Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Gadgets and Gizmos -- How to Make a Life Vest from Condoms -- How to Devise a Gas Mask with Vinegar and a Soda Bottle -- How to Build a Solar-Powered Cooker with Aluminum Foil -- How to Fashion an Impromptu Helmet with a Bucket -- How to Make a Wi-Fi Antenna from a Coffee Can -- How to Boost a Cell Phone Signal with a Soda Can -- How to Produce a Fire Extinguisher with Baking Soda and Vinegar -- How to Assemble a Torch with Tampons and Petroleum Jelly -- How to Make a Trip Wire with Dental Floss -- How to Detect a Trip Wire with Silly String -- How to Make a Radio Antenna with a Slinky -- How to Set Up a Burglar Alarm with Potato Chips -- How to Construct a Decoy with a Bleach Jug and Bubble Wrap -- How to Make a Smart Phone Stand with Binder Clips -- How to Create a Postal Scale with a Ruler -- How to Make a Rudimentary Copy Machine with Vanilla Extract -- How to Fashion a Battery from a Copper Scrubber -- How to Build a Flood Alarm with Aspirin and a Clothespin -- How to Soundproof a Room with Egg Cartons -- 2 Tricks of the Trade -- How to Start a Fire with Steel Wool and a Battery -- How to Open a Locked Door with a Credit Card -- How to Pick a Lock with Bobby Pins -- How to Start a Campfire with Potato Chips -- How to Improvise Shoes with Rubber Gloves -- How to Make Stilts with Plastic Paint Buckets -- How to Create Boots with Duct Tape -- How to Write a Secret Message with Soap -- How to Hide Valuables in a Tennis Ball, Deodorant Stick, or Tampon -- How to Make a Safe with a Hardcover Book -- How to Build a Wall Safe with an Electrical Socket -- How to Cook Food with a Clothes Iron -- How to Brew Coffee Without a Coffee Maker -- 3 Foiled Again -- How to Thwart a Terrorist with a Cell Phone -- How to Slip Up an Attacker with Dishwashing Liquid.

How to Create an Oil Slick with Vegetable Oil -- How to Blind an Evildoer with Cayenne Pepper -- How to Disable a Car with Water -- How to Improvise an Alarm System with a Mousetrap -- How to Rig Up an Alarm System with Bang Snaps -- How to Open a Padlock with a Soda Can -- How to Disable a Smoke Detector with Toothpaste -- How to Break into a Locked Suitcase with a Ballpoint Pen -- How to Tie Up a Bad Guy with Panty Hose -- How to Make a Flame-Throwing Torch with Deodorant -- 4 Secret Weapons -- How to Make a Smoke Bomb with Sugar -- How to Create a Stink Bomb with Ammonia -- How to Create a Fireball with Flour -- How to Create a Molotov Cocktail with Tampons -- How to Fashion a Slingshot from a Bicycle Inner Tube -- How to Build a Bola with Tennis Balls -- How to Make a Knife from a Toothbrush -- How to Make a Marble Gun with a Condom -- How to Make a Smoke Screen with an Instant Cold Pack -- How to Camouflage Yourself with Shoe Polish -- How to Assemble an Emergency Kit with an Altoids Tin -- How to Carve a Fake Gun from a Bar of Soap -- How to Defend Yourself with a Ballpoint Pen -- How to Make a Dart Gun from a Ballpoint Pen -- How to Avoid Detection from Thermal Imaging Cameras with a Space Blanket -- 5 Survival Techniques -- How to Protect Yourself from Nuclear Radiation with Iodine -- How to Defend Yourself from a Biological Attack with a Bra -- How to Prevent Heatstroke with a Disposable Diaper -- How to Make Warm Clothes with a Bath Mat and Bubble Wrap -- How to Make a Compass with a Cork and Needle -- How to Make an Emergency Lantern with Baby Oil and a Tampon -- How to Collect Rainwater with a Trash Bag -- How to Desalinate Water with Plastic Wrap -- How to Build a Water Purification Still with a Trash Bag -- How to Make a Transpiration Still with a Trash Bag -- How to Transport Water with a Cardboard Box.

How to Filter Water with a Soda Bottle -- How to Build a Stove with a Tuna Fish Can -- How to Construct an Oven with Aluminum Foil and Clothes Hangers -- How to Build a Life Raft with Soda Bottles -- How to Kindle a Fire with Chocolate and a Soda Can -- How to Start a Fire with Petroleum Jelly and Cotton Balls -- How to Pick Fruit from a Tree with a Bleach Jug -- How to Catch Fish with Soda Bottles -- How to Make a Fishing Rod with Dental Floss and a Paper Clip -- How to Devise a Fishing Net with Panty Hose -- How to Build a One-Man Tent with Trash Bags -- How to Assemble a Tube Tent with Trash Bags -- How to Create an Emergency Toilet with Kitty Litter -- How to Construct a Washing Machine with a Plunger -- How to Make Soap with Ashes and Fat -- How to Build a Solar-Powered Shower with a Trash Bag -- How to Fashion a Signal Mirror from a Used CD -- How to Put Together a Baby Mobile with Used CDs -- How to Make Snow Goggles with a Cereal Box -- How to Produce Snowshoes from Tennis Rackets -- 6 FIRST AID EMERGENCIES -- How to Make a Signal Whistle with a Bottle Cap -- How to Make a Signal Whistle with a Soda Can -- How to Stop Bleeding from a Bullet Wound with Tampons -- How to Recover from Diarrhea with Sugar, Salt, and Lemon Juice -- How to Disinfect a Knife Wound with Mouthwash -- How to Make Knee Pads with a Bra -- How to Soothe Excruciating Toothache Pain with Tabasco Sauce -- How to Immobilize Broken Bones with a Pizza Box and Bubble Wrap -- How to Fashion a Sling from Panty Hose -- How to Treat a Bee or Wasp Sting with a Credit Card and Meat Tenderizer -- How to Kill Head Lice with Mayonnaise -- How to Treat Poison Ivy with Nail Polish Remover -- How to Remove Cactus Spines with Elmer's Glue -- How to Soothe Severe Sunburn Pain with Iced Tea Mix -- How to Treat Hypothermia with Aluminum Foil.

How to Remove Broken Glass from Skin with Duct Tape -- How to Stitch a Wound with Condoms and Dental Floss -- 7 Disaster Relief -- How to Make Flood Boots with Trash Bags -- How to Build a Dike with Trash Bags -- How to Boost a Cast-Iron Radiator with Aluminum Foil -- How to Repair Broken Eyeglasses with Dental Floss -- How to Make Homemade Laundry Soap with Borax -- How to Find a Lost Contact Lens with Panty Hose -- How to Get Rid of Mice and Rats with Fabric Softener -- How to Repel Mosquitoes with Mouthwash -- How to Make a Flyswatter with Duct Tape -- How to Warm Cold Sheets with a Soda Bottle -- How to Avoid Leeches with Panty Hose -- How to Get Rid of Skunk Odor with Disposable Douche -- How to Seal Your Home from Chemical Weapons with Duct Tape -- 8 Quick Getaways -- How to Start a Dead Car Battery with Aspirin -- How to Revive a Dead Car Battery with Epsom Salt -- How to Plug a Gas Tank Leak with Chewing Gum -- How to Repair a Broken Fan Belt with Panty Hose -- How to Fix a Leaky Car Radiator with Black Pepper -- How to Clean Corrosion from Car Battery Terminals with Coca-Cola -- How to Create Traction for a Car Stuck in Snow with Carpet Mats -- How to Repair a Flat Tire with Superglue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- About Joey Green -- Back Cover.