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Last-minute survival secrets: 128 ingenious tips to endure the coming apocalypse and other minor inconveniences
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Publication Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
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
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Artisanat
Artisanat -- Miscellanées
Biens de consommation
Biens de consommation -- Miscellanées
Consumer goods
Consumer goods -- Miscellanea
Electronic books
Emergency management
Emergency management -- Miscellanea
Guides et manuels
Habiletés de survie
Habiletés de survie -- Miscellanées
Handbook
handbooks
Handbooks and manuals
Handicraft
Handicraft -- Miscellanea
House & Home
manuals (instructional materials)
Miscellanea
Nonfiction
Personal & Practical Guides
REFERENCE
REFERENCE -- Personal & Practical Guides
Science & Technology
Survival
Survival -- Miscellanea
Trivia and miscellanea
Artisanat -- Miscellanées
Biens de consommation
Biens de consommation -- Miscellanées
Consumer goods
Consumer goods -- Miscellanea
Electronic books
Emergency management
Emergency management -- Miscellanea
Guides et manuels
Habiletés de survie
Habiletés de survie -- Miscellanées
Handbook
handbooks
Handbooks and manuals
Handicraft
Handicraft -- Miscellanea
House & Home
manuals (instructional materials)
Miscellanea
Nonfiction
Personal & Practical Guides
REFERENCE
REFERENCE -- Personal & Practical Guides
Science & Technology
Survival
Survival -- Miscellanea
Trivia and miscellanea
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