MacGyver Science: Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance

Photo: MacGyver CBS. MacGyver’s DIY ventilator.

Season 5 Episode 6.

I normally just jump right into the science stuff for these episodes, but I need to add some additional comments. This episode takes place during the pandemic shut down — and it’s one of the best of all the MacGyver shows. It’s just so good. Here are some of the things that makes it awesome.

• I think this really captures the feelings that we all experience during a lock down and in this pandemic. The toilet paper, cleaning the kitchen, disinfecting the groceries. Oh, and MacGyver’s ukulele song about Fauci.
• Face masks. I love the use of face masks — I’m not even sure why. But look at Bozer, he wears a mask, a face shield AND gloves.
• The Riley-Mac-Desi stuff is great.
• Bozer worried about his mother. Many of us can relate to this.
• Desi: “I drive and you build things out of other things” — classic.
• MacGyver: “Fluid mechancis gets me HYPED”.
• The whole Rear Window thing with Bozer spying on the neighbors.

Oh, and there’s some great science. Let’s get to it.

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