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

Face in the Mustang window
88
Rescue work
Lab that hops on happenings
96
Center for Short-Lived Phenomena
Could lightning strike your boat?
100
Lightning protection
How the jets kicked the smoking habit
104
Airplane engines (Exhaust)
PM owners report
106
Mercury Cougar
Fish without a friend
112
Fish as food
PM owners report
116
Dodge Polara
What you need in a roadside emergency kit
120
Automobile tool kits, Tools
Mini-speaker from a spray-can cap
123
Loudspeakers (Cabinets)
Why is your motor missing?
124
Marine engines (Maintenance and repair)

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