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MacGyver Science: Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt
DYI Cutting Torch
We start off with Desi inside some type of chamber. The air pressure is decreasing — that means that the density of air is getting to the point that there’s not enough oxygen to keep Desi alive.
MacGyver runs off to grab some supplies. He comes back with some jumper cables and a car battery.
The key here is the two carbon rods to connect to the jumper cables. He pulls these out of zinc-carbon batteries (the same one’s I used in this arc-lamp).
This is basically an arc lamp, but he uses the arc to cut through door lock and get Desi out.
Build a Train Car
It’s not really a train. It’s basically a handcar with an engine instead of hand-cranks.
If you get a flat track, pretty much any small engine would be enough to get the thing moving. What about the…
