Volume 16

SPECIAL SECTION

SPY TECH

60: Talking Booby Trap

Surprise thieves with this hidden alarm. By Bob Knetzger

64: Portable Spy Scope Turn your cellphone into a high-power digiscope. By Eric Rosenthal

67: Simple Laser Communicator

Talk through your private light link. By Simon Quellen Field

70: Mint Tin Survival Kit

Miniaturize a serious survival kit. By Thomas J. Arey

72: Dead Drop Device

A hollow bolt hides secret messages. By Brian Dereu

76: Self-Destructing Object

This thing will melt in 10 seconds. By Andrew Lewis

80: USBattery

Hide a flash drive in a AA battery. By Andrew Lewis

84: Secret Chessboard Drawer

Magnetic chess pieces open it. By Andrew Lewis

88: Covert Wireless Listening

Install a sneaky bug in a book. By David Simpson

92: Invisible Ink Printer

Lemon juice printer cartridge. By Mike Golembewski

94: The International Spy Museum

A shrine to gadgets in Washington, D.C. By Laura Cochrane

84

PLAY UNFAIR: Tap into a tricky drawer that opens only when the right moves are made.

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ON THE COVER: Watch your back! Two of the most infamous spies in history, Black and White, scheme in true maker fashion. Look for them sneaking throughout this issue. Illustration by Sam Viviano; SPY vs. SPY ™ & © E.C. Publications, Inc.

Columns

13: Welcome: The Visible Hand The DI Y mindset must again become an essential life skill. By Dale Dougherty

14: Make Free: Selectable Output Control Hollywood’s most insane idea yet. By Cory Doctorow

16: Reader Input

There’s a run on rocket parts at hardware stores.

26: Making Trouble: Making Things Work The LHC project makes me feel good about being human. By Saul Griffith

184: MakeShift: Bomb in the Parking Garage By Lee D. Zlotoff

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