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SNEAKY USES FOR EVERYDAY THINGS Our Price: £5.21
People often take for granted the common items and devices they use in everyday life. Looks can be deceiving. It's not what things appear to be, it's what they can become: Milk can be turned into plastic or an adhesive; with the twist of a screw any FM radio can eavesdrop on aircraft broadcasts; a radio can be made from a penny.
You'll discover: Which household item can identify counterfeit paper currency, how to make a compass without a magnet, how to locate directions without a compass, how to start a fire with water, how to make a boat with milk cartons, how POWs made an airplane out of sleeping bags and more. "Things" will never seem the same again.
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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
Do you know how to make something that can tell whether the $20 bill or £20 note 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.
Example: Sneaky Breathing Device
Smoke inhalation causes more fire related deaths than flames or heat. The smoke uses up oxygen required for breathing and replaces it with toxic gasses that can quickly make you drowsy and disoriented.
If you must enter an area with thick smoke, or if smoke is likely to enter a room where you cannot escape (but hopefully help is on the way) you need to continue breathing clean air as long as possible. Most people can hold their breath for about 40 seconds. There is an inexpensive and easy way to access clean air for another 5-10 minutes.
First, keep a flashlight handy in the house or office in case of emergencies. With a large rubber band, attach several ballons and a compact air pump to the flashlight. Then, If there is no way to escape from a fire or if you absolutely must enter a smoke-filled hall, pump up the ballons with clean air and wrap the ends tight around your finger (or wrap rubber bands around them to prevent air from escaping).
Then, take a deep breath, hold it as long as possible and inhale fresh air from the balloons as required.
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