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The Department of Homeland Security advises all citizens to develop an Emergency Preparedness Plan, along with a Disaster Supply Kit . . . but who has the time? Don't panic--it's Joey Green to the rescue! Last-Minute Survival Secrets contains more than a hundred ingenious survival tips that may sound quirky at first but really do work. You will discover how to escape perilous situations using common household products:
* Start a campfire with potato chips
* Create a Wi-Fi antenna from a coffee can
* Repair a broken fan belt with a pair of panty hose
* Prevent heatstroke with a disposable diaper
* Remove cactus spines with Elmer's glue
* Open a locked suitcase with a ballpoint pen
* And much, much more!
The book also includes interesting and goofy sidebars related to these survival tactics and fascinating trivia to keep you entertained until FEMA arrives--which may be a while. It's the perfect resource for armchair survivalists, budding MacGyvers, and adventurists on a budget.
Author Notes
Joey Green is the author of more than a dozen books including the best-selling Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose & Paint Your House with Powdered Milk. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Dateline NBC, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Today, & Good Morning, America. He has also been profiled in The New York Times, USA Today, & People. He was formerly a contributing editor to National Lampoon & an advertising copywriter. He lives in southern California with his wife & two daughters.
(Bowker Author Biography)
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Library Journal Review
Doomsday Preppers. Bear Grylls. The Walking Dead. People are concerned with pandemics, terrorist attacks, and food and water shortages, and we are drawn to films and books such as this one about living independently and off the grid. Similar to Sam Sheridan's The Disaster Diaries and James Wesley Rawles's How To Survive the End of the World as We Know It, best-selling author Green's (Hellbent on Insanity, The Unofficial Gilligan's Island Handbook, and many more) title at first glance is just a funny take on survival techniques that readers might never imagine needing-creating secret weapons, such as fireballs made with flour, for example. But a closer look reveals many extremely useful, if improbable, techniques involving simple household items. The author and TV commentator has tried out all the survival secrets in this book. His claim, "You can easily overcome any dire situation by putting simple household items to use in unexpected ways," is fulfilled in sections on topics like how to make a radio antenna with a Slinky, revive a car battery with aspirin, and start a fire with potato chips. Each entry includes step-by-step instructions on what you need, what to do, and how it works, with supplies including two condoms and two shoelaces to make a life vest. VERDICT The audience for this book will be survivalists, "doomsday preppers," and teachers looking to conduct experiments.-Laverne Mann, Cherry Hill P.L. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. xi |
| 1 Gadgets and Gizmos | p. 1 |
| How to Make a Life Vest from Condoms | p. 2 |
| How to Devise a Gas Mask with Vinegar and a Soda Bottle | p. 5 |
| How to Build a Solar-Powered Cooker with Aluminum Foil | p. 8 |
| How to Fashion an Impromptu Helmet with a Bucket | p. 11 |
| How to Make a Wi-Fi Antenna from a Coffee Can | p. 13 |
| How to Boost a Cell Phone Signal with a Soda Can | p. 16 |
| How to Produce a Fire Extinguisher with Baking Soda and Vinegar | p. 18 |
| How to Assemble a Torch with Tampons and Petroleum Jelly | p. 20 |
| How to Make a Trip Wire with Dental Floss | p. 21 |
