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Consumer Reports

| May 01, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

1. So we guess that couldn't be a steering wheel next to Panasonic's All-In-One Mobile DVD.

2. This Rubbermaid deck box looks like a cozy place to sit, but given the instructions, this woman must be standing with her knees bent.

3. The Graphire2 lets you fool with photos--to make a little fish big, for example. But whoever enlarged this fish forgot to enlarge its shadow, which makes it harder for this girl to get away with a fish tale.

4. Dip bracelets in Instant Gold Replating Solution "and they come out with a brilliant luster." If this picture is any indication, they also come out with an entire link coated and its neighboring link untouched--quite a trick.

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"Dear CR," wrote a reader, "I bought these athletic socks as an hors d'oeuvre--imagine my horror when I had nothing to serve my guests!"

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