hammering a needle through a coin, each of these feats is guaranteed to wow your guests.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786276179

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 March 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Laurence King Publishing

Contributors:

  • From an idea by Angus Hyland
  • Text by Kendra Wilson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 48

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Dave Hopkins Education & Reference Fiction Humour Laurence King Publishing Science & Nature

About the Author

Angus Hyland is a partner at Pentagram Design London. Kendra Wilson is the author of My Garden is a Car Park and Other Design Dilemmas, and co-author of The Book of the Dog and The Book of the Bird for Laurence King. Dave Hopkins is an illustrator who specialises in all forms of line work.

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