Popular Mechanics (South Africa) - 2021-01-01

• GEAR & GADGETS WE LOVE
• Athletes + Engineers = Miracles
• BMW R18: Cruiser of the future, now
• The UK’s anabolic steroid epidemic
• What does it take to be the best? Red Bull Aerobatics Pilot Patrick Davidson’s earliest memories involve planes. This Port Elizabeth local is now making waves on the world’s top air-racing circuit.
• A LEGO revolution: A closer look at a 20 kg Star Destroyer, and the burgeoning world of custom LEGO projects.
• Pierre reviews for PM: Cape Union Mart’s gear guru gives us the gadget inside scoop.
• PM Garage: Our opinions on cars we’ve cruised in, swerved, braked and parked.
• Readers’ letters: Send us an email; include pics. (You might win a great prize.)
• How to be good at what you do: Diego Cárdenas, founder of Bamboocycl­es.
• HYWW: Quantum superposit­ion; make gluten-free bread with electric shocks.
• Book review: A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborou­gh.
• Games and toys: A round-up of top mobile-phone games.
• Sci-fi: The PM guide to recent science-fiction cinema.
• Practical knowledge: Get a laser cutter, start a business.
• Woodworkin­g: Make a panel gauge. (Project one of four.)
• Hoax[?]: Is your phone really using apps to spy on you?
• Time machine: Fascinatin­g stories from the PM archives.
• Technology: The low-down on undersea internet cables.
• Do it your way: Submit your tip and you could win.
• Provisions: Back-to-work lunches made easy.
• From the editor: Let’s get moving.
• WRITE TO US, ENGAGE IN DEBATE,
• GET TO THE CHOPPER
• 4 FEBRUARY 1959
• 5 JANUARY 1986
• 3 JANUARY 1940
• 2 FEBRUARY 1911
• The double-slit experiment
• Electric shocks might be the secret to better gluten-free bread
• By the numbers: How ohmic heating saves energy
• A sci-fi defence of the Cybertruck
• Ask all this to keep data safe
• PROTECT YOUR DATA FROM UNSECURED WIFI AND BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVI­TY
• MAD ABOUT MOBILE GAMES? BUY THIS!
• FUJIFILM X-S10
• LEATHERMAN WAVE+
• FITBIT SENSE
• UNDER ARMOUR HOVR PHANTOM 2
• OSPREY ARIEL AG/ AETHER AG
• GOPRO HERO9
• K-WAY MESH PACKING CELL SET
• VIVO X50 PRO 5G
• LG VELVET 5G
• PROTECT YOUR NEW iPHONE SE
• SAMSUNG GALAXY FOLD2 5G
• MALKIN L1000R FLASHLIGHT
• SELL YOUR MODEL WORLDWIDE
• THE HISTORY OF AEROBATICS
• THE AVERAGE STRENGTH OF THE G-FORCES IS AROUND 10
• QUICK QUESTIONS:
• MAPPING THE OCEAN
• THE SPADE HACKER
• TO AFRICA AND BEYOND
• SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH GREENS
• GRANOLA TOAST
• PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE
• RICE-NOODLE SALAD WITH ALMOND SAUCE
• WOOD FOR THE BUILD
• RARE WOODS SOUTH AFRICA
• HOW IT’S DONE
• Suzuki / Vitara 1.4T GLX 6MT
• STANDOUT TECH: THE DRIVESHAFT
• WIN WITH MASTER LOCK

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