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Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius

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Additional Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius Information
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FOLLOW THE SUN TO MORE EVIL FUN! Let the sun shine on your evil side - and have a wicked amount of fun on your way to becoming a solar energy master! In this guide, the popular Evil Genius format ramps up your understanding of powerful, important, and environmentally friendly solar energy - and shows you how to build real, practical solar energy projects you can use in your home, yard - even on the road! In Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius, high-tech guru Gavin Harper gives you everything you need to build more than 50 thrilling solar energy projects. You'll find complete, easy-to-follow plans, with clear diagrams and schematics, so you know exactly what's involved before you begin. Illustrated instructions and plans for 30 amazing pretested solar energy projects that assume no prior experience with energy science Explanations of the science and math behind each project Projects that progress in difficulty - from simple ones that may inspire science fair entries - all the way to converting a real home to solar energy Frustration-factor removal-needed parts are listed, along with sources-plus all the tools you'll need Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius provides you with complete plans, instructions, parts lists, and sources for: Crushed berries solar cell Solar "death ray" Solar powered hot dog cooker Solar furnace Sun-powered refrigerator Camping shower, oven, and more Hot recipes for solar cooking Water purifier Flashlight Garden lights Solar vehicle Environmentally friendly robot Much more!
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What Customers Say About Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius:
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Very disappointed. This is a good book for a 10 year old maybe. Was expecting some neat, unconventional uses for solar energy based on the title, but this was just a collection of things such as distilling water with saran wrap and the like.
You can get the information in the book online for free.* Black and white photos * Phases of work you need further clarification*Book gives an overview of the project.
And some of the projects have no directions at all.I would buy this book if I wanted to get inspired and play around with some simple projects, but if I were interested in constructing a photovoltaic system or a solar hot water heater, I would find another book. There is almost enough information to complete many of the simpler projects, but not enough to tackle the more interesting ones. The book, Green Energy Projects for the Evil Genius, has more complete directions for more interesting solar projects that this book. I was disappointed in this book. It's hard to tell who the book is aimed at - an electronics buff or a middle school science teacher.
It rises in the northeast in the morning swings south of vertical at noon and arcs into a sunset in the northwest.The projects are not fully explained at times and well explained at others, so I could not rate it a 5 star. I thought it did, knowing we are north of the tropic of cancer and even at June solstice high noon the sun still is slightly south of me. I learned new things about solar energy. Did you know the sun does not rise in the east or even south of east in the continental USA.
This is my bright idea for summer reading. This book explains the photoelectric process that takes place in solar cells andhas a lot of great projects. Anything I can use in my Tech Ed classrom is worth getting. We need to teach Technology, not just Science.
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