DEVICES OF WONDER: Arthur C. Clarke
famously said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology
is indistinguishable from magic.” In this special section,
MAKE presents a menagerie of magically delightful
gadgets: a mosquito death ray, an interactive spirit
behind a mirror, an illuminated prop only you can
control, and four other surprising gizmos.
BEAM WEAPON
FOR BAD BUGS
How Intellectual Ventures
made a Mosquito
Defense Shield.
BY 3RIC JOHANSON
48
MAGIC
MIRROR
Make a talking
animated
reflection.
BY AL LINKE
54
MYSTERY
ELECTRONIC
SWITCHES
Only you know how to
make this nifty
gadget light up.
BY J. TREGRE
60
MY FAVORITE
GADGETS
Build three handy
gizmos that
snap, magnify,
and play.
BY LARRY COTTON
62
ONE-WAY TICKET
Pressurize with a plunger that pushes
but doesn’t pull. BY JON THORN
68
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