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

PDRs
34
Digital voice recorders and recording (Rating)
Joystick Heaven
36
Electronic Entertainment Expo
Brains for Your Feet
42
Running shoes (Rating)
Wandering Poles
46
Magnetic fields (Astrophysics), Geomagnetism, Earth (Internal structure)
Rm 4 4, Sky Vu
48
BMW Mini Cooper Convertible (Automobile)
Dangerous Science
74
United States Dept. of Energy, Cold fusion
Wheels of Fortune
80
Lance Armstrong, Racing bicycles (Rating)
Long-Term Test Cars
82
Toyota Sienna (Automobile), Subaru WRX (Automobile), Chevrolet Malibu (Automobile), Chrysler Pacifica (Automobile), Mercedes-Benz E500 (Automobile)
Hedge Hoggers
86
Hedge trimmers (Rating)
Utility Cutters
93
Cutting tools (Rating)

Fit Or Fat
58
Lou Ferrigno (American bodybuilder and actor); 1952- (Health), Exercise equipment (Rating)
40 Wild Horses
62
Automobiles (History), Ford Mustang (Automobile)
Spin Machines
70
Audio systems (Rating)
Installing a Powered Dryer Vent
96
Clothes dryers (Ventilation, Maintenance and repair), Vents (Architecture) (Installation)
Fixing Faulty Cruise Control
108
Automobiles (Maintenance and repair, Speed control)

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