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

Hypersonic Scramjet Cannon Aims for Orbit
17
Ram accelerators
Street Smarts
33
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems
Chevrolet Caprice
37
Automobiles
The Mechanics of a Slam Dunk
42
Slam dunking (Basketball), Biomechanics
Long-term Test Cars
46
Automobiles (Rating), Vans (Rating), Automobiles, Foreign (Rating), Pickup trucks (Rating)
Bench Saw Stand
73
Saws and sawing (Stands, tables, etc)
Lumber Rack
89
Woodbins, racks, etc
Outfeed Stand
92
Machinery (Stands, tables, etc)
Sliding Tables
96
Saws and sawing (Stands, tables, etc)
Tool Shelf
98
Tool boxes, racks, etc

Blade Runners
49
In-line skates (Rating)
Beautiful Brute
54
Convertibles (Automobiles) (Rating)
Dream Shop
57
Workshops (Equipment), Woodworking tools
Building the Toolbox
60
Tool boxes, racks, etc
Sawhorses
62
Sawhorses
Store-bought Toolboxes
62
Tool boxes, racks, etc
Utility Bench
68
Workbenches
Modular Shelves
71
Shelves and racks
Scrap Box
102
Carts, Wood waste (Storage)
Workbench
103
Workbenches
Replace Your Spark Plugs
113
Spark plugs
Viscous Couplings
114
Automobiles (Gearing)
Fixing Your Heating/air-conditioning System
115
Automobiles (Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation)
Cruise Craft
128
Jet skis (Rating), Intracoastal Waterway
The Ravages of Space
130
Long-Duration Exposure Facility (Artificial satellite)
Arcade Magic
134
Time Traveler (Game)

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