| How to Detect a Trip Wire with Silly String | p. 22 |
| How to Make a Radio Antenna with a Slinky | p. 23 |
| How to Set Up a Burglar Alarm with Potato Chips | p. 25 |
| How to Construct a Decoy with a Bleach Jug and Bubble Wrap | p. 26 |
| How to Make a Smart Phone Stand with Binder Clips | p. 28 |
| How to Create a Postal Scale with a Ruler | p. 30 |
| How to Make a Rudimentary Copy Machine with Vanilla Extract | p. 31 |
| How to Fashion a Battery from a Copper Scrubber | p. 32 |
| How to Build a Flood Alarm with Aspirin and a Clothespin | p. 33 |
| How to Soundproof a Room with Egg Cartons | p. 35 |
| 2 Tricks of the Trade | p. 37 |
| How to Start a Fire with Steel Wool and a Battery | p. 38 |
| How to Open a Locked Door with a Credit Card | p. 40 |
| How to Pick a Lock with Bobby Pins | p. 42 |
| How to Start a Campfire with Potato Chips | p. 45 |
| How to Improvise Shoes with Rubber Gloves | p. 47 |
| How to Make Stilts with Plastic Paint Buckets | p. 49 |
| How to Create Boots with Duct Tape | p. 51 |
| How to Write a Secret Message with Soap | p. 53 |
| How to Hide Valuables in a Tennis Ball, Deodorant Stick, or Tampon | p. 54 |
| How to Make a Safe with a Hardcover Book | p. 57 |
| How to Build a Wall Safe with an Electrical Socket | p. 59 |
| How to Cook Food with a Clothes Iron | p. 61 |
| How to Brew Coffee Without a Coffee Maker | p. 64 |
| 3 Foiled Again | p. 65 |
| How to Thwart a Terrorist with a Cell Phone | p. 66 |
| How to Slip Up an Attacker with Dishwashing Liquid | p. 67 |
| How to Create an Oil Slick with Vegetable Oil | p. 68 |
| How to Blind an Evildoer with Cayenne Pepper | p. 69 |
| How to Disable a Car with Water | p. 71 |
| How to Improvise an Alarm System with a Mousetrap | p. 72 |
| How to Rig Up an Alarm System with Bang Snaps | p. 73 |
| How to Open a Padlock with a Soda Can | p. 74 |
| How to Disable a Smoke Detector with Toothpaste | p. 76 |
| How to Break into a Locked Suitcase with a Ballpoint Pen | p. 77 |
| How to Tie Up a Bad Guy with Panty Hose | p. 78 |
| How to Make a Flame-Throwing Torch with Deodorant | p. 80 |
| 4 Secret Weapons | p. 81 |
| How to Make a Smoke Bomb with Sugar | p. 82 |
| How to Create a Stink Bomb with Ammonia | p. 83 |
| How to Create a Fireball with Flour | p. 84 |
| How to Create a Molotov Cocktail with Tampons | p. 86 |
| How to Fashion a Slingshot from a Bicycle Inner Tube | p. 87 |
| How to Build a Bola with Tennis Balls | p. 88 |
| How to Make a Knife from a Toothbrush | p. 90 |
| How to Make a Marble Gun with a Condom | p. 92 |
| How to Make a Smoke Screen with an Instant Cold Pack | p. 93 |
| How to Camouflage Yourself with Shoe Polish | p. 95 |
| How to Assemble an Emergency Kit with an Altoids Tin | p. 96 |
| How to Carve a Fake Gun from a Bar of Soap | p. 98 |
| How to Defend Yourself with a Ballpoint Pen | p. 100 |
| How to Make a Dart Gun from a Ballpoint Pen | p. 101 |
| How to Avoid Detection from Thermal Imaging Cameras with a Space Blanket | p. 103 |
| 5 Survival Techniques | p. 105 |
| How to Protect Yourself from Nuclear Radiation with Iodine | p. 106 |
| How to Defend Yourself from a Biological Attack with a Bra | p. 108 |
| How to Prevent Heatstroke with a Disposable Diaper | p. 109 |
| How to Make Warm Clothes with a Bath Mat and Bubble Wrap | p. 110 |
| How to Make a Compass with a Cork and Needle | p. 112 |
| How to Make an Emergency Lantern with Baby Oil and a Tampon | p. 114 |
| How to Collect Rainwater with a Trash Bag | p. 116 |
| How to Desalinate Water with Plastic Wrap | p. 118 |
| How to Build a Water Purification Still with a Trash Bag | p. 119 |
| How to Make a Transpiration Still with a Trash Bag | p. 121 |
| How to Transport Water with a Cardboard Box | p. 123 |
