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THE CHANGING FACE OF WARFARE that could set the Korean Peninsula aflame. ing. Reducing vulnerability to asymmetric
North Korea: How big a threat? (August Some time ago, two high-ranking Russian threats is vital for any country’s survival and
2017) warrants a response. Should the generals revealed that North Korea had dominance in future operations. Through-
north ever use nuclear weapons,against tested and perfected a super electromagnetic out the past quarter century, the asymmet-
the south, it is almost certain that the weapon disguised as a hydrogen bomb test. ric threat has become a common form of
USA will retaliate with nuclear weapons, In orbit, at an altitude of about 500 kilo- warfare throughout the world. Electronic
obliterating North Korea from the face of metres, is a North Korean satellite dubbed warfare and electromagnetic weapons will
this planet. KMS-3, which could possibly carry the EMP be the deciding factor between the victor
The looming clash between North Korea weapon. When war erupts, the Koreans and and the vanquished.
and the USA has the potential to escalate the Americans will resort to electronic war- FAROUK ARAIE
into a geo-strategic clash with China and fare to gain political and military supremacy. BENONI
could result in a nuclear clash, a possibility Undeniably, the face of warfare is chang-
Time machine
2003
The early 2000s were a great time for innovation
when it came to cellphone design. Mobile phones
were still tiny, swivelled in all directions and came in
every conceivable colour. And they didn’t even look like phones
anymore when Siemens introduced the Xelibri, a “fashion”
design that borrowed from Fashion Week and was released
through the spring/summer and fall/winter collections.
1953
If you own a flashy car, you might consider getting
one for Junior, too. This Jaguar made for a six-year-
old boy weighed 450 kg, had a 1,8-metre wheelbase
1979
and was powered by a motor-scooter engine. Unlike the speedy We don’t necessarily associate Abraham Lincoln with
full-size version, for safety reasons it was limited to a pedes- DIY, other than crafting the likes of the Gettysburg
trian 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). Address, but our 1979 DIY focused on a few projects
inspired by the great man’s handiwork. Like then, in this issue we
are all things DIY. Flip through our DIY special and be inspired.
1939
With
North
America
not yet embroiled in
the World War, every-
day concerns such
as home security still
exercised citizens’
minds. For example,
if you found yourself
unable to get to the
bank and didn’t
want to leave your
valuables in the
house, you were
saved by an emer-
gency jewellery
cache installed inside your front door. This little storage space was
deemed safe because you would have to unlock your door and stand
on a chair to get to your valuables. Unfortunately, robbers probably
knew this, too. PM
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15 16 18 20
On this day in 1878,
Do your bit to stop Thomas Edison made
world hunger on this electricity available
World Food Day. for household use.
23 26 27 28
The Baby Expo in Cape
22 The Cape Town
Town starts.
A new issue of Cape Town’s annual
In 1797, the Popular Mechanics is Flower Show runs
until the 29th. Halloween-themed
first successful out today. fundraiser, the Zombie
parachute jump was Walk, is today.
made by André-
Jacques Garnerin
in Paris.
29 31
On this day in 1945, On this day in 1974,
the first ballpoint scientists first
Itpen
is in the US reported that Freon The Hermanus Whale On this day in 1906,
Cape
went on sale. gases released from Festival starts. the world’s first
Town’s aerosol spray cans were international balloon
turn to destroying the ozone race began.
experience layer.
the Coffee &
Chocolate Expo.
THURS
05/10 THURS
26/10
On this day we lost the man behind the Apple brand, American entrepreneur, Calling all horticulture, gardening and floriculture enthusiasts: the
businessman, inventor, and industrial designer, Steve Jobs. Cape Town Flower Show is back. Running from 26 to 29 October at
Jobs’ tenure brought the world the Apple computer, iMac G3, USB Mouse, iPod, the Good Hope Centre, the event showcases everything from seeds,
a glass staircase for Apple stores, the Apple power adaptor, the iPhone operating flowers and trees to garden decorating, outdoor living solutions and
system, the Apple “magic” mouse, and the iPod shuffle and iPad. gardeners’ accessories.
underwater
power tools?
For the first time ever, a cordless drill and angle grinder can
be fully submerged. Safely. By Da n D u b n o
Last summer, two men (R18 500) on dry land first. I happily drilled
attempted to fix the busted all kinds of holes, drove three dozen 50-mm
reel used to wind up and store deck screws, cut pieces of pipe, and ground
a pool cover. Although the reel down some steel scraps I found lying
was mounted barely two centi- around the house. But I wanted to test
metres over a filled swimming them in the deep, too. Since it was too
pool, those idiots – my brother, Mickey, chilly for a swim outside and I was too
and me – decided not to empty the pool. poor for a quick flight to the Caribbean,
Instead, we wrapped a AC mains-wired I had to come up with an alternative.
electric drill in layers of garbage bags. Our When I headed to the bathroom in my
horrified family gathered as we awkwardly 7-mm wetsuit and snorkel, carrying a
attempted to drive a series of screws with- stack of wood and steel, my wife gave me a
out accidentally dunking the drill and look. “It’s only a test,” I said. Both the drill
electrocuting ourselves. and angle grinder need to be air pressur-
That nightmare is why I was so interested ised with a clever bicycle-style air pump
when I heard about Nemo Power Tools, a before being submerged. How much pres-
Hong Kong based company run by entre- sure depends on how deep you’re working.
preneur Nimo Rotem. This year, Nemo is At only 60 centimetres in my bathtub, it
launching an expanded series of handheld didn’t take long to get to the necessary one
power tools that are completely waterproof; bar (nearly one atmosphere) of pressure.
and, in my case, idiot-friendly. They power If you are working at the outermost depth
through any type of water, even contami- of 50 metres, you must pressurise tools to
nated sources, so they’re ideal for a wide a maximum of six bars. Even dunking
range of commercial and consumer uses. power tools in the bathtub can be fright-
I tested the V2 Divers Edition cordless ening at first. But once the drill started
drill (R11 000) and brushless angle grinder spinning underwater without electrocuting
me, the weirdness passed. When you’re
finished, you release the air pressure so
the tools can be stored. (Excess pressure
left in the tool strains the mechanical seal
and could decrease its lifespan.)
The 18-volt V2 drill has two bright LED
work lights, which is important if you’re
in deep water. It has a 12-mm corrosion-
resistant keyless chuck, offers 16 torque
settings, and has dual gear speeds up to
1 500 r/min. That lets you drill up to
10 mm holes in steel and 25 mm in wood.
At three kilograms, it’s a little heavier
than most standard drill drivers, but
underwater you won’t even notice.
As for the angle grinder, it has a 22-volt
5-amp-hour battery to power a hefty The Nemo V2 Divers Edition drill can be
1 500-watt motor. Using a 110 mm-diam- submerged in up to 50 metres of water.
Past versions of the drill, such as this one,
eter cutting or grinding wheel, the tool have been used by reef-monitoring teams to
achieves cutting speeds of 6 500 r/min install eyebolts to support floats to distin-
when submerged and 9 500 on dry land. guish different sites with minimal impact.
The Nemo angle grinder hits 6 500 r/min As well as they performed in my tub,
underwater and 9 500 r/min on land. Nemo tools are ideal for scuba divers, pool
A father-and-son Australian
company has developed a new
process to create a lightweight,
solar-powered drone, which
they hope will be able to fly
almost indefinitely during
daylight hours.
Boosting
Scientific Reports, at the University of safer to process than nanoparticles. This is
Eastern Finland it’s been found that replacing also important from the viewpoint of battery
graphite anodes with silicon could quadruple material recyclability.
Li-ions
anode capacity in Li-ions. Says researcher Timo Ikone, “Small
In an environment heavily depended on amounts of silicon are already used in
renewable energy sources, energy storage is Tesla’s batteries to increase their energy
vital and lithium-ion batteries are considered density. But it’s very challenging to increase
Silicon could hold the key to to have the best potential. Initially it was the amount.”
next-gen battery tech thought that electrochemically produced Next on the agenda is combining silicon
nanoporous silicon, a substance hard and with small amounts of carbon nanotubes for
We could be standing on the key to a mas- hazardous to produce, would be necessary. better electrical conductivity and durability.
sive boost in lithium-ion battery capacity. What the Finns found instead was that parti- And, as the current silicon being used is too
Silicon, the second-most abundant element cles sized between 10 and 20 micrometres expensive for commercial use, the team will
in the Earth’s crust, has Finnish researchers and with the right porosity were, in fact, be looking into the possibility of manufactur-
all fired up. most suitable. That’s significant because ing a similar material from agricultural waste,
According to findings published in micrometre-sized particles are easier and for example from barley husk ash.
