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Donald is emeritus professor of physics at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. Visit his pages of science, pseudoscience, and humor: www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek.Author of these Magazine Articles
Reflections on an Illusion
An illusion that never ceases to fascinate is the mirror-produced "real image" -- you'll reach out to grasp it, but your fingers close only on thin air.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 164
The Spinning Cylinder Illusion
This is a toy, a puzzle, and an illusion all in one, with only one moving part. No batteries are required. I like simplicity, especially when it produces puzzling complexity.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 172
The Penetrating Magnets Illusion
Magnets are fascinating things, and they behave in unexpected ways. I will show you a little-known property of magnets, which actually allows them to pass through one another.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
15: Music page 166
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Martin Gardner's mathemagic.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
13: Magic page 174
Mathemagician
At 92, philosopher Martin Gardner is still exploring the perplexities of math, science, mystery, and magic.
In
Maker
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 80
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Putting a spin on a puzzle.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 188
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Friction. There's the rub.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles page 169
Toolbox
The best tools, software, publications, and websites. Plus: Favorite Things as chosen by the bike-crazed editors of Momentum magazine.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles page 174
Toolbox
Get started in electronics, eliminate red eye the old-school way, and touch up your walls with the screw of a lid.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 168
Reinventing the Square Wheel
Unlimited allure: the perennial search for perpetual motion.
From MAKE:
09: Fringe page 70
Toolbox
Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
09: Fringe page 172
Photographer for these Magazine Articles
Reflections on an Illusion
An illusion that never ceases to fascinate is the mirror-produced "real image" -- you'll reach out to grasp it, but your fingers close only on thin air.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 164
The Spinning Cylinder Illusion
This is a toy, a puzzle, and an illusion all in one, with only one moving part. No batteries are required. I like simplicity, especially when it produces puzzling complexity.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 172
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Martin Gardner's mathemagic.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
13: Magic page 174
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Putting a spin on a puzzle.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 188
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Friction. There's the rub.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles page 169
Illustrator for these Magazine Articles
The Spinning Cylinder Illusion
This is a toy, a puzzle, and an illusion all in one, with only one moving part. No batteries are required. I like simplicity, especially when it produces puzzling complexity.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 172
The Penetrating Magnets Illusion
Magnets are fascinating things, and they behave in unexpected ways. I will show you a little-known property of magnets, which actually allows them to pass through one another.
In
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
from MAKE:
15: Music page 166
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