Popular Mechanics - USA (2022-03 & 2022-04)

2 March/April 2022

// STA NDAR DS //

HENRY HUNG (GREENHOUSE); BRIAN VAN DER BRUG / LOS ANGELES TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES (GHOST TOWN); CHRISTOPHER CHURCHILL (TESLA)

// FEATURES //

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My POP Life

Tips, gear

picks, and

vetted

wisdom from

our staff.

p.

Military Tech

Afghanistan

was a key

military testing

ground. How

do we replace

it? p.

Space

How a new

rocket

propellant is

solving orbital

overcrowding.

p.

Cars and

Tr u c k s

Stop thieves

from stealing

your catalytic

converter.

p.

The Test

These

cordless

mowers are

proven to

cut the most

grass. p.

Editor’s

Choice

A fast-drying,

wear-resistant

paint you

can apply to

anything. p.

Can’t Stop

Thinking

About

The pocket-

knife that’s

held up for

decades. p.

How to

Use It

Flood your

home with

Wi-Fi using a

mesh system.

p.

Big

Important

Product

The first

affordable

8K television.

p.

To o l Aw a r d s

2022

Saws, nailers,

drills, drivers,

the best

wrench set,

and more. p.

Bioengineering

These scientists

are making it

safe for humans

to receive organ

transplants

from pigs. p.

Deep Math

A perfect

pearl hides a

formula that

can make sense

of our random

universe. p.

Machines

The future

of Right to

Repair is

here. It’s

about time.

p.

// ON THE COVER // Rich Rebuilds V-8 Tesla Model S photographed by Christopher Churchill in Seabrook, New Hampshire.

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March/April

2022

How to Build a

Backyard Greenhouse

Step-by-step plans for a plant-filled

oasis you can make in a couple of

weekends. p.

How to Be

Good at

What You Do

Using science

to brew

complex craft

beers. p.

We Converted a Tesla

Into a V-8 Muscle Car

When our Model S couldn’t

move, we made some bold

upgrades. p.

15

7

Physics

How

researchers

created a one-

dimensional

field to freeze

atoms. p.

I Bought a Ghost Town

A fire, a pandemic, and dropping

down a 700-foot mine shaft won’t

stop me from restoring this village to

its former Wild West–era glory. p.

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