Life Hacks: The King of Random's Tips and Tricks to Make Everyday Tasks Fun and Easy

by Grant Thompson, Instructables.com

For the past few years, Grant Thompson has spent his weekends starting fires, building cannons, and experimenting with dry ice and liquid nitrogen. He’s made pumpkins explode, defied gravity, and discovered countless ways to make everyday life easier using ordinary items such as butter, suntan lotion, cupcake wrappers, and aluminum foil. His discoveries and experiments, many posted online to sites such as YouTube, have earned him the title of the King of Random.

With the help of the staff at Instructables.com, Thompson has compiled the best of his weekend projects in Life Hacks. With life hacks from the King himself, you’ll see how easy it is to have better summers, less stressful holidays, and cooler—literally—birthday parties.

Following Thompson’s instructions in this book, you’ll be able to:
Make dry ice with a fire extinguisher
Create carbonated ice cream
Start fires with plastic water bottles
Charge your cell phone—using your own energy
Build working speakers for less than $1
And much more.

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2014

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

hard book to read and rate. Not complicated but all over the place. So no matter what your interest is there will be tings that appeal to you, and some things that won't. I didn't check up with his website postings but I would guess these are all already posted bits. They feel like it. Short, choppy. Very not written by a book author kind of vibe and depending on what you like that may or may not appeal to you. For me, it meant there were some interesting ideas that I may try, or not. How do you keep in your head such a random collection of specialty tricks and then remember to go back and source them later when the need arises? My rating reflects this quandary.

[Mckinley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Much more than I need to do!