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The Unofficial MacGyver How-To Handbook
Don't you wish you could do all the cool tricks that MacGyver did? Now you can. The Unofficial MacGyver How-to Revised 2nd Edition provides step-by-step instructions to MacGyver's most inventive tricks.
As viewers of the show, we had always assumed that MacGyver's tricks were fiction, the kind of stuff that only works on TV. Inspired by a rerun in which MacGyver seals an acid leak with a chocolate bar, we decided to dig up our old high school science books and find out if this stuff really works. The result of our investigation is The Unofficial MacGyver How-to Revised 2nd Edition , an illustrated primer to MacGyver's tricks complete with scientific explanations.
We provide step-by-step, how-to instructions that unlock the scientific secrets and spy genius of MacGyver's many tricks, How to pick a lock with a pocket knife; How to develop film with orange juice; How to create homemade fog; How to use a paperclip to undress a woman AND disarm a missile!
Each entry A description of the materials you need to perform the trick; Step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish the trick; The scientific explanation of why the trick works.
In depicting these tricks, The Unofficial MacGyver How-to Revised 2nd Edition , offers a mix of extreme scenarios and practical applications. So while you'll probably never have the thrill of breaking into a high security laboratory, you can feel like a secret agent while you develop photos in the kitchen sink with orange juice.
As viewers of the show, we had always assumed that MacGyver's tricks were fiction, the kind of stuff that only works on TV. Inspired by a rerun in which MacGyver seals an acid leak with a chocolate bar, we decided to dig up our old high school science books and find out if this stuff really works. The result of our investigation is The Unofficial MacGyver How-to Revised 2nd Edition , an illustrated primer to MacGyver's tricks complete with scientific explanations.
We provide step-by-step, how-to instructions that unlock the scientific secrets and spy genius of MacGyver's many tricks, How to pick a lock with a pocket knife; How to develop film with orange juice; How to create homemade fog; How to use a paperclip to undress a woman AND disarm a missile!
Each entry A description of the materials you need to perform the trick; Step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish the trick; The scientific explanation of why the trick works.
In depicting these tricks, The Unofficial MacGyver How-to Revised 2nd Edition , offers a mix of extreme scenarios and practical applications. So while you'll probably never have the thrill of breaking into a high security laboratory, you can feel like a secret agent while you develop photos in the kitchen sink with orange juice.
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First published December 21, 2005
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June 15, 2012
He's a secret agent,in the face of danger he laughes
He can solve problems with the use of arts and crafts
He can kill you dead without a single gun or bullet
He like Mr Wizzard hit the gym and grew a mullet
He makes chick cry, you to, come on don't lie
He's the master of the jery rig that's a fact
He's like Beakman and Bill Nye on crack
Makes his own clothes, cuts his own hair
Shaves his bawlz with plastic silverware
If you're trapped and there's no way out
Give MacGyver a shout and without a doubt he'll know
Whatch as a saves your life with a swiss army knife
How did he do that no-ones know
This is the McGuyver Show.
He can solve problems with the use of arts and crafts
He can kill you dead without a single gun or bullet
He like Mr Wizzard hit the gym and grew a mullet
He makes chick cry, you to, come on don't lie
He's the master of the jery rig that's a fact
He's like Beakman and Bill Nye on crack
Makes his own clothes, cuts his own hair
Shaves his bawlz with plastic silverware
If you're trapped and there's no way out
Give MacGyver a shout and without a doubt he'll know
Whatch as a saves your life with a swiss army knife
How did he do that no-ones know
This is the McGuyver Show.
September 9, 2022
Brett Terrill has cast a wry look back at the "science" of 'MacGyver', discussing humorously the solutions to some of the terrible scrapes the Phoenix agent finds himself in during the course of the series.
July 16, 2012
Really cool way to realize which of MacGyver's tricks were actually possible.
March 17, 2016
Disappointing. I was hoping for something a little more scientific and a little less cheesy.
April 10, 2017
Don't mix this up with the new Macgyver series.
This is from the original classic.
Thus you right in guessing that much of it is outdated. But it's still a fun read.
It's very light hearted! Some random knowledge will be imparted and even the honesty of things that will not work!
If your a fan of the series, you'll love it. It's an easy read with short chapters and nothing that will tax your brain in any way.
Enjoy.
This is from the original classic.
Thus you right in guessing that much of it is outdated. But it's still a fun read.
It's very light hearted! Some random knowledge will be imparted and even the honesty of things that will not work!
If your a fan of the series, you'll love it. It's an easy read with short chapters and nothing that will tax your brain in any way.
Enjoy.
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