Founded in 1872, Popular Science magazine makes science and technology interesting and thought-provoking for the general public. It is translated into 30 languages and sold in 45 countries. The following are nine selected Do-It-Yourself hacks that may come in handy or are just plain fun.
Snooper Proof Your Wallet
Foil
RFID thieves with aluminum foil. Lurking inside your wallet’s credit cards are
radio-frequency-identification-chips (RFIDs) and lurking outside your wallet
are goons who scan that info and make off with your identity.
----Tear
off a piece of aluminum foil about 6 inches (15 centimeters) in length.
----Fold
the aluminum foil to the size of a dollar bill.
----Tuck
the folded aluminum foil into your wallet’s billfold, place your cards inside,
and forget about those RFID scammers out there.
Duct Tape Vacuum Hose Extender
Sometimes
the hose on your vacuum cleaner isn’t long enough to get to out-of-reach places
– like your ceiling. Just add a length of PVC pipe to the hose and seal the
seam with duct tape.
Mount A Camera To Your Bike
----Find
a bike bell with a central screw that fits the tripod mount on the bottom of
your camera. Most tripod mounts measure ¼ inch (6.35 mm).
----Attach
the bell to the handlebars.
----Use
a screwdriver to remove the bell’s dome.
----Screw
the camera’s tripod mount to the bell’s central screw. Orient the camera
whichever way you want and start shooting your photographic travelogue.
Source
Popular Science: The Big Book of
Hacks,
edited by Doug Cantor, Weldon Owen Publishers, 2018
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Jerry De Luca is a Christian freelance writer who loves perusing dozens of interesting and informative publications. When he finds any useful info he summarizes it, taking the main points, and creates a (hopefully) helpful blog post.
It was always fascinating for me to watch such experiments. You can never predict the result of the experiment and I think, this is cool.
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