Easy rider
Is this the end of the saddle as a pain in the butt?
Tech industry,
meet Donald
After eight cosy years with the Obama administration, executives from Silicon Valley
are learning to work with a new Washington. Or not.
Elon Musk Peter Thiel Eric Schmidt Tim Cook Mark Zuckerberg
Editor’s note: Board memberships are as of press time and subject to change (see: Elon Musk).
in 2015 Committees create the world we
• Insider’s view: • Liked tweet: want for our children.
• Twitter: “Who has held the • Twitter: “ ‘This loss hurts. This work is bigger
“Good grief, I’m not most power since “ ‘The most danger- But please never than any presidency
‘working’ for Trump. Inauguration Day? ous world views are stop believing that and progress does
I’m trying to provide The Thiel operation the world views of fighting for what’s not move in a straight
advice that helps would be the obvious those who have right is worth it.’ – line.” 9/11/2016
take things in a more front runner… Best never viewed the Hillary” 9/11/2016
positive direction.” million dollars he world.’ – Alexander • Insider’s View:
15/02/2017 ever invested.” von Humboldt” • Insider’s view: “I’m a little bit bear-
– DC-based strategy 28/10/2016 “He’s started to ish on the idea of
• Insider’s view: consultant make more of an Zuckerberg running
“Elon Musk and • Insider’s view: effort now. He’s had for president. The
Peter Thiel, next • Assessment: “If you’re looking for dinner with Jared prevailing theory
only to the bankers, Libertarian. Backed major players, defi- and Ivanka a num- here is that it’s all a
speak Trump’s lan- Trump early, now nitely Eric Schmidt – ber of times… I set-up for someone
guage. It’s all about wildly influential. he’s the chair of the think that is the right else, like Sheryl
these weird, excep- Swears he won’t Defence Innovation way in for him.” – Sandberg.” [Both
tional, crazy people. take an administra- Advisory Board and Republican techno- have denied they
‘The world’s been tion job, giving him is very engaged.” logy lobbyist will run… in 2020.]
standing in our plausible deniability – Alexandra Sander, – Technology think
way.’ ” – Technology on the charge that Centre for a New • Assessment: tank fellow
think tank fellow he’s shackled to the American Security Cook’s refusal to
government. unlock the San • Assessment:
• Assessment: • Assessment: Bernardino iPhone Zuckerberg’s visible
After months working After backing a tech earned then-candi- involvement has
with the administra- start-up supporting date Trump’s ire on been low, but Face-
tion, withdrew from Clinton’s campaign, Twitter. As has the book is the savviest
advisory boards told Googlers post- fact that iPhones are tech firm when it
after the president inauguration the built in China. Still, comes to DC. And
withdrew from the Trump administration Trump owns Apple FB has a connection
Paris climate would do “evil things”. stock. to Trump’s inner circle:
accord. Thiel is on the board.
Defence Innovation
Advisory Board:
Obama-era board, con-
tinuing under the Trump
administration, that
Brian Krzanich Jeff Bezos Ginni Rometty Jack Dorsey seeks to improve military
operations with Silicon
Intel Amazon, Blue Origin, IBM Square, Valley practices.
The Washington Post Twitter
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at email
apps such as Slack will finally replace the majority of my
email exchanges does make me optimistic. As of last year,
Slack had more than 1,5 million subscribers. Still, more
than 3,7 billion people in the world have email accounts,
Pressure from messaging apps such and it seems like 3 billion of them email me every day. But
as Slack is forcing innovation from traditional email providers and independent companies
traditional email companies. That’s have come up with algorithms that, along with some
good news for you and very good behavioural changes, can help get my inbox back
to its original purpose: efficient communication.
news for me. Even if you’re not as hopeless as I am, they can
By Ale x a n der G e o rge
help you, too.
Google software looks for phrases (“meet Thursday or Microsoft recently added this feature to the cur-
Friday?”) and posts three (usually) relevant suggested rent version of Outlook, the email service we use
responses above your phone’s keyboard. Tap one and at Popular Mechanics. Instead of Send, you hit
drop in the text (“Let’s do Thursday.”) and adapt as neces- Delay Delivery and put in a date and time, and
sary. Smart Reply learns from your responses, so it won’t Outlook will send it at a more reasonable hour.
suggest a smiley emoji if you’re not an emoji person. Gmail and other services have this, too. Great for
remembering birthdays or appearing like a func-
tional morning person instead of a sleep-deprived
insomniac.
Inflation time:
25 milliseconds.
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Jason Goliath is a comedian, TV presenter and busi-
PlayStation 4
nessman. He gets his work done on his Hauwei P9+
and spends his downtime playing FIFA on his
PlayStation 4.
PlayStation 4
Q How do you fit gaming into your hectic
schedule?
I like to have a balanced lifestyle, but every hour <
A Huawei P9+
has a rand value for me. Gaming is a great way
for me to unwind, de-stress and spend time with my
friends. Every Monday, I get together with my boys
for “Fifa Mondays”.
Why PlayStation over other gaming consoles?
To me, the PS is the most innovative console.
PlayStation does everything, in terms of introducing
gaming technology, first. I’ve always been loyal to this
particular console and I’ve never felt a need to change.
Aside from Fifa, what other games do you enjoy
playing?
We literally only play Fifa. It’s like our version of golf.
It is our escapism and all we talk about when we play,
is the game. Work and everything else is put aside
when we play. I’m also unbelievably good at Fifa, so
there’s that.
Hauwei P9+
How long have you had your P9?
Just over a year.
Why the P9+?
I am an Android fan. I like the ease of connection to
other devices. I’m not a big tech junkie, so I like a phone
that is easy to use. I’m a big Instagram user and this
phone has by far the best camera I’ve ever used. It makes
me look like a much better photographer than I actually
am. The battery life is also great.
Would you say the P9+ is a must-have for some-
one in your line of work?
I wouldn’t say must-have, but this phone has been very
useful to me as a comedian. I often record my sets in a
very loud environment – the P9 has the best microphone
I’ve ever used. When I play my recordings back, I hear
myself and the audience’s reactions.
Is there anything you don’t enjoy about the P9+?
The only thing I would change is the keyboard. I have
big fingers and the spacebar is really small, so some-
times browsing is a bit difficult and I often make mis-
takes typing as well.
HANG LIKE
Sunlight hits your face.
You slept on the couch
after a night of saying
“one more episode” too
PAINTINGS
many times. You have to
be at work in an hour, so
you turn off the Frame.
It goes from the On
In approximately two years, your Demand menu to a
32-inch television will be as thin tasteful lithograph; or
as a matchstick, as clear as real a photo of a lion, some-
life, liberated from wires, and thing Cubist, family
cost R5 000 (at least in the photos, whatever image
you want. Functionally,
USA). And it will be a direct
the idea isn’t far from
descendant of these. a screen saver, but a
sophisticated light sen-
sor adjusts the bright-
LG SIGNATURE OLED ness so the images
4K Wallpaper u actually look flat, like a
canvas or printed photo.
It measures less than 4 mm, including Dinner guests will never
the wall mount. That’s thinner than the guess that what truly lies
screws you’ll use to hang the mounting within the four sides of
bracket. How’d they…? LG put all the the Frame is the reason
ports, speakers and circuitry in the you’re unshaven and
soundbar-like appendage, which connects newly opinionated about
to the display with a single flat cable season five of The
(which you could run behind your wall, Americans.
for full minimalist effect). And 4K with
HDR means that the visuals are the Samsung Frame
best you can get in 2017. This isn’t the Resolution:
first TV to get thinner by externalising 4K ultra-high definition.
hardware. But with narrow bezels and
an image this vivid, it’s the first to
make the image look as if it is emanating
from the wall itself.
Pastas that
are thicker
than the LG
display: Fusilli Penne Farfalle (the Ziti Gnocchi
middle part)
Flights of fancy
Curro’s drone club is causing quite a buzz in education circles,
Lindsey Schutters was there for the first lesson.
