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Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things: How to Turn a Calculator into a Metal Detector, Carry a Survival Kit in a Shoestring, Make a Gas Mask with a Balloon, ... a James Bond Spy Jacket with Everyday Thing
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 608
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: October 01, 2005
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Studio: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Editorial Review:
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 gadgets such as a compass, hearing aid, magnifier, peashooter, and bottle opener.
Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things covers 40 new 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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Don't Waste your Money!!!
This book is so stupid and you'll never ever ever use anything in it. What a joke! I wish I had read the other reviews before I wasted the 4 bucks I spent on it. Live and learn I guess.
Rating:  - MacGyver Manual
These books have gotten better and better. Nothing to sit down and read in front of the fire on a cold evening, but fun to pick up and flip through every now and again.
Rating: - I'll spoil it
The coolest thing in this book was that dollar bills have metal threads and are slightly magnetic. Now you can skip the entire book!
Rating: - Silly Rabbit! This book is ALSO for kids!
I'm not sure why some readers don't seem to understand that Cy Tymony obviously wrote this book series for kids. Boys, most likely, under the age of 10 or 11.
An audience of that age will find this book quite interesting, like its prequel. I'll repeat, if you've got a Ph.D. in physics, don't buy it. And if you considered the idea, do tell us, how'd you get that Ph.D., again?
The point of this book is to set kids along a discovery path---to find capabilities in everyday ... Read More
Rating:  - Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things: How to Turn a Calculator into a Metal Detector, Carry a Survival Kit in a Shoestring, Make a
Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things: How to Turn a Calculator into a Metal Detector, Carry a Survival Kit in a Shoestring, Make a Gas Mask with a Balloon, ... a James Bond Spy Jacket with Everyday Thing
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