2012 Puddly Awards
 
 
Follow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on Google+Follow us on TumblrSubscribe to RSS

Recently Viewed clear list

Q&A | May 1, 2012

Gregg Allman: IMG Powell’s Q&A: Gregg Allman

0 comments By Gregg Allman

Describe your new book: This book is the story of my life — the ups, the downs, and the music. If someone were to write your biography, what... Continue »
  1. $19.59 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    My Cross to Bear

    Gregg Allman 9780062112033
spacer
Ships free on qualified orders.
$10.95
New Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
2 Burnside - Bldg. 2 Communications- Radio Pamphlets

eBook editions

Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things

by Cy Tymony

Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things Cover

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

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 an 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.

Synopsis:

Science-savvy author Tymony shows readers how to transform ordinary objects into the extraordinary, and how to create more than 40 handy gadgets and gizmos for almost any situation, including survival, security, self-defense, and silly applications that are just plain fun.
back to top

About the Author

Cy Tymony began creating clever gadgets as a young boy. Today he is the author of four books, including Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things, Super Powers Made Easy, 99 Fun-to-Make Electronic Projects, and Computer Gamer's Survival Guide. Cy's extraordinary take on the ordinary world prompts frequent invitations for the Los Angeles-based technical writer and computer network specialist to appear on radio and television programs.
back to top
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780740754968
Author:
Tymony, Cy
Publisher:
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Subject:
Personal & Practical Guides
Subject:
Science projects
Subject:
Handbooks & Manuals
Subject:
Household electronics
Subject:
Experiments & Projects
Subject:
Science Reference-Experiments
Copyright:
2005
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
October 2005
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
7 x 5 in 6.825 oz
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $1.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

    Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht and Dozens of Experts 9780811825559
  2. $12.03 Google eBooks add to wish list

    Walking the Big Wild: From Yellowstone to the Yukon on the Grizzly Bears' Trail

    Karsten Heuer 9781594853340
  3. $8.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Lost Lore of a Man's Life: Lots of Cool Stuff Guys Used to Know But Forgot about the Great Outdoors

    Denis Boyles 9780060952242
  4. $5.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    At Home on the Range with a Texas Hunter

    Henry Chappell 9781556228360
  5. $2.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Wilderness medicine

    William Forgery 9780934802376
  6. $14.50 Used Hardcover add to wish list

    Selected American Game Birds

    David Hagerbaumer and Sam Lehman 9780870042133
back to top

Related Subjects

Engineering » Communications » Radio Pamphlets
Home and Garden » Household » Household Management
Languages » Foreign Languages » Spanish » Reference » General
Reference » Science Reference » Experiments
Science and Mathematics » Electricity » Hobby Electronics
Science and Mathematics » Featured Titles in Tech » Computers
Sports and Outdoors » Outdoors » Lore and Survival
Sports and Outdoors » Outdoors » Survival

Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things New Trade Paper
0 stars - 0 reviews
$10.95 In Stock
Product details 160 pages Andrews McMeel Publishing - English 9780740754968 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , Science-savvy author Tymony shows readers how to transform ordinary objects into the extraordinary, and how to create more than 40 handy gadgets and gizmos for almost any situation, including survival, security, self-defense, and silly applications that are just plain fun.
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...



Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.