As good as DJI’s market dominance has “I’m new to it, but I am learning. I see a
been for normalising the idea of quadcop- bright future for drones and believe they
ters, those products aren’t great for teaching will become much more popular. I think
kids how to fly. Then, at the end of last year, that if children can learn to fly from a
we caught wind of intended involvement in young age, they’ll be in a good position.”
introducing drone curriculum to schools by She’s right. We reported in August that
UAV Industries subsidiary Drone Racing economists conservatively estimate the
Africa (DRA). But we didn’t expect to see value of the local drone economy at
children as young as eight years old learning around two billion rand. With children Getting a drone to take off and hover
to fly in a class environment happen so learning the pilot and soldering skills early in full manual mode is hard, but luckily
soon. And of course it’s Curro, one of on, there’s no limit to what markets Mr Weyers has the skills to assist.
Popular Mechanics’ chosen “2016 STEM drones will enter in the future. That will
Schools of Note” that have the flexibility in also address the current problem in com- with programming,” says the IT in educa-
curriculum planning and teacher skills that mercial drones: the pilot/professional tion graduate Rix. “And IT then evolved
would be leading the charge. disconnect. Good drone pilots aren’t into a more 3D thing.”
“I love gadgets, especially programing necessarily good at doing the specialied Curro doesn’t have a specific curriculum at
robots to move and do things. Now I get to job that is needed. But if everyone can fly the moment, which is why the school is
it every day. I really love that. Fortunately, a drone safely, then it’s just another uni- incorporating with DRA. Rix and Curro
I also have the opportunity to do drones versal skill, much like typing. Brackenfell executive head Henk Weyers are
now and learn more about drones,” says “Robotics and programing and drones – doing the drone competency course as well,
Lenore Rix, Robotics and IT educator at the those are the types of work that these so that the school has some expertise in-
school. She isn’t an experienced pilot by children will do one day. Its important for house. The focus currently is on drone racing,
any stretch, but has a palpable hunger to them to learn IT and mechatronics now. specifically indoor racing, and the plan is for
learn everything about drones. That’s the future. For me, it all started the children to build their own gates.
“We want to make this accessible to not licences and earn income on the weekends.
only our kids. Curro Brackenfell should A lot of kids aren’t going to be the best in
become a venue for drone racing, so it can traditional sports, so this is another thing
be kids or adults and people from outside that’s better than sitting inside and playing
for team building,” explains Henk Weyers. video games. The problem when children
“We want to grow the sport and know it’s a say they are into tech is that they then go
Drone club members pay R450 per month little expensive. That’s why we’re trying to home and play games. That’s not all tech is
which includes a drone and transmitter get more corporates in. Right now we’re about. Here they can get out and interact
that they can keep at the end of the course. concentrating on Brights, Builder’s with people.”
Instruction flows between simulator time
Warehouse and the like so that we can The plan is to get as many Curro Bracken-
and indoor flight time, but will include
ground school once the children are com- build a facility that’s easy to set up.” fell kids as possible into the drone club
petent enough to progress to the rugby Drone club currently meets in the extracurricular at a cost of R450 per
field outside. school hall. There’s an indoor cricket net month. Each child will get a drone kit to
The end goal is to produce skilled FPV that can extend on each side of the venue. build themselves, along with a transmitter
(first-person view) pilots who can compete The nets are currently 70 per cent and FPV goggles. On completion of the
in drone races and maybe become national
deployed. course the children will get to keep the full
or regional champions. That objective is,
however, subject to change. Weyers is visibly excited by even the set. The school will also load a couple of
thought of drone racing, but delivers some laptops with the simulator so students can
interesting commentary on the positive practise during free time. It’s unclear when
impact of playing with technology. “If they this will roll out to the rest of the Curro
(children) can master it (drone flying) network, but the school is in a great posti-
now, they can go on to get the professional ion to establish an internal racing league.
Big questions.
Answers you can’t
find on the internet.
DOES URINATING IN MY one were able to administer one’s renal output widely and evenly,
perhaps by affixing a deluxe showerhead to the relevant anatomy
GARDEN HELP FERTIlISE IT? and spinning on a lazy Susan? Professor Duckworth offers a
safer, more practical solution: “Let’s say for the sake of argument
you peed in a watering can and used it to disperse it. I don’t
think you would do any damage to your lawn.” Or your relevant
Ostentatiously whizzing on your lawn, refreshing as it anatomy. Weil, for his part, seconds the watering-can suggestion,
might be, may or may not be good for the grass depending and goes one better. “The simple solution is dilution,” he says.
on your approach, but we can tell you one thing for sure: “I generally recommend a 2-to-1 dilution to be safe. There are
it’s unlikely to help your reputation with neighbours, postmen many ways to cheat this but the simplest is to put one part
or wandering Girl Scouts. urine in a watering can and then two parts water, stir it up, and
Urine, as it happens, contains a number of beneficial nutrients sprinkle it on the lawn.”
commonly found in commercial fertiliser. “It has a fair amount of As it happens, an outfit called the Rich Earth Institute is
nitrogen, a little bit of phosphorus and potassium, which are all already passing out pee to Vermont farmers, who stream as much
needed for a healthy lawn,” says Owen Duckworth, associate pro- as 10 000 litres of the stuff over a single hectare of hayfield. The
fessor of biogeochemistry at North Carolina State University. all-natural, nitrogen-rich liquid helps plants grow just as synthetic
Don’t reach for that zipper just yet, though. Urine also has a high fertilisers do, all while saving water and cutting down on pollution,
salt content, which, as anyone with a dog, a lawn, and insufficient says Abe Noe-Hays, the institute’s research director. And where,
will to keep the two apart pray tell, does a well-
will tell you, can draw meaning environmental
moisture from plants and group obtain the requisite
leave unsightly dead spots tanker loads of liquid
scattered around an other- gold? “We have about 100
wise lush, green carpet. households involved,”
“Urine is simply too con- Noe-Hays says. “We collect
centrated for most plants urine from people using
to withstand when either specialised toilets or port-
applied to the leaves or able urinals.”
even to the soil around Sounds simple enough,
especially younger plants,” and it’s an approach you
says Ray Weil, a professor can adopt for yourself on
in the Department of your lawn and beyond, says
Environmental Science and Weil, each of whose family
Technology at the members has a designated
University of Maryland. As collection jug at home.
a result, repeatedly hosing “There is certainly no need
down your yard from the for a suburban family to
front stoep is likely to be ever buy any fertiliser,” he
counterproductive. says. “Diluted urine grows
Suppose, however, that wonderful vegetables.” PM
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Q
How do I keep my wood deck
from looking splintery after
pressure washing?
A
The important thing is to go easy. Those
splinters typically result from poor deck care,
which allows the wood to deteriorate, followed
by overly aggressive pressure washing.
Begin by using a cleaner formulated for
use in a pressure washer on a wood deck.
Apply the cleaner with the black soap-dis-
pensing nozzle. For additional cleaning, scrub
with a synthetic deck brush, then go over it
with the soap again. Leave the soap on the
surface for the time recommended by the
manufacturer. Rinse the area with a 40-degree
nozzle (white). For more aggressive cleaning,
The French drain around my house is clogged.
Q Can something be done to open it up? switch to a 25-degree nozzle (green). Hold
the wand about half a metre above the deck
and move in the direction of the grain using
A French drain is the term for any gravel-and-tile or gravel-and-pipe-based
A system. It takes its name from Henry Flagg French, who chronicled its use
overlapping passes. The longer you pause
on any area, the more likely you are to etch
in agriculture in the mid-19th century. When it’s around the house, as you the surface and cause splintering.
describe, it’s actually a footing drain or a foundation drain. It’s meant to drain excess Washing in the morning or in late afternoon
water away from the foundation by gravity, directing it to a point on the lawn. is better than washing in the heat of the day,
It’s not unusual for foundation drains to become clogged by tree roots, shrub roots because rapid drying can contribute to splin-
and dirt. Old foundation drains can also simply collapse. If the drain is otherwise tering. Also, avoid over-washing an area. And
in good shape and is relatively new, a drain-cleaning company might be able to clear keep a consistent distance between the nozzle
the obstruction using a water-jet drain-cleaning machine. Some operations even and the deck. After that, let the deck dry with-
employ a digital drain camera on the end of a gigantic reel of fibre-optic cable. out any furniture on it to reduce the chances
These things can inspect a hundred and more metres of drain. of light and dark areas that are created by
Repairing and unclogging the drain is the optimal solution. The less desirable and uneven drying. If you do end up with a few
far more expensive solution is to replace the footing drain with a new gravel-and- splinters, gently sand them away with a hand-
pipe system. That can cost thousands and leave disturbed landscaping in its wake. sanding block and 100-grit sandpaper.
