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1 Pop Quiz • // EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & LIFE-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR EDITORS //

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2 Inside • // GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH POP MECH EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS //

INTRODUCING POP MECH PRO

The Changing Face of Deathcare • // GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH POP MECH EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS //

Our Best Track Saw Tip • // GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH POP MECH EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS //

Busting the Myth of Jesse James • // GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH POP MECH EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS //

Why You Need a Hard Hat • // GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH POP MECH EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS //

Save Your Scrap Wood • // GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH POP MECH EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS //

WHAT IT’S LIKE INSIDE AN M1 ABRAMS

The Fast Approach to Cleaning Your Car

THE ACTUAL COST PER HOUR TO FLY U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT

What’s Lurking Behind the Milky Way

Nixing the Chaotic Leap Second

A 10-Second Test of Overall Health

Achieving Nuclear Fusion Ignition

Treasure Hunters May Have Found JESSE JAMES LOST GOLD • The legendary treasure could be worth tens of millions—if the team can dig it out of the ground.

After You Die, Monica Torres Can Bring Life Back to Your Body • The groundbreaking mortician is pioneering new techniques to restore the dead and provide closure to grieving families.

HAVE SOME SCRAP WOOD? MAKE THIS DIY SHAKER STEP STOOL

IMPLEMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION • TOOLS ARE IMPORTANT. WE NEED THEM TO WORK ON OUR HOUSES, FIX OUR CARS, AND WHIP OUR YARDS INTO SHAPE. BUT THERE’S ANOTHER ASPECT TO TOOLS: WE LIKE USING THEM. EXPERIENCING THE POWER TO WORK FASTER, MORE EASILY, OR WITH GREATER ACCURACY IS DEEPLY SATISFYING BECAUSE THE TOOL IMPROVES THE PROCESS AND THE RESULTS. IF YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY, READ ON. WE HOPE ONE OF THESE WILL HELP YOU ENJOY YOUR NEXT PROJECT.

Colorful, Accurate Inkjet Printers for Your Documents and Photos

Felco 2 Pruners • // GEAR TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME //

KTM Used Fuel Injection to Revamp Two-Stroke Engines

7 Editors’ Choice • // ONE PIECE OF GEAR THAT’S WON THE HEARTS OF OUR TEST TEAM //

8 More • // THE LATEST NEWS AND OTHER HAPPENINGS FROM POPMECH PRO //