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Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction: Build Implements of Spitball Warfare

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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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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.

If you've found yourself stuck in an office, home office, or a cubicle working on some dreadfully boring assignment, or have no assignments coming your way, or that guy Nick from the neighboring cubicle is bugging the living daylights out of you, then this book is for you. It gives very clear graphically intuitive steps for building simple weapons out of materials or supplies that you can find in most offices. Even the ones that are not readily available can probably be purchased from the nearby convenience store during a lunch break. It is absolutely incredible what sorts of weapons you will be able to construct using these simple instructions - coin shooter, tube launcher, clip crossbow, hanger slingshot, paper darts, CD-spindle catapult, match rockets, ping-pong zooka, water bomb, etc. It is assumed that you have at least some dexterity and skill constructing mechanical contraptions; otherwise you'll be stuck throwing paper balls at your coworkers, you tool! Some of the contraptions in this collection are actually dangerous, so proceed with caution when using them. I take no responsibility for any injuries that may result from the use of contraptions that are described in the book. The ones that I've made I only use when no one is around. Just in case.

We received this as a birthday gift for my son (8), and he's been building all sorts of things from this book, and using it to concoct his own designs.

We've got a girl (11), who loves to build things out of the book with her brother. We've got another girl (11) who doesn't care for it, but she's more into girl stuff.

Along with a package of pencils and rubber bands, this has become our standard birthday gift. This is a Toy in a Book form. I highly recommend it!

I bought this book for my nephew for Christmas. It was immediately seized by my brother-in-law and one of his friends who commenced ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the various projectiles and weaponry. Something like "shoelace darts" (I don't know the official title of this weapon in the book, because I never got to hold the book after the big boys got ahold of it) was tried immediately. Apparently, the instructions are easy to follow, even by someone with a few Christmas beers on board.

If you buy this book for someone in a multi-geek household, make sure you buy one for everyone.

My family was goin on vacation and I bought this for my husband, our son's and my husbands best friend to do during the down time. We stocked up on super cheap pencils, pens, rubber bands and a few other things. They had a blast! Things were flying everywhere. There were a lot of "wait, wait, watch this! Oh YEA!" going on. It was hilarious. It was such a hit we are looking at getting the office version as well.

Mini Weapns is a fantastic book that allowes kids to make cool crafts while learning about scientific reasoning. I would recommend that parents do many of these crafts with the kids. Some of the experiments/creations could be dangerous. I would recommend that kids need to be mature enough for this book, in the wrong hands this book could open up a pandoras box of misbehavior in the classroom ;)

I found this book to be awesome and it really gave me the edge in my current office war. Please use caution as some of these weapons are extremely accurate and deadly. In particular the "BB" pen there are actually several holes in our office walls and one embedded in the back of a co-workers seat. Have fun but always remember what momma used to say "It's all fun and games til someone losses an eye" with this book it's bound to happen. And just as a little bit of info that may come in handy in the future Wal-Mart has eye patches for $2.59.......Happy hunting!!!!

ElCortez

This book unleashes powerful forces, forces that can be used for good or for evil purposes. If you're not careful, your inner child might end up grounded for life.

This brilliant how-to book turns pens, pencils, rubber band, and similarly safe-looking materials into the weapons of all-out cubicle warfare. It starts with a simple BB shooter, built from a dissected mechanical pencil, a rubber band, and some tape. From there, it works its way up through various stages of infernal engineering, added laser spotters (a laser pointer), repeat firing ability, and more, until it creates desktop siege engines from tongue depressors and plastic spoons. It even turns party poppers or hairspray into the fuel for propelling improvised missiles. Then, to turn temptation along safer channels, this offers a set of amusing targets against which your desktop shock and awe can be safely launched.

Your inner child will require adult supervision when trying these experiments. There really is some potential to do genuine harm. But, with a little common sense, this book offers plenty of adventure for the small boy in any reader.

-- wiredweird

Got this as a gift for a very handy-man. He loved it. Has a lot of good little projects for someone with a sense of humor and who needs a little fun at work.