If it comes to that, the good news is that you’ll have a dry basement and the work
will improve your home’s resale value.
D I S A S S E M B LY R E P O R T
DIRT BIKE
MODEL:
2016 HONDA
CRF250L
PRODUCED:
THAILAND
TIME TO
DISASSEMBLE:
13 HOURS,
0 MINUTES
NUMBER OF PARTS:
1 302
NOTES: In a car, you control the throttle with your foot and shift gears with your hand. On a
motorcycle it’s the opposite. And with good reason. Even if you could fit a car-style shifter on a bike,
it would be way too dangerous to take a hand off the handlebars to operate it. That pretty much sums
up two-wheeled motor vehicles, vis-à-vis the four-wheeled ones: the same main parts are there, but
configured for a smaller, lighter, riskier space. Which makes the engineering all the more fascinating.
HOP ON THE BIKE. Make sure shift forks (17) to engage gears contain springs, dampers and lubri-
the engine stop switch (29) is in the (16). Now goose the throttle; rolling cant, on top. That improves handling
run position; it’s a kill switch for the throttle grip (27) toward you because it lowers the bike’s unsprung
emergency situations, meaning the pulls the throttle cable (23), open- weight (the portion connected direct-
key will do you no good if it’s in the ing a valve in the throttle body (4) ly to the wheel, not carried by the
Off position. Turn the ignition to On. and letting more air into the engine. suspension). The sliders are con-
Put the bike in neutral or pull in the The engine revs up, its single piston nected by a clamping system called
clutch lever (32) to disengage the (14) displacing 250 cubic centimetres a steering stem (30) to the bike’s
bike’s multiplate clutch (9), a friction- per stroke as it pumps up and down frame (13) and handlebars (31).
based clutch that works like a car’s, in sync with a counterbalancing shaft On the other end, the rear wheel is
but uses many small plates, rather (12), which smooths the harsh vibra- connected to the swing arm (6), a
than one big plate, because of space tions of a reciprocating engine with horizontal connector that pivots up
limitations. Press the start button an odd number of cylinders. (An and down to allow wheel travel; it’s
(26) to fire up the engine. even-numbered bank can be timed stabilised by a single shock absorber
On the CRF250L, you can go just to balance out.) The engine is mount- (11) behind the engine.
about anywhere. It’s a dirt bike in a ed transversely, meaning the crank- Upon reaching your destination,
street-legal bike’s clothing, headlight shaft (15) is perpendicular to the squeeze the brake lever (28) to move
(22), turn signals (24), and mirrors bike, so it’s easy to string the drive pistons that hydraulically clamp
(25), dressing up bigger wheels (1) chain (8) between it and the sprocket callipers (7) on to the disc brakes
that offer more clearance and aggres- (3) on the rear wheel. (21). Come to a stop. Turn the
sively knobby tyres (2) that improve Each wheel has a unique suspen- ignition to Off, then turn the handle-
handling. Before you release the sion system. The front wheel is at bars all the way to the left and turn
clutch lever, use your left foot to push the bottom of a telescoping fork. the key to the lock position. That’s
the shift lever (10) down, popping This bike uses an upside-down fork, your theft deterrent. Lock your
the bike into first gear. The shift lever with the slide pipes (20) on the helmet to the helmet holder (5).
connects to ratcheting mechanisms bottom and the fork tube outers You’ve arrived.
that turn a drum (18) that moves (19), which receive the sliders and – Kevin Dupzyk
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CONTENTS
36 A saw-blade trivet 42 A clean, well-lit workroom
36 An underground speaking tube 46 The hassle-free home network
37 An RV out of your truck 49 A smarter lifestyle for all
37 A bootjack 50 The complete cordless arsenal
38 The right choice when house shopping 52 An amazing interactive motorised
41 A concrete canoe chandelier
41 A butcher block 54 A bike light
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A SAW- MATERIALS
n one old saw blade
bench grinder.
2 / Use a protractor to
One of those
UNDERGROUND SPEAKING TUBES MATT WOODS , senior vice president of facilit ies, engineering and securit y,
Speaking tubes, once standard issue on 1 / Dig a route for the under- Glue the PVC piece to the pipe. When the holes are
naval vessels as a guaranteed way to send ground run that is large elbow on top of the swivel. aligned, the phone can be
messages without relying on power, were enough to accommodate 5 / To close off the system dropped in. When the phone
important enough that in 1926 the US your PVC. Straighter routes when a phone is not being is not in use, rotate the cou-
Navy’s Bureau of Construction and Repair are better, as joints can used, lubricate a coupling pling to close the hole.
commissioned “Transmission of Sound degrade the integrity of the and put it on the 250-mm 6 / Form a horn on the end of
Through Voice Tubes”, a meticulous study tube and allow some sound piece of PVC (cut it in half the tube by gluing on a
that drew on science experiments, calculus, to escape. with a mitre saw if it has a reducing coupling. Cut a cir-
and a ridiculous canvas helmet with tubes 2/ At each end of the run, ridge inside that keeps it cular piece of chicken wire
for earpieces. According to Matt Woods of use an elbow to direct the from sliding into place). and use glue to affix it a few
the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, pipe vertically out of the Ensure it rotates freely on the centimetres back in the
voice pipes could carry sound up to about ground. Cut to an appropriate pipe. Remove the coupling opening to block rodents
100 metres. He helped us design one for height and glue a coupling from the pipe and trace your and wayward toys.
the backyard with modern touches, includ- on top. If necessary – maybe phone on it, cutting a hole to 7 / Repeat this process on
ing a slot for a smartphone (for tunes), and you decided to run the tube match the one on the PVC the other end of the tube.
a swivel to aim the sound. Ships used into a tree fort — support it
metal to avoid corrosion, but 110-mm PVC by bracketing it to a solid
is cheaper and easier to work with. Find a surface.
part of your yard to bury the tube, then 3 / Cut a 75-mm piece of
pick locations for the ends and start digging. pipe with a mitre saw. Glue
an elbow to one end, and
lubricate the other end with
MATERIALS n PVC primer graphite. Press the lubricated
n 110 mm PVC and glue end into the coupling and
pipe, length n scrap wood ensure it swivels easily.
based on path n dry graphite 4 / To add the phone slot, cut
of tube lubricant a 250-mm piece of PVC with
n four 110 mm n appropriate a mitre saw. Trace the bot-
elbow joints glue tom of your phone on the
n four 110 mm n chicken wire middle of the pipe and cut
couplings 6 mm around that line with a
n additional joints tools jigsaw. Inside the PVC, glue
for path n mitre saw a small piece of scrap wood
n two 110 x n spade under the hole to keep the
150 reducing n jigsaw phone propped up, so the
couplings sound won’t be muffled.
MATERIALS
TOOLS
n scrap wood, roughly n jigsaw
400 x 125 mm, plus more
n coffee cup
n wood glue
1 / Start with a piece of wood about 400
x 125.
2 / From the outside edges at one end of
the board, measure in 20 mm. Draw a
line from each mark to the corner at the
other end. Use a jigsaw to cut down the
your truck
mark 25 mm in from each outside edge.
Find the centre of the width of the board,
then mark a point on the center line
RYAN S HAU ER S , Rolling Stone 125 mm in from the top.
