William Gurstelle (Author of Backyard Ballistics)

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William Gurstelle's Blog

William Gurstelle isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed.

Ow, this makes my brain hurt. . . .Rotating Snakes Optica...

Ow, this makes my brain hurt. . . .

Rotating Snakes Optical Illustion by Akiyoshi Kitaoka of Japan. More how and why this illusion works in an article on Discovery Magazine, available here.

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Books by William Gurstelle

Average rating: 3.73 · 317 ratings · 71 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices 3.99 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously 3.25 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery 3.82 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Adventures from the Technology Underground: Catapults, Pulsejets, Rail Guns, Flamethrowers, Tesla Coils, Air Cannons, and the Garage Warriors Who Love Them 3.64 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Practical Pyromaniac: Build Fire Tornadoes, One-Candlepower Engines, Great Balls of Fire, and More Incendiary Devices 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Whoosh Boom Splat: The Garage Warrior's Guide to Building Projectile Shooters 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Building Bots: Designing and Building Warrior Robots 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Adventures from the Technology Underground by William Gurstelle, Marc Cashman (Reading) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	My rating:
	Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001	My rating:
	Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating: