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Cy reads six newspapers a day. "I am inquisitive about all aspects of how life works," the Los Angeles author/inventor says. His career started as a child, when he made a sleeve-mounted shocker device to defend himself from schoolyard bullies. His Sneaky Uses books explore the delight of finding. He also roller-skates, practices aikido and judo, plays with cardboard boomerans, and eats tuna salad when he is not working on finding still more sneaky uses for everyday things.
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Batteries From Everyday Things
Power an LED with lemons or spare change.
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19: Robots page 110
Mechanical Image Duplicator
With a few everyday items found in the home, you can make a pantograph.
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123
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 136
Sneaky Sleeve Pocket
Stick a secret compartment inside your jacket for hush items you want to stash.
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DIY: Hide It
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CRAFT:
06: Play page 97
Candy Alert
Devise sneaky uses for high-tech candy packaging and other small toys.
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123
from MAKE:
13: Magic page 112
Boomerang
Make a real boomerang out of cardboard and foam rubber.
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123
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 77
Easy Motor
Make a spinning motor with a minimum of parts.
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123
from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles page 126
Origami Flying Disc
Understand Bernoulli's principle of flowing fluids and gases with a paper flyer.
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123
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10: Home Electronics page 167
Aircraft Band Receiver
Modify an AM/FM radio to pick up air traffic control communications.
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123
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09: Fringe page 27
Shaker Flashlight Power Source
Powering small electronics with your muscles.
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123
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08: Toys and Games page 48
Magnetic Switches from Everyday Things
Control many devices from afar with the magnetically sensitive Sneaky Switch.
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123
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07: Backyard Biology page 51
Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things
Turn a remote control car into an alarm system.
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123
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 113
Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things
Turn a cup into a speaker and a microphone.
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123
from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 152
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