| How to Filter Water with a Soda Bottle | p. 124 |
| How to Build a Stove with a Tuna Fish Can | p. 126 |
| How to Construct an Oven with Aluminum Foil and Clothes Hangers | p. 128 |
| How to Build a Life Raft with Soda Bottles | p. 130 |
| How to Kindle a Fire with Chocolate and a Soda Can | p. 132 |
| How to Start a Fire with Petroleum Jelly and Cotton Balls | p. 134 |
| How to Pick Fruit from a Tree with a Bleach Jug | p. 136 |
| How to Catch Fish with Soda Bottles | p. 138 |
| How to Make a Fishing Rod with Dental Floss and a Paper Clip | p. 140 |
| How to Devise a Fishing Net with Panty Hose | p. 143 |
| How to Build a One-Man Tent with Trash Bags | p. 144 |
| How to Assemble a Tube Tent with Trash Bags | p. 146 |
| How to Create an Emergency Toilet with Kitty Litter | p. 148 |
| How to Construct a Washing Machine with a Plunger | p. 149 |
| How to Make Soap with Ashes and Fat | p. 151 |
| How to Build a Solar-Powered Shower with a Trash Bag | p. 153 |
| How to Fashion a Signal Mirror from a Used CD | p. 155 |
| How to Put Together a Baby Mobile with Used CDs | p. 157 |
| How to Make Snow Goggles with a Cereal Box | p. 158 |
| How to Produce Snowshoes from Tennis Rackets | p. 160 |
| 6 First aid Emergencies | p. 161 |
| How to Make a Signal Whistle with a Bottle Cap | p. 162 |
| How to Make a Signal Whistle with a Soda Can | p. 163 |
| How to Stop Bleeding from a Bullet Wound with Tampons | p. 165 |
| How to Recover from Diarrhea with Sugar, Salt, and Lemon Juice | p. 167 |
| How to Disinfect a Knife Wound with Mouthwash | p. 169 |
| How to Make Knee Pads with a Bra | p. 171 |
| How to Soothe Excruciating Toothache Pain with Tabasco Sauce | p. 173 |
| How to Immobilize Broken Bones with a Pizza Box and Bubble Wrap | p. 175 |
| How to Fashion a Sling from Panty Hose | p. 177 |
| How to Treat a Bee or Wasp Sting with a Credit Card and Meat Tenderizer | p. 178 |
| How to Kill Head Lice with Mayonnaise | p. 180 |
| How to Treat Poison Ivy with Nail Polish Remover | p. 182 |
| How to Remove Cactus Spines with Elmer's Glue | p. 184 |
| How to Soothe Severe Sunburn Pain with Iced Tea Mix | p. 185 |
| How to Treat Hypothermia with Aluminum Foil | p. 187 |
| How to Remove Broken Glass from Skin with Duct Tape | p. 189 |
| How to Stitch a Wound with Condoms and Dental Floss | p. 191 |
| 7 Disaster Relief | p. 193 |
| How to Make Flood Boots with Trash Bags | p. 194 |
| How to Build a Dike with Trash Bags | p. 195 |
| How to Boost a Cast-Iron Radiator with Aluminum Foil | p. 197 |
| How to Repair Broken Eyeglasses with Dental Floss | p. 198 |
| How to Make Homemade Laundry Soap with Borax | p. 199 |
| How to Find a Lost Contact Lens with Panty Hose | p. 201 |
| How to Get Rid of Mice and Rats with Fabric Softener | p. 202 |
| How to Repel Mosquitoes with Mouthwash | p. 203 |
| How to Make a Flyswatter with Duct Tape | p. 204 |
| How to Warm Cold Sheets with a Soda Bottle | p. 206 |
| How to Avoid Leeches with Panty Hose | p. 207 |
| How to Get Rid of Skunk Odor with Disposable Douche | p. 209 |
| How to Seal Your Home from Chemical Weapons with Duct Tape | p. 211 |
| 8 Quick Getaways | p. 213 |
| How to Start a Dead Car Battery with Aspirin | p. 214 |
| How to Revive a Dead Car Battery with Epsom Salt | p. 215 |
| How to Plug a Gas Tank Leak with Chewing Gum | p. 216 |
| How to Repair a Broken Fan Belt with Panty Hose | p. 217 |
| How to Fix a Leaky Car Radiator with Black Pepper | p. 218 |
| How to Clean Corrosion from Car Battery Terminals with Coca-Cola | p. 219 |
| How to Create Traction for a Car Stuck in Snow with Carpet Mats | p. 221 |
| How to Repair a Flat Tire with Superglue | p. 222 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 223 |
| Bibliography | p. 224 |
| About Joey Green | p. 228 |