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Popular Mechanics

Can’t Stop Thinking About

SOME OF EARTH’S OTHER (NON-CONTINENTAL) LOST LANDS

The Army’s New Precision Strike Missile

The Best Way to Fix Foundation Cracks

If Our Consciousness Can Connect With the Universe

WHY THE END OF A TAPE MEASURE IS LOOSE

The Universe’s Chaotic Early Moments

HOW TO TRACK MILITARY AIRCRAFT ONLINE

What Happens After You Flush

EVERY. SINGLE. MOON. RANKED. • According to NASA there are 293 confirmed moons in our solar system—we rated ’em all.

Moon Movement

156 TURNS. 4,725 VERTICAL FEET. 12.42 MILES. ONE LEGACY. • Lucy Block tackled America’s most dangerous hill climb to honor her late husband. All it took was engineers tricking out a finicky battery-powered prototype hours before she embarked on the legendary course. What could possibly go wrong?

How to SPRAY-PAINT KITCHEN CABINETS

How to Make a PAINT BOOTH

TIPS • There are a lot of tips that go into a successful spray job. Here’s what I learned over the course of painting my cabinets.

Cleaning the SPRAYER

THE REBUILDING MAZE • After a crucial section of a California freeway collapsed, this formidable construction boss pulled off one of the fastest, riskiest, most high-stakes reconstructions in U.S. history.

60 Years Ago in PopMech • // A PORTAL INTO POPMECH’S PRESCIENT AND OCCASIONALLY ABSURD PAST //