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Popular Mechanics

January/February 2021
Magazine

Discover the latest in technology, engineering, and tools with Popular Mechanics. Plus, get essential advice on your home and car, useful DIY ideas, in-depth explanations on how things work, and more!

1 My Pop Life • EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & LIFE-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF

Popular Mechanics

Everything Is a Tool, Even Your Phone

The Science of Making Alcohol-Free Beer

The Lowdown on Low-Alcohol Beer

The Air Force Secretly Designed, Built, and Flew a New Fighter Jet—in Just One Year

SIZING UP THE COMPETITION

How to Prevent (and Fix) Surface Rust

CARS MADE OF ALUMINUM DON’T RUST AND WEIGH LESS, BUT COST MORE

The Dawn of Wireless Electricity Is Finally Upon Us. This Is How New Zealand Will Do It.

Power Without Wires

Elon Musk Says Settlers Will Likely Die on Mars. He’s Right.

HARSHEST PLACES ON EARTH • These locales give the Red Planet a run for its money.

So You Think You Know 2+2? Try Again.

HOW 2+2=5 BECAME POLITICAL PROPAGANDA

Work Sharp’s Precision Knife Sharpener

THESE TINY REACTORS COULD SAVE NUCLEAR ENERGY

Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plant

HOW TO MAKE A CAMPER IN A WEEKEND

HOW TO WIRE YOUR OWN SOLAR PANELS

THIS INMATE USED HIS SOLITARY CONFINEMEN TO LEARN MATH. NOW HE’S SOLVING THE WORLD’S HARDEST EQUATIONS

MODULAR ARITHMETIC 101

CONTINUED FRACTIONS 101

9 GEAR OF THE YEAR

WORK

EXPLORE

LIVE

PLAY

Cordless Nail Guns for Fastening and Carpentry

HOW WE TESTED

Seriously, These Skis Can Do It All

RECKONING WITH ROCKER

How DJI’s Phantom Drone Brought Aerial Photography to the Masses

DRONES FOR NEW PILOTS

13 How to Be Good at What You Do • MALIK OMER ZULFIQAR, 32, MARKETING DIRECTOR AT MB MALIK SPORTS, SIALKOT, PAKISTAN


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 88 Publisher: Hearst Edition: January/February 2021

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: December 10, 2020

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

Languages

English

Discover the latest in technology, engineering, and tools with Popular Mechanics. Plus, get essential advice on your home and car, useful DIY ideas, in-depth explanations on how things work, and more!

1 My Pop Life • EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & LIFE-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF

Popular Mechanics

Everything Is a Tool, Even Your Phone

The Science of Making Alcohol-Free Beer

The Lowdown on Low-Alcohol Beer

The Air Force Secretly Designed, Built, and Flew a New Fighter Jet—in Just One Year

SIZING UP THE COMPETITION

How to Prevent (and Fix) Surface Rust

CARS MADE OF ALUMINUM DON’T RUST AND WEIGH LESS, BUT COST MORE

The Dawn of Wireless Electricity Is Finally Upon Us. This Is How New Zealand Will Do It.

Power Without Wires

Elon Musk Says Settlers Will Likely Die on Mars. He’s Right.

HARSHEST PLACES ON EARTH • These locales give the Red Planet a run for its money.

So You Think You Know 2+2? Try Again.

HOW 2+2=5 BECAME POLITICAL PROPAGANDA

Work Sharp’s Precision Knife Sharpener

THESE TINY REACTORS COULD SAVE NUCLEAR ENERGY

Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plant

HOW TO MAKE A CAMPER IN A WEEKEND

HOW TO WIRE YOUR OWN SOLAR PANELS

THIS INMATE USED HIS SOLITARY CONFINEMEN TO LEARN MATH. NOW HE’S SOLVING THE WORLD’S HARDEST EQUATIONS

MODULAR ARITHMETIC 101

CONTINUED FRACTIONS 101

9 GEAR OF THE YEAR

WORK

EXPLORE

LIVE

PLAY

Cordless Nail Guns for Fastening and Carpentry

HOW WE TESTED

Seriously, These Skis Can Do It All

RECKONING WITH ROCKER

How DJI’s Phantom Drone Brought Aerial Photography to the Masses

DRONES FOR NEW PILOTS

13 How to Be Good at What You Do • MALIK OMER ZULFIQAR, 32, MARKETING DIRECTOR AT MB MALIK SPORTS, SIALKOT, PAKISTAN


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  • Details

    Frequency:
    Every other month
    Pages:
    88
    Publisher:
    Hearst
    Edition:
    January/February 2021

    OverDrive Magazine
    Release date: December 10, 2020

  • Formats
    OverDrive Magazine
  • Languages
    English