How It Works 2015 №71 April

Imagine Publishing Ltd., 2015. — 100 p. — ISBN: 978-1908955531.Discover everything you want to know about the world we live in and prepare to be fascinated. With expert help from How It Works you can find all the answers to those questions you’ve been meaning to look up. Absorb yourself in the fascinating facts that you didn’t quite pay attention to at school or learn about things you never thought you’d experience in your lifetime, and fuel your imagination with indispensable information now at your fingertips. Detailed cutaway images will reveal the inner workings of everyday items and other intriguing objects, enabling you to see and understand exactly how they work. Breathtaking photos let you marvel at the beauty and spectacle of the world around you, while informative and entertaining articles will prove no question is too big or too small for the How It Works team of brains to answer. The annual covers the entire universe across six all-encompassing subject areas: the environment, technology, science, space, transport and history. From voice recognition to mountain formation, lunar eclipses to convertible cars, castles to fake tan, and so much more, you’ll find all the answers you’ll ever need. So read on and feed your mind with a nutritious dose of How It Works.Inside the Apple Watch
25 facts about gravity
Discover more about the force that holds galaxies together
Mission to Mars
Revealed: How humans will one day conquer the Red Planet
Life in the coral reef
Find out what lives in the rainforest of the seas
Air traffic control
We visit the control centre responsible for keeping the UK’s skies safe
Also inside.
Electric razors
Waterproof your phone
Planetariums
Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair tech
The diving reflex
Popping candy
Short-term memory
How cravings work
Counting calories
Dry coughing
The effects of altitude
Driver versus driverless cars
Solar panel parking
Smart bicycle helmet
The world’s smallest manned aircraft
Power steering
Tinted windows
Orchids
Devil’s Tower
Where does tea come from?
Wildlife of the Orinoco plains
Life cycle of a dragonfly
Distance travelled on other worlds
How do Landsat satellites work?
Rogue planets
Catching asteroids
Mystery of Easter Island
How wine was made in Ancient Israel
Record players
Rugby balls
Anasazi cliff dwellings
How to make a rubber band car
How to fit an egg inside a bottle
Video game accessories reviewed
Fitness bands reviewed