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ENGAGE YOUR WARPED SENSE OF HUMOR WITH HUNDREDS OF PRACTICAL GAG DEVICES YOU BUILD YOURSELF!
Give your friends and family the shock of their lives! 51 High-Tech Practical Jokes for the Evil Genius has everything you need to pull devastatingly funny (and safe!) technical pranks. From the “evasive beeping thing” to “rats in the walls” to the “rigged lie detector,” you’ll find a plethora of pranks that will feed your inner hacker while you create a state of utter confusion around you! Using easy-to-find parts and tools that all Evil Geniuses can get their hands on, these well-played yet harmless pranks will confound your unsuspecting targets every time. Plus, every gadget can be mixed and matched, allowing you to create hundreds of larger, even more twisted evil prank devices! 51 High-Tech Practical Jokes for the Evil Genius gives you:
- Instructions and plans for 51 simple-to-advanced projects, complete with 200 how-to illustrations that let you build each device visually
- Frustration-factor removal—all the needed parts are listed, along with sources
- Video links to many of the practical jokes on YouTube.com
51 High-Tech Practical Jokes for the Evil Genius provides you with all the instructions, parts lists, and sources you need to pull hilarious pranks, such as:
- Evasive random beeping things
- Dripping faucet simulator
- Hungry garbage can critter
- Humungous dropping spider
- Horrible computer failure
- TV remote control jammer
- Possessed animatronic doll
- Flying Ouija board
- Voices from the grave
- The barbecue box
- Ultrasimple pulse shocker
- Disposable camera taser
- Ghost door knocker
- Radio station blocker
- And many more!
About the Author
Brad Graham is a network engineer, electronics technician,welder,web developer, robotics developer, computer programmer, and inventor. He is coauthor of Atomic Zombie’s Bicycle Builders Bonanza (0-07-142267-6), 101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius (0-07-146894-3), and other titles. Kathy McGowan is a bicycle, robotics, and electronics enthusiast and manages the daily operations of a hi-tech company.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I'm sure this is a good book however its not suitable for teenagers infact it was far to difficult for me to understand so what chance would kids have :0(
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11 Feb 2010
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Prior to ordering this tome, I read through the reviews that others had already posted. Based on those reviews, I decided to order two (2) copies, each of which were to be Christmas gifts for 14-year old boys who enjoy a good prank. I can now report that the gifts have cemented my reputation, in the minds of the recipients, as a totally cool dude who knows how to find a great gift and, in the minds of the recipients' mothers, as an incurable delinquent who can only be classified as a corruptible influence on their children.
One of the recipients, a young entrepreneurial type who will probably be his family's first millionaire, has already made (and sold to friends) a number of the items in this book --- primarily, the disposable camera TASER. He reports that he has also tested some of the items --- primarily, the disposable camera TASER ---on his older and younger siblings, much to their chagrin and irritation (and much to his delight and pleasure).
Before wrapping and sending the gifts, I scanned through the book to see what some of the projects involved and to judge whether they would be within the abilities of the recipients. While there is a bit of technical skill required, it should not be beyond the ken of the average 14-year old with mischief on his mind. (In fact, mischief can be a great motivation to learn new skills and information. Having harmless fun at someone else's expense, especially in the view of a 14-year old, is one of life's great pleasures --- especially when it involves a disposable camera TASER.)
In truth, the average 50-year old who is going on 14 will also enjoy this book. As an electrical engineer, I wish that such a book had been available when I was growing up (or, perhaps better to say, when I still has a LOT of growing up to do). It is both an educational text as well as a source of fun once a chosen project is complete.
So, do you know a 14-year old for whom you are trying to find a good gift? If he's even the least bit technically inclined (or if his father is), chances are that this book will satisfy the "evil genius" within him and will also cause your gift to be remembered long after other gifts have been forgotten.
(Please note that this is the only book from the "Evil Genius" series with which I am personally familiar. Other books in the series may or may not live up to their titles. This one does, and I would heartily recommend it.)
One of the recipients, a young entrepreneurial type who will probably be his family's first millionaire, has already made (and sold to friends) a number of the items in this book --- primarily, the disposable camera TASER. He reports that he has also tested some of the items --- primarily, the disposable camera TASER ---on his older and younger siblings, much to their chagrin and irritation (and much to his delight and pleasure).
Before wrapping and sending the gifts, I scanned through the book to see what some of the projects involved and to judge whether they would be within the abilities of the recipients. While there is a bit of technical skill required, it should not be beyond the ken of the average 14-year old with mischief on his mind. (In fact, mischief can be a great motivation to learn new skills and information. Having harmless fun at someone else's expense, especially in the view of a 14-year old, is one of life's great pleasures --- especially when it involves a disposable camera TASER.)
In truth, the average 50-year old who is going on 14 will also enjoy this book. As an electrical engineer, I wish that such a book had been available when I was growing up (or, perhaps better to say, when I still has a LOT of growing up to do). It is both an educational text as well as a source of fun once a chosen project is complete.
So, do you know a 14-year old for whom you are trying to find a good gift? If he's even the least bit technically inclined (or if his father is), chances are that this book will satisfy the "evil genius" within him and will also cause your gift to be remembered long after other gifts have been forgotten.
(Please note that this is the only book from the "Evil Genius" series with which I am personally familiar. Other books in the series may or may not live up to their titles. This one does, and I would heartily recommend it.)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
This is Great!
30 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book for my dad who is working on an electronics course. After we both had a good giggle about all the ideas in this book (it is fun to read even if you have no plans to make any of the projects), Dad got to work making some of them. He made a spooky music maker out of some old broken stuff and an alarm for his shop fridge that shouts "Get away from my beer!" He used some of the other plans against his friends too! Some of the ideas are really nasty and only funny in concept. All in all there were plans for some really funny stuff and was very enjoyable. Good purchase, no regrets whatsoever.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Very pleased
18 Jan 2009
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This was given as a Christmas present and it has brought a lot of laughs and some serious tinkering. Fun!
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