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How to Turn a Calculator into a Metal Detector, Carry a Survival Kit in a Shoestring, Make a Gas Mask with a Balloon, Turn Dishwashng Liquid into a Copy Machine, Convert a Styrofoam Cup into a Speaker, and Make a James Bond Spy Jacket with Everyday Things Did you know that your standard issue of Sports Illustrated magazine can be turned into over 20 useful gadgets? In author Cy Tymony's Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things, you'll learn how an average magazine can become many extraordinary show more gadgets such as a compass, hearing aid, magnifier, peashooter, and bottle opener. Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things covers 40 educational and unique projects that anybody can successfully complete with simple household items. The book includes a list of necessary materials, detailed sketches, and step-by-step instructions for each gadget and gizmo. Among the sneaky schemes are: * Creating a electroscope out of a glass jar * Turning a drinking cup into a speaker * Using an AM radio as a metal detector * Making a spy gadget jacket with over 20 individual sneaky uses ranging from a siren and whistle to a walkie-talkie and voice recorder These days, "be prepared" applies to more than just the Boy Scouts. Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things provides loads of practical ideas, science projects, and captivating solutions for dealing with life's unexpected challenges. Great fun for the curious, inventive, and creative of all ages. show lessTags
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Lame.
I will give author credit for some ingenuity, but this book was a little too goofy and the devices it describes were neither very useful nor very interesting. When I picked it up I thought it might be for basement dwelling, pipe-bomb building cranks. I was disappointed. This was probably aimed at precocious 8 year olds in the mid-90s.
The main problems are:
1. Egregious over use of the word sneaky. I didn’t do a word count, but I believe it is used in every third sentence.
2. Lame ideas. One suggestion is cutting the ends off your shoe laces and stuffing the resulting nylon tube with very small survival tools like needles, aspirin, and paper clips. The author then suggests that the resulting lumpy string can still be used to tie show more one’s shoes.
3. Failure to age well. It was published in 2005, but even then I think cassette recorders (the source of vital components for several of the sneaky device recipes) were becoming scarce even then. In 2020 I haven’t seen one in years. show less
I will give author credit for some ingenuity, but this book was a little too goofy and the devices it describes were neither very useful nor very interesting. When I picked it up I thought it might be for basement dwelling, pipe-bomb building cranks. I was disappointed. This was probably aimed at precocious 8 year olds in the mid-90s.
The main problems are:
1. Egregious over use of the word sneaky. I didn’t do a word count, but I believe it is used in every third sentence.
2. Lame ideas. One suggestion is cutting the ends off your shoe laces and stuffing the resulting nylon tube with very small survival tools like needles, aspirin, and paper clips. The author then suggests that the resulting lumpy string can still be used to tie show more one’s shoes.
3. Failure to age well. It was published in 2005, but even then I think cassette recorders (the source of vital components for several of the sneaky device recipes) were becoming scarce even then. In 2020 I haven’t seen one in years. show less
How to make a metal detector, invisible ink, and a gadget jacket (complete with secret release sleave). This could make for a few fun experiments with kids.
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