Science author reveals ways to turn broken or discarded toys into innovative devices
December 11, 2005 (Press Release) --
12 Ways of Christmas Toy Reuses
Science author reveals ways to turn broken or discarded toys into innovative devices
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Science writer Cy Tymony reveals simple methods to reuse damaged or discarded Christmas toys.
After Christmas tons of damaged toys and packaging materials inevitably find their way into our already overflowing waste dumps. It's tempting to discard seemingly useless items but if you do, you'll miss out on some great adaptation opportunities, as well as a chance to help the environment. How? Convert them into other useful items in a "sneaky" way.
Cy Tymony, author of "Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things" (Andrews McMeel Publishing), explains how to recycle old toys and household items into practical devices. Tymony gives his 12 sneaky reuses for common toys and household items in keeping with the "end-of-year list" season:
Boomerangs fashioned from gift boxes Turning a screw in an AM/FM radio to receive aircraft signals
Making racing cars, a PA system and a listening device from tape recorders Micro-RC cars remade into wireless airplanes
CDs and party balloons are turned into hovercraft toys Radio Control car parts can control household devices.
Verifying counterfeit currency & activating devices using magnets Toy cars turned into robots and door openers
Toy car motors become robots, door openers or a speaker A radio and paperclips remade as a room-entry or flood alarm.
A radio and calculator act as a metal detector Walkie-talkies become listening devices or an intercom
Tymony's website, Sneakyuses.com has a free expanded "Sneaky Toy Reuses" article with details on additional toy adaptations. "Milk can be turned into plastic or glue, a penny can be turned into a radio, coins and fruits can become batteries and walkie-talkies and many other devices can be placed in clothing to make a 007 'gadget jacket'," Tymony says.
A Minneapolis school has recently developed resourcefulness courses based on Cy's first book "Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things." "There are lots of items in a home that can be used to teach youngsters how things work and resourcefulness, " the author explains. Tymony continues to research real-life stories of resourcefulness which he then posts at his website. There one can read about the boats made from milk cartons, about the window washer who used his squeegee to save himself and five other men from World Trade Center Tower One on September 11, 2001, as well as the story of the Colditz glider, an 18-foot airplane built out of materials from beds and sleeping bags by prisoners in a German war camp. Additional information is available at the author’s web site: www.sneakyuses.com
About Cy Tymony:
Cy Tymony has authored four books and more than a dozen articles on science and computer science. Cy has been interviewed on radio shows and on CNN Headline News, CBS's Morning News Chicago and KTLA Morning News Los Angeles.
Science author reveals ways to turn broken or discarded toys into innovative devices
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Science writer Cy Tymony reveals simple methods to reuse damaged or discarded Christmas toys.
After Christmas tons of damaged toys and packaging materials inevitably find their way into our already overflowing waste dumps. It's tempting to discard seemingly useless items but if you do, you'll miss out on some great adaptation opportunities, as well as a chance to help the environment. How? Convert them into other useful items in a "sneaky" way.
Cy Tymony, author of "Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things" (Andrews McMeel Publishing), explains how to recycle old toys and household items into practical devices. Tymony gives his 12 sneaky reuses for common toys and household items in keeping with the "end-of-year list" season:
Boomerangs fashioned from gift boxes Turning a screw in an AM/FM radio to receive aircraft signals
Making racing cars, a PA system and a listening device from tape recorders Micro-RC cars remade into wireless airplanes
CDs and party balloons are turned into hovercraft toys Radio Control car parts can control household devices.
Verifying counterfeit currency & activating devices using magnets Toy cars turned into robots and door openers
Toy car motors become robots, door openers or a speaker A radio and paperclips remade as a room-entry or flood alarm.
A radio and calculator act as a metal detector Walkie-talkies become listening devices or an intercom
Tymony's website, Sneakyuses.com has a free expanded "Sneaky Toy Reuses" article with details on additional toy adaptations. "Milk can be turned into plastic or glue, a penny can be turned into a radio, coins and fruits can become batteries and walkie-talkies and many other devices can be placed in clothing to make a 007 'gadget jacket'," Tymony says.
A Minneapolis school has recently developed resourcefulness courses based on Cy's first book "Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things." "There are lots of items in a home that can be used to teach youngsters how things work and resourcefulness, " the author explains. Tymony continues to research real-life stories of resourcefulness which he then posts at his website. There one can read about the boats made from milk cartons, about the window washer who used his squeegee to save himself and five other men from World Trade Center Tower One on September 11, 2001, as well as the story of the Colditz glider, an 18-foot airplane built out of materials from beds and sleeping bags by prisoners in a German war camp. Additional information is available at the author’s web site: www.sneakyuses.com
About Cy Tymony:
Cy Tymony has authored four books and more than a dozen articles on science and computer science. Cy has been interviewed on radio shows and on CNN Headline News, CBS's Morning News Chicago and KTLA Morning News Los Angeles.
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