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Goldblatt: Blade Runner
Popular Mechanics — One of our favorite tools at the show also had the coolest name. The Blade Runner is a drywall cutting tool with two halves held in place with powerful rare earth magnets. Each half sits on one side of the drywall panel, so they move in tandem. ...More…
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Popular Mechanics — The capable Icon makes short work of Imogene Pass. The trusty companion took us on a four-day adventure in Colorado's Rockies. If you've got five days to spend in a single state, and you want to experience the best roads, the best views and the .. ...More…
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CONTINUED: High-Speed Rail, Roads and Bridges >>>
Popular Mechanics — In addition to roads and bridges, initiatives such as smart electric grids and high-speed rail received funding-along with attention from politicians and pundits quick to seize on a new set of buzzwords. There's just one problem: While the law ...More…
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100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List
Popular Mechanics — Conquer an off-road obstacle Perform the Heimlich Perform hands-only CPR Escape a sinking car Use a sewing machine Remove bloodstains from fabric Read an electric meter Shovel the right way Replace a faucet washer Paint a straight line Prune ...More…
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DIY Skills Interactive Chat
Popular Mechanics — Published on: September 18, 2008More…
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Fifth Place /// Toyota Tundra 4x4 Crewmax SR5
Popular Mechanics — The automotive world is downsizing. The high cost of fuel has forced automakers to shrink both the size of vehicles and sales expectations, too. Big, thirsty and, yes, profitable vehicles just aren't moving off dealer lots the way they used to. ...More…
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Popular Mechanics — Most sci-fi films keep everything in sharp focus to wow you with effects, but Steven Spielberg used a more impressionistic style in this 1977 ordinary-guy-meets-the-aliens saga. The backgrounds are often blurred-check out the power-plant ...More…
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When Hackers Attack: Practicing Cybersecurity at Home
Popular Mechanics — Investigators say the spyware was created and installed by Craig Matthew Feigin, a 23-year-old student at the University of Florida who had previously offered to fix a problem with Garcia's computer. Police arrested Feigin, who now faces a ...More…
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Olympic Science 101: Physics & Physiology Behind the Games
Popular Mechanics — Much has been written about the superhuman athletic ability of swimmer Michael Phelps, winner of six gold medals at the 2004 Athens games. He's a genetic phenom, built like a fish, with hands and feet like canoe paddles. All this is true-it is ...More…
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Bosch Rotary Hammer
Popular Mechanics — This SDS rotary hammer is basically a hammer drill on steroids. Unlike hammer drills homeowners may be familiar with (i.e. regular drills adapted to bore in masonry), this tool is a masonry drill that's adapted to bore in wood by virtue of a ...More…
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Innovators:
Popular Mechanics — Eric Meek of the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y., created this handblown beaker for our cover story. Watch the beaker take shape on PopMech TV right here. Raw biomass is typically ground up and pretreated in an acid steam bath before ...More…
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Mac vs. PC: The Ultimate Lab Test for New Desktops & Laptops
Popular Mechanics — Apple's popular commercials have painted the picture in stark terms: There are two types of people, Mac people and PC people. And if the marketing is to be believed, the former is a hip, sport-coat-and-sneakers-wearing type of guy who uses his ...More…