4 / Place the coffee cup (or any similarly
The creator of the blog Desk to Dirtbag, Ryan Shauers has chronicled his life from sized round object) just above the 125-mm
the back of his truck for the past three years. His 1991 Toyota 4x4 has been his home mark you made and trace a circle.
for trips across North, Central and South America – more than 70 000 kilometres in 5 / Draw lines from the 25-mm marks you
made on the top of the board to the widest
total, and for as long as four months without even a hotel stop. From Ecuador, he
part of each side of the circle. Cut the
offered a few tips for turning your truck bed into a bedroom.
resulting parabola out with a jigsaw to
n A canopy with elevated headroom keeps run it to a 400-watt inverter in the canopy form the mouth of your bootjack.
you dry and lets you sit up, which is crucial so I can charge my computer or run a fan 6 / Cut a small triangle, about 50 mm
for long stints living out of a truck. on hot nights. Plus, my truck always starts. deep and 50 mm wide, from the narrow
end of the bootjack. This creates two
distinct feet, for stability.
n Camping gear works, but in a truck you n Wooden storage units on the sides of
the truck bed provide space for small and 7 / Sand every edge, especially in the mouth
can take bulkier items so life’s a little better:
of the jack, to avoid scarring your boots.
folding chairs, a mattress, a coffeemaker, frequently used items. The shelf between
8 / On the underside of the board, 175 mm
Coleman stove, work light, etc. Just keep the storage units is big enough for coolers
from the wide end, glue a piece of wood
everything organised. and large plastic bins. — about 100 mm long and 40 mm tall —
across the jack. It lifts the mouth off the
n Baby wipes, wet washcloths, public n I sleep between the storage units, feet ground, so you can get your boot in.
showers and restrooms – use them under the shelf. That way I can sit up
frequently. fully. But when I need more storage space
The
Olympus Roamer
10x21 compact
binoculars.
right
choice
Nobody will care more about the function
and structure of your next house than you.
That’s no knock on professional inspectors,
but you’re the one living there. Your inspec-
tor – and he should be yours, not the
agent’s – gives your next home a bill of
health, but you can save yourself time,
money, and frustration by knowing what pit-
falls to look for before you put an offer in.
Light up water
damage
Check for water damage
in hard-to-view or dark
spaces: behind toilets,
Red flag
basement corners, the
Mineral build-up around
attic ceiling. We like the
plumbing points to a slow leak.
pocket-friendly Ledlenser
T2 flashlight.
Test the electrical outlets
You’re the only one who will take the
time to check every outlet is wired
correctly. All you need is a simple tool
like the Klein Tools Receptacle outlet
tester.
Red flag
Fog between
double-paned
windows. It
signals a broken
seal and the
entire window
will need
replacing.
Uneven floors
Use a large marble to test floors for
slants or low spots. This can indicate
a house settling unevenly and pos-
sible foundation damage.
workroom
How to turn a basement mess into a DIY utopia.
by r yan D ’A gostino
W
hen we moved into our 1854 farm- chest was permanently stuck in one corner.
house a few years ago, there was, I couldn’t even open the door on the beer
shall we say, work to be done. fridge.
Taps didn’t work, lights didn’t light. There Here was the worst part: I stopped enjoy-
were too many walls. The attic was inacces- ing the time I spent in there. Clearly, it was
sible. There was no insulation. There wasn’t time to give the room an overhaul. So I asked
even a hutch for the rabbit we would even- my next-door neighbour and Popular
tually have. Mechanics contributing editor Richard We began by hauling everything out of the
I needed – and wanted – what every Romanski – whose work space is literally a room. Now at least we could see what we
homeowner needs and wants: a corner of cathedral and organised like nothing I’ve ever were doing. (Plus, I found my hacksaw!)
the basement that I could transform into a seen – for advice. I needed shelves, I told him One obvious problem was that a series of
workshop. I designated a small (2,5 by 3,5 – five rows of shelves along a four-metre electricians or, more likely, handymen had
metres) room for my shop, but there wasn’t open-stud wall. Richard said, “Sure, we could used the room as an embarkation point to
much to recommend the space. It was dark, do that, and a lot more.” The project would run wiring throughout the house and the
kind of damp, and dusty. Wires snaked teach me larger lessons about controlling an boxes were in our way. So our first job was
across its ceiling and walls. A bare 40-watt unruly space, one without a single level plane, to cut power to what we thought were the
bulb jutted out from one wall with a Rube square corner, or straight line. affected circuits and then test the wires we
Goldberg pull-string arrangement running to
the side of the board-and-batten door. Both
tilting wood windows in the foundation had
been painted shut decades before. AFTER
The space was hard to love, but it was
mine. I could play music as loud as I wanted
down there while I fixed one of the kids’
wooden toys or rewired an old lamp my par-
ents gave us. But a workroom isn’t a work-
room until it has a workbench, so the first
thing I did after we closed on the house was
build one. I figured once I had that, every-
thing else about renovating a 162-year-old
structure built by farmers would be easy.
Projects came and went, each one
marching in turn through the workroom.
Paint was stirred and stored in there, cord-
less power-tool batteries charged, and left-
over boxes of screws and nails were set
aside for the next project.
But a slow transformation occurred. The
room became a mess. Along with the accre-
tion of hardware and new tools came the
photographs by Zach DeSart
intended to move with a non-contact volt- and buckled under anything heavier than a
age detector. box of pencils, but he had seen a good, Begin with one reference standard. Place it
We found no electrical surprises and had strong steel standard-and-bracket system on its plumb line, and drive a single screw
a fairly straightforward time of routing the at our local lumberyard. We would mount into its top hole. Plumb the standard, then
wires out of the way of where we needed to those to 15-millimetre AC fir plywood. This finish fastening it.
put shelving. is expensive material. On the other hand, I
Next came preparation for storage. I had needed only three sheets and it was dead
Illustrations by George Retseck
envisaged a system of 50 x 100 beams as flat. We’d use every square centimetre of it,
supports with pine shelving, but Richard so there’d be no waste.
had a better idea: epoxy-coated wall stand- For the shelves themselves, we’d use
ards and brackets. Now, I had always 22-millimetre-thick knotty white pine. It’s
thought metal-bracket shelves looked cheap beautiful stuff.
Surely one of the best fasteners ever made is the Strong-Drive screw,
TIP #1 a product of Simpson Strong-Tie. The No 8 by 32 mm screw is versatile,
extremely strong and fast to drive. We used these to hold the standards
to the wall and the shelves to their brackets.
Place the next standard on its reference line
and with a bracket mounted in it and in the first
standard, fine-tune its position using a level.
There are two ways to ready your The fix: You need a mesh network system.
house for intelligence: you either Eero, Plume and Google Wi-Fi are the buzz
build the complex network of cabling brands when it comes to intelligent wireless
into the structure, or your retrofit it. access point management and deployment,
Retrofitting is fun if you have the but those solutions can be expensive and
still only pass on a wireless signal that’s
time and tools, but it’s very disruptive
open to inteference. Hard cabling access
and can look unsightly. Of course,
points will always deliver better results.
there’s another solution to reliably
sending usable Internet to all the Distributed network
corners of your home. And, of course We didn’t know that sending your Internet
that solution is pretty much plug and signal over electrical wiring was an option
play, or else the header of this story until we were introduced to the TP-Link
would be very silly indeed. Here’s AV1200 Powerline kit. You plug an ethernet
our fix to common home networking cable from your router into the main unit,
problems. plug that into a wall plug and then add up
to 5 receiver units throughout your home by
Problem 1 My area will never have fibre plugging them into the wall outlet as well.
coverage and wireless broadband is too expen- Each receiver transmits a dual-band AC
sive for me right now. Wi-Fi signal and the network supports mul-
The Fix: You need a reliable and fast Wi-Fi tiple input, multiple output (MIMO)
router with LTE failover and the fastest antenna technology with
Internet speeds that you can afford, or that beamforming. You can also
your infrastructure can provide. plug in an ethernet
cable for wired
A solid foundation Internet and the
Your router translates the incoming band- units have built-in
width to a language that your devices plug points so you Wireless streaming
understand. The TP-Link AC750 (Archer don’t lose the The Digital Living
MR200) is a dual-band Wi-Fi router capable power outlet Network Alliance (DLNA)
of up to 300 MB/s on 2,4 GHz and 433 entirely. announced in January
MB/s on the 5 GHz band. You also get CAT Use it with: any of 2017 that it would
4 4G/LTE speeds of up to 150 MB/s where connected device dissolve as a non-profit
supported. Of the four local area network with an ethernet because it had fulfilled its
(LAN) ports, one is a wide-area network port. Cable connec- purpose. That purpose
(WAN) type: it takes the incoming data tions are the most sta- was to establish a wireless
stream from a fibre/cable modem. There’s ble and will work best media interfacing standard and
also a SIM slot and two removable antennas for streaming content, so certify devices that comply.
for LTE reception. definitely plug in your smart TV. Certification is still being conducted
Use it with: the fastest Internet you can by SpireSpark International. DLNA allows
afford (VDSL is better than ADSL, especially Problem 3 I have a ton of downloaded con- content streaming over the Wi-Fi network or
for upload speed) and a top-up wireless tent on various portable hard drives. How do I directly (peer-to-peer) between devices over
data SIM to tide you over should someone let everyone on the network watch from any- the Wi-Fi antennas. The HiMedia H8 is an
steal or damage the copper cables. Ensure where? Android-based set-top box that comes
that the wireless data bundle has a long The fix: network-attached storage (NAS) preloaded with a DLNA manager – you can
lifespan (minimum of 3 months). and a media network controller. Best prac- download one of your choice from Google
tice is to plug the NAS box straight into Play if you want. For homes with mostly
Problem 2 I can’t get full Wi-Fi coverage in your router and then use Plex or another Apple devices, an Apple TV unit is your
my house and hate those Wi-Fi range extenders universal plug and play (UPnP) manage- best bet to unlock network-wide AirPlay
because they don’t give me the speed I need. ment application to manage the network. powers.
