HOW EVERYTHING WORKS

Discover the Hidden Machinery of Our World- 500 Clear, Fascinating Explanations of the Phenomena That Shape Your Life

Why does a bumblebee stay aloft while a ping-pong ball drops? How does a gecko walk on ceilings, a chameleon strike prey in a blink, or a cactus survive a decade without rain? What makes a rainbow, a tornado, or a heartbeat?

How Everything Works is your invitation to crack open the world's casing, peer at its gears, and discover the elegant principles that make reality happen. From the aerodynamics of a dragonfly's wing to the nuclear fusion powering the Sun, this book weaves together 500 richly explained examples into a tapestry of understanding-no dense jargon, no prerequisites, just pure curiosity satisfied.

Inside these pages, you'll explore:

• The Animal Kingdom - Silent owl flight, the cheetah's explosive acceleration, the gecko's dry-adhesive feet, and the starfish that regrows its own arms

• Insects & Tiny Life - Dragonfly agility, firefly cold light, the honeybee's waggle-dance language, and the tardigrade that survives the vacuum of space

• Plants & Fungi - The Venus flytrap that counts to five, the mushroom that punches through asphalt overnight, and the "Wood Wide Web" connecting forest trees

• Earth, Weather & Seasons - The six-sided snowflake, the singing sand dune, the lightning bolt five times hotter than the Sun

• The Human Body - How your brain cleans itself during sleep, why fever fights infection, and how a wound knows when to stop healing

• Everyday Science & Technology - Microwave ovens, touchscreens, GPS, refrigerators, and the humble zipper

• Forces, Energy & the Cosmos - Black holes, the Doppler effect, how a rocket lifts off in a vacuum, and why time slows in gravity

• Materials & Patterns - Transparent glass, diamond hardness, the Fibonacci spiral in a pinecone, and the self-cleaning lotus leaf

What makes this book different? Each of the 500 entries is self-contained yet cross-referenced, allowing you to trace the same fundamental laws as they weave through biology, physics, chemistry, and the changing seasons. Read cover to cover or flip to any page-the world's hidden clockwork awaits.

Perfect for curious minds of all ages, from bright teenagers to lifelong learners. No scientific background required-just a sense of wonder.

The universe has a user manual. This is it.