- Subjects
- Published
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Chicago, Illinois :
Chicago Review Press Incorporated
[2015]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xii, 228 pages : colored illustrations ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781613749852
- Introduction
- 1. Gadgets and Gizmos
- How to Make a Life Vest from Condoms
- How to Devise a Gas Mask with Vinegar and a Soda Bottle
- How to Build a Solar-Powered Cooker with Aluminum Foil
- How to Fashion an Impromptu Helmet with a Bucket
- How to Make a Wi-Fi Antenna from a Coffee Can
- How to Boost a Cell Phone Signal with a Soda Can
- How to Produce a Fire Extinguisher with Baking Soda and Vinegar
- How to Assemble a Torch with Tampons and Petroleum Jelly
- How to Make a Trip Wire with Dental Floss
- How to Detect a Trip Wire with Silly String
- How to Make a Radio Antenna with a Slinky
- How to Set Up a Burglar Alarm with Potato Chips
- How to Construct a Decoy with a Bleach Jug and Bubble Wrap
- How to Make a Smart Phone Stand with Binder Clips
- How to Create a Postal Scale with a Ruler
- How to Make a Rudimentary Copy Machine with Vanilla Extract
- How to Fashion a Battery from a Copper Scrubber
- How to Build a Flood Alarm with Aspirin and a Clothespin
- How to Soundproof a Room with Egg Cartons
- 2. Tricks of the Trade
- How to Start a Fire with Steel Wool and a Battery
- How to Open a Locked Door with a Credit Card
- How to Pick a Lock with Bobby Pins
- How to Start a Campfire with Potato Chips
- How to Improvise Shoes with Rubber Gloves
- How to Make Stilts with Plastic Paint Buckets
- How to Create Boots with Duct Tape
- How to Write a Secret Message with Soap
- How to Hide Valuables in a Tennis Ball, Deodorant Stick, or Tampon
- How to Make a Safe with a Hardcover Book
- How to Build a Wall Safe with an Electrical Socket
- How to Cook Food with a Clothes Iron
- How to Brew Coffee Without a Coffee Maker
- 3. Foiled Again
- How to Thwart a Terrorist with a Cell Phone
- How to Slip Up an Attacker with Dishwashing Liquid
- How to Create an Oil Slick with Vegetable Oil
- How to Blind an Evildoer with Cayenne Pepper
- How to Disable a Car with Water
- How to Improvise an Alarm System with a Mousetrap
- How to Rig Up an Alarm System with Bang Snaps
- How to Open a Padlock with a Soda Can
- How to Disable a Smoke Detector with Toothpaste
- How to Break into a Locked Suitcase with a Ballpoint Pen
- How to Tie Up a Bad Guy with Panty Hose
- How to Make a Flame-Throwing Torch with Deodorant
- 4. Secret Weapons
- How to Make a Smoke Bomb with Sugar
- How to Create a Stink Bomb with Ammonia
- How to Create a Fireball with Flour
- How to Create a Molotov Cocktail with Tampons
- How to Fashion a Slingshot from a Bicycle Inner Tube
- How to Build a Bola with Tennis Balls
- How to Make a Knife from a Toothbrush
- How to Make a Marble Gun with a Condom
- How to Make a Smoke Screen with an Instant Cold Pack
- How to Camouflage Yourself with Shoe Polish
- How to Assemble an Emergency Kit with an Altoids Tin
- How to Carve a Fake Gun from a Bar of Soap
- How to Defend Yourself with a Ballpoint Pen
- How to Make a Dart Gun from a Ballpoint Pen
- How to Avoid Detection from Thermal Imaging Cameras with a Space Blanket
- 5. Survival Techniques
- How to Protect Yourself from Nuclear Radiation with Iodine
- How to Defend Yourself from a Biological Attack with a Bra
- How to Prevent Heatstroke with a Disposable Diaper
