Download or read book Practical Pyromaniac written by William Gurstelle and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining science, history, and DIY pyrotechnics, this book for the workbench warrior explains humankind’s most useful and paradoxical tool: fire. William Gurstelle, author of the bestselling Backyard Ballistics, presents 25 projects with instructions, diagrams, photos, and links to video demonstrations that enable people of all ages to explore and safely play with fire. From Franklin’s stove to Diesel’s engine, explosive and fascinating tales are told of the great pyromaniacs who scientifically revealed the mysteries of fire such as “Gunpowder” Joseph Priestly, who discovered oxygen; Antoine Lavoisier, the father of chemistry; and Humphrey Davy, whose chemical discoveries and fiery inventions saved thousands of lives. By following the directions inside, the curious can replicate these breakthrough scientists’ experiments and inventions from the simply fascinating one-candlepower engine to the nearly magical fire piston and an incredible tornado of fire.
Download or read book The Practical Pyromaniac written by William Gurstelle and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining science, history, and DIY pyrotechnics, this book explains humankind's most useful and paradoxical tool: fire. Gurstelle presents 25 projects with instructions, diagrams, photos, and links to video demonstrations that enable people of all ages to explore and safely play with fire.
Download or read book Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction 3 written by John Austin and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Using items that can be found in the modern junk drawer, troublemakers of all stripes have the components they need to assemble an impressive arsenal of miniaturized weaponry"--Page [4] of cover, volume 1.
Download or read book Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction Build and Master Ninja Weapons written by John Austin and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To become a ninja master, one needs discipline, a silent footstep, and an impressive personal arsenal. Author and toy designer John Austin shows even "little grasshoppers" how to turn disposable pens, rubber bands, old CDs, toothpicks, erasers, mint tins, and binder clips into miniaturized stealth weaponry. Clothespins, craft sticks, playing cards, pushpins, and recycled milk jug caps make a cotton swab-launching Hwacha Rocket Cart. Rolled magazines, book rings, and duct tape can be fashioned into a set of working but harmless nunchucks. And a carefully folded sheet of paper can become an origami boomerang. This handy resource provides detailed, step-by-step instructions with diagrams to show stealth warriors how to build 37 different ninja weapons for the modern era. All of the projects in MiniWeapons of Mass Destruction 4 are built from common household and office items-plastic utensils, markers, clothespins, paper clips, wire hangers, and discarded packaging-all clearly detailed on materials lists. Builders are offered a variety of samurai stars, blowguns, throwing darts, siege weapons, and ninja tools to choose from. Once they've assembled their armory, the author provides novices several targets to practice their shooting skills. Nested paper cups become a dragon; chopsticks and a paper plate, a tripod bulls-eye. Armed, trained, and shrouded in black, they are now prepared for missions of reconnaissance, sabotage, and other grim errands. John Austin is a professional toy designer and author of MiniWeapons of Mass Destruction series, as well as So Now You're a Zombie. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Download or read book Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction Build a Secret Agent Arsenal written by John Austin and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culling common household items to create an uncommon arsenal of miniature gadgets and side-arms, this guidebook provides do-it-yourself spy enthusiasts with 35 different surveillance tools and weapons.
Download or read book Make Fire written by Tim Deagan and published by Maker Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to safely build projects that burn, poof, "boosh," and flare! This complete reference and hands-on guide to working with propane explains how to create a variety of flame effects projects that can be built with common tools and materials. Starting from the basics, this book explains everything you need to know to safely work with propane. An essential reference for building projects like fire cannons, forge torches and flaming sculpture, Make: Fire explains the history, chemistry, and combustion of propane. Using that knowledge as a foundation, readers can then construct a variety of flame-based project on their own using illustrated, step-by-step instructions provided by the author. With simple tools, you can build a gorgeous flambeau, a torch capable of melting aluminum, or flame effects that ignite jaw-dropping fireballs in the sky. Focusing on safety at every step and written by a licensed Flame Effects Operator, this book provides information that has never been brought together in one place. With this guide, readers will master the fundamental components of almost all propane-based projects and develop the skills they need to create their own flame devices and artworks.
