Measure without tape measure.

Robatoy · 2007-09-13T00:27:35+00:00

HOW many can YOU do? (From Popular Mechanics)As Glenn Reynolds writes in his new PM column, traditional knowledgeof how to build and fix ordinary things-around the house and in a jam-might be on the decline. With our lives becoming more driven bytechnology, blue-collar labor has been replaced with more white-collaremployment, and teenagers are becoming better at programming Web sitesthan swinging hammers.Here at PM, where we at least try to do everything, we spent weeksfine-tuning our list of "25 Skills Every Man Should Know," debatingover whether certain items were too basic, too challenging or just tooobscure. You can find a full how-to rundown of each one in the Octoberissue of Popular Mechanics, which just hit newsstands. But for now,check out our carefully selected list below, then offer your ownarguments and suggestions in the comments section below, or tell ushow to perform your must-know skill by writing to us here...The List: How to...1. Patch a radiator hose2. Protect your computer3. Rescue a boater who as capsized4. Frame a wall5. Retouch digital photos6. Back up a trailer7. Build a campfire8. Fix a dead outlet9. Navigate with a map and compass10. Use a torque wrench11. Sharpen a knife12. Perform CPR13. Fillet a fish14. Maneuver a car out of a skid15. Get a car unstuck16. Back up data17. Paint a room18. Mix concrete19. Clean a bolt-action rifle20. Change oil and filter21. Hook up an HDTV22. Bleed brakes23. Paddle a canoe24. Fix a bike flat25. Extend your wireless networkWell...shit....I can do all of those......( I must admit that hookingup The HDTV has a fair bit to do with WHAT protocol...yeah, I hookedup mine... 1080i and all that...)

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Vince Heuring 18 years ago

"Twenty years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift."

- Bob Dylan

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Bob Daye 18 years ago

BillinDetroit wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:

That's a skill!!

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--Bob

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