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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 than 40 other handy gadgets and gizmos - in Sneaky Uses For Everyday Things. More than a simple do-it-yourself guide, this quirky collection is a valuable resource for transforming ordinary objects into the extraordinary. With over 80 solutions and bonus applications at your disposal, you will be ready for almost any situation. Included are survival, security, self-defense, and silly applications that are just plain fun. You'll be seen as a superhero as you amaze your friends by: Transforming a simple FM radio into a device that enables you to eavesdrop on tower-to-air conversations; Creating your own personalized electronic greeting cards; Making a compact fire extinguisher from items typically found in a kitchen pantry; Thwarting intruders with a single rubber band. By using run-of-the-mill household items and the easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams within, you'll be able to complete most projects in just a few minutes. Whether you use Sneaky Uses For Everyday Things as a practical tool to build useful devices, a fun little fantasy escape, or as a trivia guide to impress friends and family, this book is sure to be a reference favorite for years to come.
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Cy Tymony has been creating useful high-and low-tech inventions all his life. By reading comic books as a kid and studying scientific techniques, he bridged science and fiction to amaze his friends. He's authored three books and more than a dozen articles on science and computer science. His technical wizardry has landed him on ABC-TV's AM Chicago and in features in the Chicago Tribune and Future Life magazine. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Whether it's a hundred-dollar bill or a one, getting stuck with counterfeit money is a fear many of us have. Read the first page
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Not sure how to review this book. It can't decide whether its an adult book or a kids book. A few interesting projects (few being the operative word). I decided to give the book to my 13 year old cousin because so many of the projects are pretty childish but in the hands of a child any younger and some projects could be quite dangerous. Basically, I was not impressed. The author seemed to run out of idea's and repeated himself throughout the book. A better idea would be for you to do an internet search and print off some of the much better projects you'll find floating about.
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I bought this for my brother as a gift and he loves it. Each section is very easy to follow and the activities are a lot of fun.
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This a marvellous book for any would-be Macgyvers amongst you. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite go so far as explaining how to craft a fully fuctioning aeroplane out of a cement mixer and a ventilation fan plus plenty of bamboo and duct tape (as seen in season 5 episode 1: "The Legend of the Rose"). However, it does contain plenty of remarkable projects of which Macgyver himself would surely have been proud. Still, if we're talking about unusual ways in which to use everyday objects, you should see the use that my wife found for a cucumber. 'Sneaky' doesn't even begin to describe it!
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