Download or read book Make Technology on Your Time Volume 26 written by Mark Frauenfelder and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAKE Volume 26: Karts & WheelsGarage go-kart building is a time-honored hobby for do-it-yourselfers, and we'll show you how to build wheeled wonders that'll have you and the kids racing around the neighborhood in DIY style. Build a longboard skateboard by bending plywood. Build a crazy go-kart driven by a pair of battery-powered drills. Put a mini gasoline engine on a bicycle. And construct an amazing wind-powered cart that can outrun a tailwind. Plus you'll learn how to build the winning vehicle from our online Karts and Wheels contest! In addition to karts, you'll find plenty of other projects that only MAKE could give you: A flaming tube that keeps time to music and makes sounds waves visible -- in fire An aquarium tank to grow your own Spirulina algae superfood An electronic music looper that creates cool sounds and lets you build wild rhythm loops
Download or read book Facility Fire Brigade Principles and Practice includes Navigate Advantage Access written by International Association of Fire Chiefs and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Complete Facility Fire Brigade Training Solution The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are pleased to bring you the Second Edition of Facility Fire Brigade: Principles and Practice, a modern integrated teaching and learning system for four levels of a Facility Fire Brigade. These four levels are: Incipient Facility Fire Brigade Member Advanced Exterior Facility Fire Brigade Member Interior Structural Facility Fire Brigade Member Facility Fire Brigade Leader. Today's facility fire brigade members protect all types of facilities. As they answer these calls, it is imperative that no gaps in knowledge compromise their effectiveness or their safety in protecting who they serve. Facility fire brigade members need up-to-date, comprehensive training materials to thoroughly prepare for any situation that may arise. Current Content This text addresses the 2018 Edition of the NFPA 1081, Standard for Facility Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications. It also provides essential guidance for compliance with OSHA Regulations 29 CFR § 1910.156, as well as NFPA 600, Standard on Facility Fire Brigades. Dynamic Features The features found in the text will help your students take that extra step toward becoming outstanding fire brigade members. They include: Detailed Case Studies Expanded Skill Drills Advice and encouragement from veteran facility brigade leaders
Download or read book The Marvelous Clouds written by John Durham Peters and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peters defines media expansively as elements that compose the human world. Drawing from ideas implicit in media philosophy, Peters argues that media are more than carriers of messages: they are the very infrastructures combining nature and culture that allow human life to thrive. Through an encyclopedic array of examples from the oceans to the skies,The Marvelous Clouds reveals the long prehistory of so-called new media. Digital media, Peters argues, are an extension of early practices tied to the establishment of civilization such as mastering fire, building calendars, reading the stars, creating language, and establishing religions. New media do not take us into uncharted waters, but rather confront us with the deepest and oldest questions of society and ecology: how to manage the relations people have with themselves, others, and the natural world.
Download or read book The Jumping Off Point A Social Experiment written by Doug Lynn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when you take genuine Facebook quotes, gather them together, and try to connect them? You get a heated confrontation between rival time-travelers. You get the untold romance of chess-champion computer Deep Blue. You get a secret society of comedians bent on world domination, not to mention vital, brutally untrue information about international politics, artificial sweetener, cyborgs, the lifestyle of the modern geek, the meaning of your dreams, and other issues of equally tremendous importance. The Jumping-Off Point weaves from one quote to another, generating a picture of a world you never knew existed...because it doesn't.
Download or read book The Big Book of Boy Stuff written by Bart King and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Bart King interviewed hundreds of the wisest guys and smartest alecks for The Big Book of Boy Stuff, something awesome happened: the book became a classic! Hailed by critics and kids alike, it has sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and even won awards. In this updated and redesigned tenth anniversary edition, hijinks and hilarity are still front and center. Within these pages, boys can find a myriad of things to do, things to laugh at, and things they didn’t know. Bart King, the veteran of many water balloon wars, taught middle school for many years. He’s written other cool books, including The Big Book of Superheroes, The Pocket Guide to Girl Stuff, and The Big Book of Gross Stuff. Visit his website at www.bartking.net.
