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The souped-up Large Hadron Collider is back to take on its weightiest questions yet
May 15, 2022 1:00 PM
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Aug 20, 2015
How To Drill Through Steel [Video]
Spot annealing lets you soften metal at just one point
May 08, 2015
Building A Radio From A Junked TV
Columnist Chris Hackett prepares for life after the apocalypse
Mar 27, 2015
Eschew Glue: Make Your Own Sticky Liquid Glass Instead [Video]
Hackett demonstrates how to create the bonding agent sodium silicate
Feb 25, 2015
Harvest Useful Parts From Old Electronics [Video]
One man's scrap heap is another man's hardware store
Feb 17, 2015
How To Turn An Old Screwdriver Into A Chisel [Video]
Turn a junker into a favorite fire-hardened implement
Jul 28, 2014
How I Used a Paint Can to Forge a Rugged Knife [Video]
Hackett relies on his ingenuity to turn spring steel into an edged blade.
Jul 01, 2014
How I Turned Car Batteries Into A Welder [Video]
Makeshift tools for the post-apocalypse
Mar 11, 2014
When Disaster Strikes, This Bike Generator Will Give Me Power [Video]
Pedaling consistently churned out about 150 watts.
