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

Europe Spy Report
38
Automobiles, Foreign (Design)
Romp in the Park
42
Snowmobiles and snowmobiling (Rating, Quebec (Province))
Super Sound
44
Superdome (New Orleans, La.), Super Bowl (Football), Stadiums (Electronic sound control)
Finding Hidden Nukes
48
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (1996), Nuclear weapons (Testing, Detection)
Pocket PCs
53
Personal digital assistants (Rating)
Long-term Test Cars
78
Four wheel drive vehicles (Rating), Minivans (Rating), Station wagons (Four wheel drive), Automobiles, Foreign (Rating)
Rollin' on the River
82
American Queen (Steamboat), River trips, Mississippi River
Shake, Rattle and Roll
86
Tactile sound transducers
New Cars
90
Four wheel drive vehicles (Design), Automobiles (Design)
Nascar '97
92
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Automobile racing, Racing automobiles (Design)

Felon Busters
56
SWAT teams (Police), Los Angeles (Calif.) (Police)
Volvo Safety--in a Truck
62
Trucks, Foreign (Safety measures)
Safety First
64
Workshops (Safety measures), Tools (Safety measures)
Chariots of Fire
74
Michael Whiting, Wheelchairs (Design), Wheelchair racing
Driveway Extension
99
Driveways
Clearing the Air
103
Paint (Odor), Latex paint
Water-well Pump
106
Water pumps, Wells
Replacing Your Rear Shocks
125
Automobiles (Shock absorbers)

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