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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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Industrial revolution in the desert
89
Arabian American Oil Company, Arabian Peninsula
Pacific sweet spot
96
Agricultural equipment, Hawaii (Industries)
Rabbits chase atoms
104
Argonne National Laboratory
Burned-nose club
107
Craig Lee TAYLOR, Aviation (Physiological aspects), Temperature (Physiological effects)
Frameless trailer is light, strong
112
Automobile trailers
Model-T modelmaker
175
Model cars
Child's folding table and chairs
178
Furniture, Children's, Woodworking (Projects), Folding furniture
Silent butler takes the brush-off
185
Trays, Woodworking (Projects)
Greenhouse suggestions
187
Greenhouses
Personalized lamp for child's playroom
188
Lamps

Potholes dam
114
Dams
Uncle Sam's jungle playground
118
Everglades National Park (Fla.)
Moving a giant
122
Moving of machinery
Windjammers of the snowdrifts
124
Robert ARENTZ, Motor sleds
Cut a figure on ice
130
Ice skating
Midget generator produces 12,000 volts
137
Electric generators
Moving?
143
Moving of structures, etc
Avalanche lab
144
Avalanches
Flames burn snow leaving road clear and dry
147
Snow and ice removal
Hunting big fish under the ice
148
Fishing, Winter, Sturgeons
Rail-to-ship cargo system cuts loading time
152
Pallets (Shipping, storage, etc.)
Jeep posse
156
Automobiles
Hand-carved circus
160
Circus, Miniature
Testing ground for grass
164
Erosion, Grasses
Has the propeller a future?
171
Airplanes (Propellers)
Plunder chests for coin collectors
190
Chests, Woodworking (Projects)
Eight repair kinks for bicycles
194
Bicycles (Maintenance and repair)
Sports shelter
197
Shelters
Useful baskets woven from rustic materials
201
Baskets
Dutch cradle
205
Cradles
Collapsible reflector for outdoor photographs
207
Reflectors (Lighting)
Table-top studio for nature photos
208
Nature photography
Turn it with carbide tools
213
Cutting tools
Installing car springs
218
Automobiles (Springs and suspension)
Quick-on drill-press clamps
221
Clamps
Strong cabinet joints with dowels
224
Joints (Carpentry)
Eight-tube high-fidelity fm tuner and specialpurpose amplifiers
229
Amplifiers, Radio receivers (Tuning)
Low-cost three-tube a.c. progressive receiver
230
Radio receivers
Radio data service for all postwar receivers
232
Radio receivers (Maintenance and repair)

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