Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

Spotlight on the Falcon Sprint
28
Automobiles
Controversial B-70
67
Airplanes, Military
Out of this world life detectors
72
Robots, Life on other planets, Space vehicles
Cadillac owners praise handling comfort, find ash trays distressing
78
Automobiles
And was it a silent spring?
85
Pesticides (Injurious effects), Sheldon (Ill.)
In-a-wall, home maintenance center
122
Workshops
Water bug
128
Hydrofoil models
Sectional patio screens
134
Screens (Doors, windows, etc.)
PM tests the new propane spray paint
136
Paint
Lawn party lamps
138
Outdoor lighting

Nimble handling delights, scant headroom depresses Valiant owners
90
Automobiles
Porpoising highway
94
Roads (Virginia), Underwater tunnels, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (Md. and Va.)
Taking the panic out of braking
98
Brakes, Automobile
A-power: creeping giant
100
Nuclear power plants
Backpacks and frames
106
Backpacks and backpacking
Swirl-chamber engine runs on what's handy
110
Truck engines
Stereo in a suitcase
116
Audio systems
Merry-go-spin
144
Toys
Drift sock
146
Anchors
Rollaway darkroom
148
Photography (Studios and darkrooms)
Keep the fuel flowing
158
Fuel pumps
Shop pantograph copies anything
164
Photocopying, Pantographs
Trinket boxes from napkin rings
169
Napkin rings, holders, etc
Tricks of brazing and hard soldering
170
Brazing

Common terms and phrases