- How to Make Warm Clothes with a Bath Mat and Bubble Wrap
- How to Make a Compass with a Cork and Needle
- How to Make an Emergency Lantern with Baby Oil and a Tampon
- How to Collect Rainwater with a Trash Bag
- How to Desalinate Water with Plastic Wrap
- How to Build a Water Purification Still with a Trash Bag
- How to Make a Transpiration Still with a Trash Bag
- How to Transport Water with a Cardboard Box
- How to Filter Water with a Soda Bottle
- How to Build a Stove with a Tuna Fish Can
- How to Construct an Oven with Aluminum Foil and Clothes Hangers
- How to Build a Life Raft with Soda Bottles
- How to Kindle a Fire with Chocolate and a Soda Can
- How to Start a Fire with Petroleum Jelly and Cotton Balls
- How to Pick Fruit from a Tree with a Bleach Jug
- How to Catch Fish with Soda Bottles
- How to Make a Fishing Rod with Dental Floss and a Paper Clip
- How to Devise a Fishing Net with Panty Hose
- How to Build a One-Man Tent with Trash Bags
- How to Assemble a Tube Tent with Trash Bags
- How to Create an Emergency Toilet with Kitty Litter
- How to Construct a Washing Machine with a Plunger
- How to Make Soap with Ashes and Fat
- How to Build a Solar-Powered Shower with a Trash Bag
- How to Fashion a Signal Mirror from a Used CD
- How to Put Together a Baby Mobile with Used CDs
- How to Make Snow Goggles with a Cereal Box
- How to Produce Snowshoes from Tennis Rackets
- 6. First aid Emergencies
- How to Make a Signal Whistle with a Bottle Cap
- How to Make a Signal Whistle with a Soda Can
- How to Stop Bleeding from a Bullet Wound with Tampons
- How to Recover from Diarrhea with Sugar, Salt, and Lemon Juice
- How to Disinfect a Knife Wound with Mouthwash
- How to Make Knee Pads with a Bra
- How to Soothe Excruciating Toothache Pain with Tabasco Sauce
- How to Immobilize Broken Bones with a Pizza Box and Bubble Wrap
- How to Fashion a Sling from Panty Hose
- How to Treat a Bee or Wasp Sting with a Credit Card and Meat Tenderizer
- How to Kill Head Lice with Mayonnaise
- How to Treat Poison Ivy with Nail Polish Remover
- How to Remove Cactus Spines with Elmer's Glue
- How to Soothe Severe Sunburn Pain with Iced Tea Mix
- How to Treat Hypothermia with Aluminum Foil
- How to Remove Broken Glass from Skin with Duct Tape
- How to Stitch a Wound with Condoms and Dental Floss
- 7. Disaster Relief
- How to Make Flood Boots with Trash Bags
- How to Build a Dike with Trash Bags
- How to Boost a Cast-Iron Radiator with Aluminum Foil
- How to Repair Broken Eyeglasses with Dental Floss
- How to Make Homemade Laundry Soap with Borax
- How to Find a Lost Contact Lens with Panty Hose
- How to Get Rid of Mice and Rats with Fabric Softener
- How to Repel Mosquitoes with Mouthwash
- How to Make a Flyswatter with Duct Tape
- How to Warm Cold Sheets with a Soda Bottle
- How to Avoid Leeches with Panty Hose
- How to Get Rid of Skunk Odor with Disposable Douche
- How to Seal Your Home from Chemical Weapons with Duct Tape
- 8. Quick Getaways
- How to Start a Dead Car Battery with Aspirin
- How to Revive a Dead Car Battery with Epsom Salt
- How to Plug a Gas Tank Leak with Chewing Gum
- How to Repair a Broken Fan Belt with Panty Hose
- How to Fix a Leaky Car Radiator with Black Pepper
- How to Clean Corrosion from Car Battery Terminals with Coca-Cola
- How to Create Traction for a Car Stuck in Snow with Carpet Mats
- How to Repair a Flat Tire with Superglue
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- About Joey Green