Aquila Children's Magazine AQUILA Magazine Best Bits | Page 13

ITCHING POWDER
Added to the life vests of U-Boat crews
through the French company that made
them. Utter genius. *itch, itch, scratch*
WHICH WAY?
Paper laced with a magnesium
compound that bursts into flames and
disappears completely? Check. Paper
that can be eaten to destroy all
evidence? Check. Indestructible paper
that can be written on while damp?
Check, and it’s a wrap.
HIDEY HOLES
FEELING A BIT PECKISH?
We wouldn’t normally recommend this, but tuck
into this tube of toothpaste. It’s not about minty
fresh breath but instead about the high-calorie
food that’s in there. Perfect for prisoners of war to
carry with them during an escape attempt.
We couldn’t even begin to list all of Fraser-
Smith’s ideas, but here are a few of his best
hiding stuff inventions: chess pieces and
playing card packs with secret compartments,
shaving brushes with the thread the wrong
way round so you had to open it clockwise
rather than anti-clockwise, torches with one
fake batter y as a secret compartment, pens
containing a compass and so on and so on.
What a brilliant mind!
PAPER CHASE
Lost? Well you could always consult
that used match of yours. You know,
the one containing a magnetised
needle to find north? Just let it float
in a puddle and follow its lead.