Popular Mechanics - USA (2020-05)

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Drinks

Can our taste buds tell if we’re

drinking AI-generated whiskey?

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My Pop Life

Tips, gear picks, and

confessions from our staff.

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From the Editor

Our new master of riddles

issues her first challenge.

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Pro Challenge

The best builds

from our reader 2x

challenge.

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Home

Our 2020 Home Awards:

the best gear for every

part of your house.

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// STA NDAR DS //

Deep Math

Facebook’s neural network

that can do calculus.

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Editors’ Choice

A multitool, sander, and

growler that earn our

test team’s approval.

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Games & Toys

How a devious hack

revived the NES.

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Science

Using da Vinci’s lost

plans to build a bridge

that stands on its own.

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This Changed

Everything

This early 3D printer was

a “glue gun on steroids.”

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To o l s

Impact drivers tested for

speed, noise, comfort,

value, and versatility.

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How to Be Good

at What You Do

Molten candy

molding skills.

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The Town That

Banned WiFi

Green Bank, West Virginia, has

strict limitations on wireless

internet. How do they keep up

with modern life? p.

The Miracles

of the Bionic

Olympics

The future is a powered

exoskeleton race. p.

// FEATURES //

// ON THE COVER // PHOTOGRAPH BY JULIA RENDLEMAN

May/June 2020

Master the

Bathroom Reno

The toughest room to DIY,

solved. Your shag-carpet

toilet-seat cover needs to

go. p.

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