} Milwaukee
mitre saw
Equipped with a
250 mm blade
and a 4 000 r/min
motor, this 18 volt
saw can crosscut
a 50 x 300 plank,
mitre a 50 x 200,
or crosscut a
piece of 150 mm
baseboard stand-
} Stout band saw
ing vertically. It } Bosch planer Stout’s excellent cordless
can also make Weighing in at only 3 kg with a band saw has a throat
you forget you’re 14 000 r/min motor and solid capacity of 60 mm and can
not plugged into carbide blade, this planer now be attached to an
the mains. About leaves a smooth finish on any accessory stand to convert
R23 000 thing from construction lumber to a stationary machine.
50 to a cactus. R1 699 R1 495
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This amazing
interactive
motorised chandelier M ichael Dubno, Inventor
1 / The Tentalux 2 / The Tentalux is 3 / To orient the ten- 4 / Five micro- 5/ The brain is a 6/ To limit the noise
weighs about 20 kgs. controlled by tablet, tacles in a particular processors – three Raspberry Pi 3 run- the arms make dur-
The arms and centre smartphone, or way, first you must to control motion, ning open computer ing movement, the
skeleton frame are computer. A recent position them using one for dimming, vision. A camera servos were custom-
welded steel, the addition allows it to a smart device. That and one that serves mounted in the centre made using worm-
vertebrae are alu- be voice-controlled position is saved as as the brain, which of the six tentacles gear motors and
minium and the using the Amazon a “pose”, which the controls the vision allows the brain to Hall-effect position
sinews are stain- Echo (“Alexa, ask Tentalux will then be system. track simple objects sensors. This also
less-steel cables Tentalux to dance”). able to re-create such as plates or allows the arms to
and electric wire – from memory. centerpieces and retain their position
in red and blue like assign the arms of when the fixture is
arteries and veins. the lamp to follow turned off.
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them with light.
A bike light
JONATHAN BOBROW, graduate, MIT
Media Lab; cofounder, Move2 8 , interac-
t ive toy design firm, Queens, New York
MATERIALS TOOLS
n 3 m EL wire (red) n soldering gun
n one EL wire battery pack n heat gun
n two AA batteries n 3D printer
n 15 m 24-gauge speaker wire
n one large button
n heat-shrink
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Ford aren’t
new to engine
problems.
Early issues
with reliability
didn’t stop the
domination
through the
’70s and early
’80s Formula
One seasons.
Driving
Jaguar F-Pace S
I’m not a fan of fast SUVs because I don’t enjoy how they feel when heading
through an off-camber bend. Call me a coward, but that’s just me. I also had a
problem with the two-litre diesel Jaguar F-Pace because I couldn’t see any compelling
Jaguar has perfected the art of reason to recommend it over Land Rover’s slightly less well screwed together Discovery
the fast SUV. Lindsey Schutters Sport. Then I got behind the wheel of the three-litre supercharged V6 F-Pace S and
investigates the underpinnings suddenly I was intrigued.
of that achievement This car has all the off-road capabilities of its less muscular cousin, but is an entirely
different animal on the asphalt. I found myself wanting to go faster. I started chasing
the exhaust note. I wanted it to exhale a puff of tyre smoke on each corner. I was
intoxicated. And like all things that give me a rush, I wanted to know why.
There are faster things out there, like BMW’s X5 M, but for now let’s concern our-
selves with the first legitimate lovechild between Jaguar and Land Rover. The feline
influence is the first you’ll feel because the suspension design comes from the
almighty F-Type and is adapted to fit the 2 874 mm wheelbase, which places most
of the weight between the axles. The Jaguar F-Pace’s dual purpose of damping to suit the detected conditions.
Up front is the famed double-wishbone competent rough-roader and agile It must be said that this isn’t new tech-
and round back is a multi-link set-up that asphalt sprinter was an ambitious nology at all and Jaguar has mastered
Jaguar named Intergral Link, obviously undertaking, but something that was passing off being late to the technology
doffing a hat to the integral nature of ultimately achieved in S guise. party as innovation, but the F-Pace does
good rear suspension on a large vehicle. handle as well as they say it does.
To be fair, the company could have There are just a ton of tiny things, like
slapped new body panels and fancier the addition of a fifth mounting point for
leather on a Discovery Sport, but it chose with a reduced risk of skidding. the steering rack and increased rotational
to make an exceptional car instead. When those front suspension develop- stiffness where the subframe meets the
ments are tied to the variable steering body. The rear axle also has high lateral
Stiff lower bits ratio – achieved through changing the stiffness to help the tyres stay in contact
Suspension is mostly made from aluminium steering contact point with the variable with the road on initial turn-in; the less
with components forged from cast blankets pitch gears on the rack bar from the valleys you have to rely on torque vectoring
into a ribbed design. Using aluminium on-centre and the peaks at lock – your through the differential and the electronic
makes the platform as light as possible driver confidence skyrockets from all the stability systems, the better. Electronic
while resisting corrosion. That ribbed real-time responsiveness. The F-pace has nannies can make handling unpredictable.
design also contributes to the stiffness. by far the best steering feel among SUVs, F-Pace aerodynamics resemble that of a
Upper links of the rear suspension are which usually err on the side of lightness. saloon more than an SUV to improve high
forged aluminium; the lower arm features When those clever engineering touches speed cruising. Further enhancing ride
a hollow casting of the same material. are pushed to the limit, torque vectoring quality is the bushes, which can now be
Springs and dampers are mounted sepa- is on-hand to distribute power through made softer than on standard multilink
rately and precisely positioned to better finely metered braking to the inside rear suspensions to absorb more energy
deal with the dynamic forces. The aim is wheel when cornering and help reduce because of the greater lateral stiffness.
superior stiffness without compromising understeer. These systems specifically There’s also greater caster stiffness, which
on refinement, but the pleasant side focus on that inside rear wheel to retain results in better body control under braking.
effect is a design that is space-efficient steering integrity. Where the F-Pace lags behind in autono-
and that doesn’t intrude into the substantial mous drive features, it more than makes up
– and maybe best-in-class – luggage space. Eyes on the road with regard to confidence-inspiring han-
Stiffness is a recurring theme. The dou- If you leave the driving dynamics settings dling. That it can easily accommodate a fam-
ble wishbone is notably stiffer than other in the default mode, the Adaptive ily of four and all their luggage or shopping
designs in camber, allowing the front tyres Dynamics system comes into its own. The is a bonus. There is method to the
the stability to develop more lateral force car monitors body movement 100 times International Car of the Year accolade and
more quickly. This means you can turn in a second and wheel movement 500 times a it can inspire madness behind the wheel.
harder while carrying greater speeds second to provide continuous variable From R1 069 400, jaguar.co.za
your right foot. In “Sport” mode, of course, ship V6, but then again, that derivative
everything becomes more vigorous, but at sells for R670 500.
the expense of economy. For the record, this is a proper off-roader.
