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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 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.
About the Author
In grade school, Cy Tymony defended himself from bullies with the help of a spring-loaded shocker hidden up his sleeve. Since then, he's authored six books and more than a dozen articles. Cy is a technical writer and computer network specialist in Los Angeles, CA
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3.2 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Silly Rabbit! This book is ALSO for kids!, Sep 25 2008
By Alyssa A. Lappen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 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, Turn Dishwashng Liquid into a Copy Machine, Convert a Styrofoam Cup into a Speaker, and Make a James Bond Spy Jacket with Everyday Thing (Paperback)
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 objects they might not otherwise have recognized, to think outside the box.
And while not all the suggestions here provide the least bit of interest to an adult, I don't get why anyone would have bought this book expecting to reap a science degree from it. For Pete's sake! This title, like that of Tymony's first book, is also a dead giveaway.
If this book were published by Brown Paper School, like The Book of Think: Or, How to Solve a Problem Twice Your Size, it would also have five stars from all customer reviewers. All right, so Tymony should have labeled the book "for kids" for the dim witted among us. But otherwise, it too deserves 5 stars.
Kids get a big kick out of making something from nothing. Once upon a time, a child could be happy with an old Quaker Oats box as a drum.
In this age when most electronic gadgets hail from China, it's nice to find an author suggesting constructive toys for curious kids.
It teaches them how to look at and listen to the world around them, even if the stuff they make from this book is otherwise "useless."
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better for kiddie-types, Jan 5 2007
By Eddie Van Halen "L-Train" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 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, Turn Dishwashng Liquid into a Copy Machine, Convert a Styrofoam Cup into a Speaker, and Make a James Bond Spy Jacket with Everyday Thing (Paperback)
This is a good bathroom book, but a little too cheesy for adult readers, but there are some neat activities.
28 of 37 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't waste your money on this book, Nov 10 2006
By Robert A. Bell "Mr. Wizard" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 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, Turn Dishwashng Liquid into a Copy Machine, Convert a Styrofoam Cup into a Speaker, and Make a James Bond Spy Jacket with Everyday Thing (Paperback)
I bought this along with the author's first "sneaky" book (I'd give the first one two stars) and now wish I had saved my money. Cheesy is the best description I can give. The sneaky uses are completely obvious and, in many cases, too flimsy to survive construction. The author apparently is fascinated with safety pins, magnets, etc. but who needs a book to explain how to make a wire out of a paperclip? Also, the art is as amateurish as the ideas. Not exactly rocket science.
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