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
Tymony, Cy
2003
Contains detailed instructions and diagrams for creating a number of objects using ordinary household items and includes ideas for making a radio from a penny, starting a fire using water, and constructing a fire extinguisher from items around the kitchen.
Contains color illustrations that showcase the art and design of skateboard decks, features comments from artists and graphic designers about their techniques and sources of inspiration, and includes photographs of skateboarders practicing their sport.
Mark Christensen chronicles his life-long dream to build a 600-horsepower car with the ability to accelerate from zero to sixty faster than any other car.
A guide to creating Sumo or Mini-Sumo robots that provides complete coverage of the rules and regulations of the sport and explains how to build a robot from beginning to end.
Presents an introduction to canals, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on the history of the waterways and how they a built, including three of the world's best-known canals, the Erie, the Suez, and the Panama.
Discusses recycling bicycles, including where to find cheap and free bikes and parts, how to make repairs, and how to combine parts to make projects such as three-wheels and tandems.