Popular Mechanics - USA (2019-12)

December 2019 3

Injured Athletes

Lost What They

Love. These

Boards Bring

It Back Peek inside a

nonprofit in action. p.

Fire: The

Complete Guide

to Mankind’s

Greatest Tool

Why fire is awesome:

from grilling to powering

a rocket. Plus, we build a

flamethrower. p.

Build a Tiny

House on

Wheels

Make your own skoolie

(a school-bus tiny home)

with tips from West

Virginia’s most popular

Airbnb owner. p.

Inside the

Torture

Chamber

Check out Gore’s test

facility, the space where

textile engineers mimic

scorching hot, wet, and

frozen climates. p.

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Food

Plasma grapes, and

other microwave

experiments

p.

Deep Math

Supercomputers

solve a 65-year-

old math problem

p.

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Drink

Why and how to

fat-wash whiskey

p.

9

Home

Everything you

need to know

about buying a

standby generator

p.

10

Sci-Fi

The Skywalker

saga comes to a

close with one

last film

p.

11

Machines

An all-electric

dump truck?

p.

7

Powersports

Why we love

the fantastically

impractical

Polaris Scrambler

p.

6

From the Editor

Why you should

buy used tech

p.

It’s Fun to Take

Things Apart

How to juice up

a Power Wheels

mini-car

p.

Outdoor Stuff

Breathable, durable

boots for roughing

it outdoors

p.

15

To o l s

Portable heaters

for every space

p.

This Changed

Everything

How GoPro

sparked a DIY

video movement

p.

How to Be Good

at What You Do

Azalia Mirhoseini,

Senior Research

Scientist at

Google Brain

p.

14

Editors’ Choice

Five products

we’re wishing for

this season

p.

December 2019

16

Hoax

Did the Titanic

really sink?

p.

13

3

Games & Toys

Best board

games of 2019

p.

4

Cars & Trucks

The pros and cons

of choosing diesel

or gas

p.

5

My Pop Life

Tips, gear picks &

confessions from

our staff

p.

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