As spacious and economical family Simply by pressing a button, you can ven-
We covered over 1 000 km during our transporters go, the Fortuner does rather ture just about anywhere and be reasonably
week with the Fortuner, giving us plenty well. Our Garden Route adventure certain of arriving without incident. We
of time to explore its features and capabil- occurred mostly on tar, with a couple of took the Fortuner into deep sand and
ities and we liked it very much. It works short forays into the rough stuff, but with deliciously gooey mud, climbed mildly
for family holidays, weekend getaways, the 80-litre fuel tank filled to the brim intimidating gradients and explored a few
off-road adventures and just about any and our inner hooligan reined in, we cov- places not designed for SUVs (or any
other application you can imagine, with ered over 850 km before chickening out other vehicle, for that matter). When we
the possible exception of a daily commute; and pulling over for a refill. That’s with returned it to Toyota a week later, it was
unless, of course, your workplace is some- four people on board and the rear com- in perfect nick and they had to prise the
where remote and rugged. partment packed to the rafters with suit- ignition key from our vice-like grip. Put
How different is it from the previous cases, bedding, cooler boxes, booze and simply, the Fortuner works.
model? Not very. It’s longer, wider and a other essentials. – Al an Duggan
little more refined, with all the features Standard features include a diff-lock,
that elevated its predecessor to record- hill descent control, a very efficient aircon
setting sales levels, but that aside, it’s with separate rear-seat adjustment, seven Off the charts
reassuringly familiar and therein, we airbags, cruise control, electric driver’s Every eighth Toyota sold in May 2017
suspect, lies its appeal. seat adjustment, cup holders where you (we picked the month at random) was a
Powered by Toyota’s new-generation need them, a double glove compartment Fortuner. The big SUV ranked as top-
2,8-litre 4-cylinder turbodiesel, the (part of which is cooled by the aircon), seller in its category and more is to
Fortuner is a pleasure to drive at highway lots of storage space, and enough rear- come, according to Calvyn Hamman,
speeds, when the powerplant barely raises seat legroom to keep everyone happy. The senior vice president for sales and mar-
a sweat and the 6-speed auto transmission middle-seat row can slide, which helps. keting. “The buyer trend favouring the
shifts cogs with nary a hiccup. Even in Although the GD-6 4x4 Auto features a ride height, interior space, comfort and
good-sized infotainment touchscreen and style of SUVs at the expense of tradi-
“Eco” mode, it delivers enough grunt to
an extremely useful reversing camera (a tional passenger cars appears unstop-
permit overtaking without noise or drama.
pable,” he says. He also cited the
The paddles on the steering column are a boon when exiting a parking space with
brand’s “rock-solid reputation” of quali-
nice if somewhat puzzling touch: you can the rear view blocked by luggage), we
ty, reliability and resale value, which he
press the downshift paddle a couple of found the absence of integrated satnav described as vitally important in these
times if you’re in a hurry, but the response and a remote tailgate opener a bit weird. economically testing times.
is so leisurely that you might as well use These features are included with the flag-
Those of us fortunate to
be in motoring media hardly
ever have enough money to afford
the cars we drive, but most know
exactly what they would spend
lottery millions on. The garage is
usually three cars strong. A practi-
cal daily driver, a tool for your
favoured leisure activity (race car
or 4x4) and the so-called Sunday
car meant for pointing at moun-
tain passes and impressing the
neighbours. Because I have a wife
who works on a farm and has a
penchant for large vehicles with
load bays, I don’t count a double chock full of my family, the con-
cab in that equation. It’s a stand- vertible variant stirs up emotions. the top and a higher list price, but at least this version feels
ard requirement. While it’s hardly as practical as like something unique. In convertible guise, Land Rover has
This, however, is the first Range a full-sized, seven-seat Range finally managed to give the Evoque an identity to go along-
Rover ever to make my list, and Rover, there is enough boot space side its premium leather-clad interior.
it falls somewhere between a for the week’s groceries and room My children begged for the roof down on every trip.
Sunday car and a daily driver. in the back for child car seats. Strangers come up to comment on the car. Other road users
It was a Friday, not a Sunday, Even Isofix anchor points. And wish they were you. If I were spending a million rand on a
when I realised how special this it’s still a Range Rover with compact SUV, I want to feel like I spent a million rand on it
car can make you feel. We were enough – barely – ground clear- and this car delivers that feeling in spades. It moves, too,
heading to the Spur at my daugh- ance to clear small boulders or with Mini-like agility thanks to that wheel-in-every-corner
ter’s request on her birthday. We hop even the tallest of suburban layout. The two-litre, four cylinder turbo-petrol Ingenium
also had on board my mother-in- kerbs. Four wheels are constantly engine’s 177 kW and 400 N.m is good for 0-100 km/h
law, who first spotted the gentle- driven and there’s the terrific sprints in as little as 8,1 seconds. There’s some body roll, but
man in the Range Rover Sport Land Rover Terrain Response sys- that stiffer shell keeps things tight in the twisties.
Supercharged giving us the tem for when the going gets really Not bad, Land Rover, not bad. Even on a tech level the
thumbs-up. Bear in mind that the tough. adaptive cruise control and self-parking features bring it in
Evoque was launched in 2012 and I used to berate the Evoque for line with the modern competition. Now let’s talk about that
is as common as vineyards in the killing off the stellar Freelander 2. horrible infotainment interface… It’s about time you just
Stellenbosch winelands. But still, It is essentially that same car adopt Apple Carplay and Android Auto.
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MAKE
BY KE VIN DUPZ YK
PHOTOGR APHS BY GREG MILLER
Pu
Plutonium
(244)
4 5 6 7
IRRADIATE EXTRACT SEPARATE SEND TO
NEPTUNIUM TARGETS PLUTONIUM LOS ALAMOS
The HFIR offers much When irradiation is com- A process called solvent Fully refined, the plutonium
higher flux (the rate at plete, the targets go back extraction isolates the powder is packed into
which targets are bom- into a hot cell. The rods plutonium and neptunium: stainless-steel canisters
barded with neutrons) are dissolved with a solvents are added to the designed for transporting
than the reactor of a caustic solution and the solution that dissolve only radioactive materials. It’s
nuclear power plant. radioactive material inside, those elements. Then shipped to Los Alamos
Once target rods are now 12 to 14 per cent scientists induce the National Laboratory, where
loaded into the reactor, plutonium-238, is again solution to separate, like it’s turned into fuel capsules
they’re bombarded for a dissolved in nitric acid. oil and water, so that they for RPS, then to Idaho
period of three to twelve can remove the solvent National Laboratory, right
months. As neutrons that’s bound to them. At back where it started as
collide with the targets, this point, neptunium is neptunium, where the
some of them are separated and can be RPS are built.
absorbed by neptunium passed through the cycle
atoms. That creates a again.
new neptunium isotope, The plutonium is purified
neptunium-238, which through a process called
radioactively decays ion exchange, which Oak
into plutonium. Ridge is still refining a
key step to reaching the
1,5-kilogram per year
delivery goal.
BY BRANTLEY HARGROVE
era, Tanner steps from behind the screen to another, safer the tile and the vinyl have been scoured away. In the early
enclosure even further back, because the debris cannon is evening dusk beneath the storm, the tornado bears away to the
online. Known as the potato gun on steroids, the cannon draws northeast, towards Vilonia. He stares out over River Plantation.
on both atmospheric science and applied engineering. Its His house is gone. His son’s house is gone. Where his neigh-
howitzer-like barrel is six metres long, 10 centimetres wide, bour’s homes stood a few moments ago is a trail of shattered
and is attached to a 114-litre compressed-air tank. Where lumber and shredded insulation leading to the river.
the two meet, a butterfly valve is capable of draining the His wife is gone.
entire contents of the tank within several thousandths of a It will take two hours before an ambulance can make its
second. No gunpowder. No explosives. Just the force of air. way through the trashed streets to the place where 115
The steel-panel shelter – the victim of today’s testing – sits Plantation Road once stood.
five and a half metres from the muzzle. As ammunition, Tanner “Check on your mother,” Don keeps telling his son.
will use the most common missile found swirling within
high-end twisters: a 50 x 100 wooden beam. His assistant ind is as formidable a natural force as the
and cannoneer, Tanner Pletcher, a Texas Tech senior study- oceans and volcanoes, but it presents a
ing civil engineering, shoves the plank down the barrel and unique problem: wind is invisible. Still, the
rams it home with a makeshift plunger. He steps behind Debris Impact Facility forges ahead with
the control panel and begins punching keys on a laptop. a singular mission: to protect people from
“Arming”, he shouts. A pneumatic rushing issues from the it. More specifically, to protect people from things the wind
tank as it pressurises. The cannon’s green laser sight paints the blows. It sounds like an impossible thing to achieve. Wind is
middle of the shelter’s 113-kilogram steel door, right at one of too random and too big. But they try, and they try again, and
its slide bolts. A klaxon sounds three times, resounding through with each blast of that standard wooden beam against a steel
the hangar. “Clear”, Pletcher yells. “Three… two… one… ” door or prefabricated shelter, all brought voluntarily to Tanner’s
lab for testing by their manufacturers, they get a little closer.
on and Helen Greer’s tiny shelter is shattered The list of truly safe shelters grows a little longer.
by a sound like an explosion that snaps off After Pletcher counts down to one, there is a great exhalation
of the bare concrete walls and the hollow steel of air, a puff of white gas from the muzzle, and the plank
of the door. After that, Don’s memory briefly hurtles towards the door like a javelin, covering the five and
goes dark. He regains consciousness on the a half metres in 124 milliseconds. The board strikes near the
floor, and feels a terrible pain in his left wrist. He finds a torch, middle slide bolt with a hollow, metallic concussion like thunder
but it’s difficult to turn on; something is wrong with his thumb. and is repelled. Waves transmit through the steel wall panels.
