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

PC/TV Convergence Will Fracture the Internet
32
PCTV.
Thrust-propelled Excitement
34
Jet skis (Rating)
Snowball Surprise
42
Hale-Bopp (Comet)
Asia Spy Report
46
Automobiles, Foreign (Design)
Next Step in Digital Cellular
51
Personal communications services, Cellular telephones
A Safety-conscious Single
66
Airplanes, Light (Recovery), Parachutes
DVD at Last!
68
DVD players (Rating)
Twin Peaks Racing
74
Championship Auto Racing Teams (Organization), Indy Racing League, Racing automobiles
Redwood Deck Contest Winners
84
Decks, patios, terraces, etc
Running Water
97
Faucets

The New 'Area 51'.
54
White Sands Missile Range (N.M.) Utah Launch Complex, Research aircraft, Military, Air bases (Nevada), Single-stage-to-orbit vehicles (Testing), Classified information, Area 51 (Nev.)
Touch of Class
60
Automobiles, Foreign (Four wheel drive, Rating), Automobiles (Rating)
Easy Reference
101
Bulletin boards
Replacing Hood and Hatch Struts
119
Automobiles (Shock absorbers, Hoods)

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