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

Wireless light next?
177
Lighting
'Quake warning saves lives
185
Mount Etna (Sicily)
Flying blind!
194
Aviation (Safety measures), Direction finding equipment
Two hours behind the market!
200
New York Stock Exchange, Inc
Extra special hazardous
211
Insurance, Life, Occupations
Easy escape tricks
290
Tricks
New Hammarlund-Roberts a-c receiver
300
Radio receivers
Television receiver run by fan motor
305
Television equipment
Rebuilding burned-out transformers
308
Radio transformers
Ballotini inlays for boxes
311
Boxes, cases, etc, Decoration and ornament

Do some foods poison you?
227
Anaphylaxis
New homes from old
234
Houses, Remodeled
What you should know about the weather
242
Meteorology, Weather
Exploring the earth under the sea
251
E. A. Vening MEINESZ, Gravity and gravitation, Isostasy
Controlling waves of sound to avoid echoes
255
Acoustics, Architectural, Echo
Steel rails to the midnight sun
258
Hudson Bay Railway
Art of noise making
270
Theater (Stage machinery)
How do they get that weight?
274
Weights and measures
Make your own snowshoes
316
Snowshoes
Paint brushes and how to use them
322
Paint brushes
Magic ballroom
323
Toys
Flying Cloud contest
326
Ship and boat models
Dadoing on small power saws
335
Circular saws, Joints (Carpentry)
Wood joints for the amateur
344
Joints (Carpentry), Woodworking
America's most popular plan
351
Houses (Designs and plans)

Common terms and phrases