Haven't you always wanted to blow things up for the movies? Steve Wolf does, and in this book he takes you on a tour of some of the fun things movie effects people do, and also explains the basic science behind all the amazing effects and stunts. Want an impressive explosion? What you need is some rapidly expanding gas. Need to fly through the air? Physics will tell you what material is best for your invisible wire. Snow in Florida? Bring out the foam machine! At the movies, science makes stuff happen.