He finally gets it to work, and he points the beam at Helen, The shock wave dislodges the outer door handle, which is sent
who is lying next to him at the back of the shelter. Her hands skipping across the concrete floor. Tanner, Pletcher and the
are folded beneath her head. She seems to look up at him, but group of undergraduate students observing behind their own
her eyes are coated in a film of cellulose insulation. He shakes barrier emerge and gather around the door. They note a rectan-
her because she won’t speak and then Don realises that his gular impression in the steel plate left by the butt of the plank.
Chef Shane
Solomon’s
braised pork
shoulder South
Philly style.
WET COOKING
Lower temperature
+
High-sided pot
The pot requires a tight
lid so precious cooking
liquid isn’t lost to
evaporation.
Chef Nathan
Anda’s
flawless,
foolproof
roast beef.
DRY COOKING
Higher temperature
+
Low-sided pan
More meat surface is
exposed to the heat
element, maximising
browning.
PORK SHOULDER
SOUTH PHILLY
STYLE
■ Meat: 1,5 kg pork
shoulder, bone out,
fat cap on, salted
■ Vegetables:
½ head fennel,
1 cubanelle pepper
(much better variety
but you can settle
for green pepper),
1 red onion, 3 long
hot peppers, all
thinly sliced
■ Other seasoning:
10 garlic cloves
(roughly smashed),
1 tsp red pepper
flakes, 1 tsp dried
oregano, 3 anchovy
fillets (chopped)
■ Flavouring agent: 3
Tbsp tomato paste
■ Deglazing liquid: 1
cup white wine, 1
cup lemon juice
■ Cooking liquid:
3 l chicken stock
■ Sachet: 1 tsp each
coriander seed and
whole fennel seed
with 1 Tbsp whole
black peppercorns,
2 rosemary stalks,
2 bay leaves
Rest, portion, and
serve over white
beans.
■ Mounting and gar-
nish: Fresh parsley
and oregano and a
drizzle of lemon-
infused olive oil
■ Option: Shred meat
into pasta ragu
or make a two-
handed sandwich
MEAT FACT:
The greater
the distance
from the he
ad
or hoof, the
more tender
the cut.
When dry-cooking, the meat comes in direct contact with the heat, as in broiling (heat comes from above), grilling
(below), and the two methods every home cook should master: roasting (meat is surrounded by hot air), and the
double-dry hybrid of pan-searing followed by oven roasting. Dry-cooking uses cuts that are already tender, primarily
from the part of the animal that doesn’t get much action, like across the upper centre. Roasting calls for larger cuts, but unlike
old-fashioned spit roasting, in which the meat was exposed to open flame, the oven provides only heat, not flavour. That
comes from seasoning and from how good the meat is to begin with.
BY LINDSEY SCHUTTERS
Why? Two things. One is the direct drive inverter (variable frequency) motor. Two is the
TrueSteam function. Inverter motors can change frequency and direction; this can greatly reduce
power savings and optimise washing cycles for various cleaning applications. The inverter motor can
throttle up in short bursts for speedier rinse cycles, which will cut down on water use.
According to affinity laws defining the relationship between centrifugal load variables, power
consumption can be as little as 25 per cent of what is needed to run the motor at full
speed if you throttle down to around 60 per cent.
Also reducing water use is the TrueSteam, which can heat up small amounts
of water to steam clean tough stains or delicate garments. You can even use this setting
to refresh harder-wearing fabrics such as denim jeans and cut down on washing loads.
Conclusion
LG matches the industry standard of an inverter
motor backed by a 10 year warranty, but falls
behind with regard to after-sales support. Its
main competitor Samsung has more brand
stores that you can visit should you have a
problem. LG does, however, offer the largest
number of features when it comes to the actual
wash cycles. TrueSteam counts as a big win for AUSTERITY
MEASURES
the company and there is a bigger emphasis on
the physical clothes cleaning through proven
varied agitation. PM
How to reduce the cost
of washing
PAVERS PEBBLES/GRAVEL
PAVING SLABS ARE EASY TO CLEAN, come in various Pebbles are an economical, simple alternative that can be used any-
designs, are generally low in maintenance and provide a good where you need ground cover. They require essentially no mainte-
surface for outdoor entertaining. nance, unless leaves need to be raked away and you need to inhibit
However, they can result in scraped knees and elbows if used weed growth. Pebbles are inexpensive and require no water. They
in children’s play areas and the concrete can crack over time. also add a decorative touch to your garden. However, pebbles are
Initial installation costs are also higher than some other options. not a good choice for children’s play areas and can pose a choking
hazard for small children.
FO
★ P O P ULA
R KIDS ★
TOY REVIEW
LEGO
BOOST
The new Lego Boost sets combine traditional
Legos with a smart tablet, so kids can build and
operate automated Lego robots. You can make
a guitar that plays sound effects, a cat that purrs
and interacts with you, or a robot that you can
make move and talk. The projects are animated
using an icon-based coding app, which teaches
kids basic coding commands and concepts.
To test the new smart Legos, we enlisted the
help of two extraordinary young men: Carson
Huey-You, 14, who graduated from Texas
Christian University this past May with a degree
in physics, and his brother, Cannan, 11, who
graduated from high school the same month. So,
once again: Carson graduated college at 14,
Cannan graduated high school at 11. Read on.
CARSON: When we opened that’s a good thing. You control the Legos from your
the box, we looked at the don’t get overwhelmed. iPad is the coolest part of
app and we looked at all the For an introductory pro- the set though. You don’t
different things you could gramming experience, just roll it around with your
do. Then once we started where you’re telling some- hand, you can move it using
building, we were able to thing to do this or not do the app. We’ve been playing
connect it to the app and that, I think it’s good. with Legos forever, and
start controlling it. We built CANNAN: You don’t have we still play
a little car with a propeller, to jump right into the with them a
and then with the iPad app advanced stuff, like the lot. I think
we were able to connect Lego Mindstorms sets. You we would play
and make it roll around in could definitely use the with this set
different directions and do pieces in this set to make again in the future.
other cool things. other things, too, not just CARSON: Yeah, I liked it.
CANNAN: The app was easy the cat or the robot. There There’s definitely a lot of
PHOTOGRAPHS BY MAX BURKHALTER
to use. It had a pretty simple are a lot of other pieces, like potential with this app,
interface. It was maybe a a conveyor belt and a mo- and I think overall it
little bit for younger kids, tion sensor and a propeller. added a cool new
but not too bad. It didn’t CARSON: The one bad part aspect to playing
use any crazy coding or is, if you don’t have an iPad with Legos. It’s a
anything. It was pretty or another platform the new concept and
easy to figure out. app works on, it would be I think it’s really
CARSON: Yeah, it’s not impossible to use this set. interesting.
super-duper advanced, but CANNAN: That you can CANNAN: Same. PM
Simple magnet
drywall stud
finder
Take the strongest fridge
magnet you’ve got and
tie it on a length of string.
Hold it so it hangs against
the wall, then slowly slide it
across. It’ll be attracted to the
nails or screws that secure the
wall’s wood lath or drywall to
studs. Since fasteners occur at
regular intervals, if you’re not
finding a stud, try a bit higher
or lower off the ground.
Sometimes, you really, really need to access a website that will no longer load. Luckily,
sites can remain in Google search results for a few weeks, and if you click on the green
down arrow next to a result’s URL, then on “cached,” you’ll load a copy of the page
Google saved when it was last available.
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