How Spaghetti Breaks and Other Physics Problems

This book is a problem set in physics, but an unusual one. Here you will not encounter familiar plots that sometimes evoke melancholy: the author's mini problems introduce you to vibrant natural phenomena or unusual patterns from various branches of physics. You will be surprised: despite the fact that the proposed problems go far beyond the school and even university curriculum, thanks to the preface and hints, they are quite manageable for an inquisitive schoolchild. Each problem is concluded with a scientific-popular afterword - a story about how scientists themselves tackle this issue. The author invites anyone who is not satisfied with brief news about science to discuss modern physics.