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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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Ears of the sub killers
73
Sonar, Submarines (Detection)
Eyes on Bikini
79
Nuclear weapons (Testing)
Prep school for rocket warfare
81
Rockets
Tailored for Tom Thumb by J. H. Gray
89
Miniature objects
Garden in the desert
92
Irrigation (Washington (State)), Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)

From PT boat to sport cruiser
98
Motor boats
What kind of a house do you want?
100
Houses
Your national parks are ready
106
National parks and reserves
Repeating eye of the navy
113
Cameras
Rough riders on water skis
117
WATER skis and ski running
Combine for harvesting potatoes digs, sacks and loads
121
Harvesting machinery
Dual-propelled model plane uses jet and rubber band
129
Airplane models
Molded chairs mounted on rubber cannot be tipped
129
Chairs
Pitching the president's game
130
Horseshoe pitching
Swords into plowshares, Australian version
135
Surplus products
Forecasting the ocean waves
137
Waves
Two-passenger three-wheel car has engine in rear
142
Motor vehicles
Telling the world
148
United Nations Security Council, Communication (International aspects)
Putting a madcap river to work
154
Long Beach (Calif.) (Harbor), Los Angeles River (Calif.)

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