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

Inside the New Pentium III.
38
Pentium III microprocessors
Playing High-tech
42
American International Toy Fair, Electronic toys
Buried Alive!
44
Avalanches, Clothing, Protective, Vests, Asphyxia
Why Everyone Should Drive an Old Car
54
Automobiles, Antique, Automobile driving
Are We a Cosmic Oddball?
58
Space Interferometry Mission (Artificial satellite), Extrasolar planets
Build Your Own Computer
90
Computers
Levi's Jeans
94
Levi Strauss & Co, Jeans (Clothing)
SUVs at the Rim of the World
98
Dodge Durango (Automobile), Ford Explorer (Automobile), Jeep Grand Cherokee (Automobile), Land Rover Discovery (Automobile), Mercedes-Benz ML430 (Automobile), Mercury Mountaineer (Automobile), Motor vehicle driving (California), San Bernardino Mountains (Calif.)
Power Bathrooms
104
Bathrooms
Combination Square Basics
110
Carpenters' squares

Searching for the Treasures of the Bible
70
Dead Sea scrolls, Bible (Antiquities), Copper scroll, Treasure trove, Qumran site, Jericho (West Bank) (Antiquities), Jerusalem (Antiquities)
Have it Your Way
76
General Motors Corp, Automobiles (Design, Bodies)
Gear and Loathing in Las Vegas
78
Consumer Electronics Show
Let's Go Cruisin'.
84
Motorcycles (Rating)
Building a Bookcase
112
Bookcases
HouseNet
116
HouseNet (Web site)
Suspension Repair and Maintenance
127
Automobiles (Springs and suspension)

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