Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction: Build Implements of Spitball Warfare Reviews
Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction: Build Implements of Spitball Warfare
PopularMechanics.com selection for one of The Best DIY and Home Improvement Books of 2009 We’ve come a long way from the Peashooter Era: with the advent of modern household products and office suppliesbinder clips, clothespins, rubber bands, ballpoint pens, toothpicks, paper clips, plastic utensils, and (of course) matches and barbeque lighterstroublemakers of all stripes have the components needed to build an impressive, if somewhat miniaturized, arsenal. Toy designer John Austin prov
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Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction,
My son found this in the science section at our local independent bookstore, and I said, “This could be a dangerous book in your hands.” (He has an obsession with wanting to blow things up and dismantle electronics.) We split the cost and my husband had a blast building this stuff using items in our junk drawer. I found the book absolutely ingenious. The author is a professional toy designer and also wrote Cubical Warfare, another must-read. In the words of another author/reviewer, William Gurstelle, “One must assert dominion over the desktop. Between the instructions provided in Austin’s book and access to your office supply cabinet, you need tolerate no threat to the security of your cubicle.”
By my son: This is my new favorite book. These mini-weapons really work. My friends love them and have paid me money to make them the “Simple Cross-bow” and “Concealing Book.” I love the “Penny Bomb!” I did extra chores to get mega-supplies (giant bag of rubber bands, paper caps, etc.), and now I have all I need to create these mini “weapons” in a matter of minutes.
Kim Childress, Book Editor, Girls’ Life
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|An Essential Field Guide to Office Survival,
This book is an essential guide to survival in modern day cube warfare. All of the examples in the book are clearly detailed, and can be fabricated with every day items stocked in the supply room closet.
The illustrations themselves help to spark other creative (meaning destructive) ideas. Even if you don’t recreate the items, its still a very visually appealing to leave out on the desk, which is sure to generate discussion at the water cooler.
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