CONTENTS
popularmechanics.co.za MAY / JUNE 2022 360 This changed everything:
Is this the most important
light bulb since Edison’s?
63 What are you building?:
Impressive projects from the
PM community, and how to
replicate them.
74 Power-tool safety: A guide
to safer angle grinding.
78 Woodworking: Learn how to
make the classic dovetail joint.
86 Rust removal: Two of the
best products to revive metal.
90 How to be good at what
you do: Skateboards meet
sustainable craftsmanship.
94 PM Garage: Our opinions on
three vehicles we’ve cruised in,
swerved, braked and parked.
98 Do it your way: Submit
your tips and you could win.28 Book review: Power Play
by Tim Higgins.
30 US Ed’s column: Who should
buy an electric car?
32 Gear and gadgets: Products,
devices, and tools that we love.
40 Cover story: How the US’s
new fighter jet will outclass
its competition.
48 The world’s first tactical
chair: It’s waterproof,
fire-resistant, and able to
withstand a torpedo blast.
54 Innovation: A biomimetic
shape-altering wing that
could revolutionise wind-
COVER: RODRIGO AVELLA (ILLUSTRATION); THIS PAGE: SCOTT SUCHMAN power generation.
04 From the Editor:
Work that matters.
09 Readers’ letters: Email us
about your DIY projects, your
thoughts on articles we’ve
shared, or on anything that
interests you; include photos.
(You might win a great prize.)
12 Calendar: Historic events in
May and June.
14 Time machine: Fascinating
stories from the PM archives.
16 How your world works:- When Earth spins faster, can
minutes be shortened? • Black
Knight conspiracy: debris or
alien satellite? • Laser weapons
for old fighter jets. • The risks of
human–chatbot resurrections. - There’ve been more extinction
events than we realised. - How to prevent craft beers
from exploding.
Who doesn’t love a piece of furniture that
not only looks good, but is also built to last?
On page 48 we tell you about the world’s
first tactical chair, a near-indestructible item
originally made in the 1940s for US Navy
vessels, to withstand torpedo blasts. It’s now
an interior-design icon, found the world over.Banca do Antfer
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