Sneaky uses for everyday things : how to turn a penny into a radio, make a flood alarm with an aspirin, change milk into plastic, extract water and electricity from thin air, turn on a tv with your ring, and other amazing feats
by Tymony, Cy.
Summary
Do you know how to make something that can tell whether the $20 bill in your wallet is a fake, or how to generate battery power with simple household items, or how to create your own home security system? Science-savvy author Cy Tymony does. And now you can learn how to create these things and more... Full description
- Pt. 1 : Sneaky tricks and gimmicks. Fear of small sums : detect counterfeit bills ; Slushy fun : make gel packs for swollen muscles ; Got plastic? Turn milk into sneaky plastic ; Need glue? Create sneaky glue from milk ; Spin thrift : make a videotape rewinder ; Getting wired : sneaky wire sources are everywhere ; More power to you : make batteries from everyday things ; You light up my life : construct electronic greeting cards
- Pt. 2: Sneaky gadgets and gizmos. "Superman and Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me" : make a power ring ; "Invite the power!" : make power-ring-activated gadgets ; Gifts of a feather you make together : build togetherness gifts ; Listen impossible : make recordings only you can hear ; For your ears only : use a tape recorder as a sound amplifier ; Give a shout-out : make a sneaky megaphone or PA ; Secret agent : Mr. Wireless has countless uses ; Miniaturizing Mr. Wireless : use him in remote places ; Got a toy car? Make a power room door opener ; Irrational public radio : put it together from scratch ; Con air : convert your radio into an aircraft broadcast receiver
- Pt. 3: Security gadgets and gizmos. Sneaky ways to thwart break-ins : protect your fortress from a man of steal ; Foam alone : make a sneaky fire extinguisher ; Gain sneaky see-behind vision ; Industrious light magic : make a sneaky light in a pinch ; H₂O no! : make a sneaky flood alarm ; Sticky fingers? : keep watch with an internal sneak detector ; Thwart thieves with the external sneak detector ; Thug shot : capture break-ins on film ; Hide and sneak : secure valuables in everyday things ; Power of the press : use ordinary objects as sneaky weapons
- Pt. 4: Sneaky survival techniques. Sneaky emergency flotation devices ; Science friction : six fire-making methods ; Rain check : two water-gathering techniques ; Coming extractions : get drinking water from plants ; Lens crafter : build a makeshift telescope ; Smoke and mirrors : sneaky code signaling ; Look on the bright side : make sneaky snow glasses ; Sneaky snowshoes : walk on top of the snow ; Coldfinger : where there's a chill, there's a way ; Lost in space? : craft a compass ; Road scholar : down-to-earth direction finding ; Harm and hammer : devise makeshift weapons and tools ; Pocket protectors : sneaky tools and survival kits.