Read about more than 200 real inventions including spray-on replacement skin and spray on wifi, sandwiches that last forever and candy that replaces deodorant, hats that shoot bubbles, hats that make hair grow, and hats that cure insomnia.--From back cover.
Uncle John's bathroom reader weird inventions
A new collection of facts and trivia highlights unusual gizmos and devices, including clothing that can turn a crawling baby into a mop, a square watermelon, and a video game controlled with the mind.
Presents a few of the weird and wonderful contraptions dreamed up by eager inventors over the last 200 years.
Presents a few of the weird and wonderful contraptions dreamed up by eager inventors over the last 200 years.
A do-it-yourself handbook explains how to transform simple, everyday items and objects into a variety of unusual survival, security, self-defense, or even silly applications.
A do-it-yourself handbook explains how to transform simple, everyday items and objects into a variety of unusual survival, security, self-defense, or even silly applications.
A do-it-yourself handbook explains how to transform simple, everyday items and objects into a variety of unusual survival, security, self-defense, or even silly applications.
"This vivid, engrossing book reveals the fascinating stories behind the objects in your world, what you wear, what you eat, what entertains you, and more. Discover the history behind the world's tallest skyscrapers, find out when people first started drinking caffeine and why it…
"This vivid, engrossing book reveals the fascinating stories behind the objects in your world, what you wear, what you eat, what entertains you, and more. Discover the history behind the world's tallest skyscrapers, find out when people first started drinking caffeine and why it…
From hand tools to holidays to weapons to washing machines, "An Uncommon History of Common Things" features hundreds of colorful illustrations, timelines, sidebars, and more as it explores just about every subject under the sun. It is a freewheeling reference to hundreds of cust…
From hand tools to holidays to weapons to washing machines, "An Uncommon History of Common Things" features hundreds of colorful illustrations, timelines, sidebars, and more as it explores just about every subject under the sun. It is a freewheeling reference to hundreds of cust…
From hand tools to holidays to weapons to washing machines, "An Uncommon History of Common Things" features hundreds of colorful illustrations, timelines, sidebars, and more as it explores just about every subject under the sun. Who knew that indoor plumbing has been around for …