Download or read book Backyard Ballistics written by William Gurstelle and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bestselling DIY handbook now features new and expanded projects, enabling ordinary folks to construct 16 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple match-powered rocket to the more complex tabletop catapult and the offbeat Cincinnati fire kite. The classic potato cannon has a new evil twin—the piezo-electric spud gun—and the electromagnetic pipe gun has joined the company of such favorites as the tennis ball mortar. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting, explains the physics behind the projects, and profiles scientists and extraordinary experimenters such as Alfred Nobel, Robert Goddard, and Isaac Newton. This book will be indispensable for the legions of backyard toy-rocket launchers and fireworks fanatics who wish every day was the fourth of July.
Download or read book Narrative and Truth written by Barry Emslie and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-14 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix.
Download or read book Make Technology on Your Time Volume 27 written by Mark Frauenfelder and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The robots are coming! MAKE Volume 27 shows you how to build robots that walk, fly, swim, play music, dance, and even extinguish fires. Some of the buildable bots you’ll meet include: Yellow Drum Machine, which roves around looking for things to drum on, then drums, records, and accompanies itself playing catchy rhythms Roomba Recon, Roomba robotic vacuum with a wireless router and webcam on its back, programmed so you can drive it around your house and see what it sees from a browser window anywhere Hamster-Powered Strandbeest, which walks around on eight legs, powered by a hamster inside its hamster globe “head” The winning project from MAKE’s Most Entertaining Robot contest Tiny Robots made from common electronics components. The special Robots section will also include a roundup of hobby robotics highlights, and a Primer on using the EZ-Robot controller board to turn any animatronic toy into a fully controllable robot that recognizes faces and responds to voice commands.
Download or read book Best of Make Volume 2 written by The Editors of Make: and published by Maker Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 835 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After ten years, Make: has become one of most celebrated magazines to hit the newsstands, and certainly one of the hottest reads. If you're just catching on to the Maker Movement and wonder what you've missed, this book contains the best projects and articles from the magazine. Find out what keeps Makers coming back to Make: with this assortment of DIY projects and articles selected by Make:'s editors. Learn to: Outfit your workshop and make some must-have tools Build electronic projects from actuators to antennae Make things with Arduino and Raspberry Pi Create drones and robots Build noisemaking projects and musical instruments Augment your photo and video capabilities Make your own food, soap, ink, and more
Download or read book The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions written by Julia Suits and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This stuff is more than just fancy pranks. It's Americana. Never has nonsense been taken so seriously...This book is a fascinating, appetite- whetting glimpse for the, if you'll pardon the expression, uninitiated." -David Copperfield, from the foreword At the beginning of the twentieth century, 40 percent of American men belonged to a lodge, and they were hazing their newbies with cigar- smoking camels, spankers, and even fake guillotines. Nearly all their prank devices came from the same place: catalogs published by the DeMoulin Brothers Company from 1896 to 1930. Julia Suits discovered one of these all-but-forgotten catalogs at a flea market. Its pages were full of bizarre hazing props: old-fashioned telephones that squirted water, bucking goats attached to tricycles, Victorian- looking furniture that sent electric shocks. These prank machines are the relics of mischief and daredevilry, produced for the country's original fraternity- hazing culture, and created by America's original high-tech geeks of the electric age. The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions offers a peek into twentieth-century American culture that most people have never seen. At its core are hundreds of the most inventive DeMoulin prank machines, complete with their original, quirky descriptions and eccentric line art. Alongside the catalog pages are newspaper clippings, lodge trivia, quotes, and stories that show the true side of America's original hazing culture.
Download or read book Make Technology on Your Time Volume 28 written by Mark Frauenfelder and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2011-10-30 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first magazine devoted entirely to do-it-yourself technology projectspresents its 28th quarterly edition for people who like to tweak, disassemble, recreate,and invent cool new uses for technology. Express your inner child with MAKE Volume 28, featuring toys and games. Any maker can tell you that lots of experimentation and play time are essential to developing brainpower and creativity. This issue pays tribute to the beloved toys and games you grew up with and their evolution through technology.
