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MacGyver Science: SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini
Breaking a Padlock With Two Wrenches
You know, locks don’t actually prevent people from entering a place. They are just a deterrent. Given enough time, pretty much any lock can be circumvented. But the question is time. Can you get past a lock quickly? In this case, it’s a padlock. MacGyver grabs two wrenches and uses them to pry the lock apart.
It’s basically a simple machine that uses torque. When he pulls the ends together, the distance the ends move are greater than the rotating distance of the tiny wrench part at the end. Since the torque is equal on both ends, a long torque arm with a tiny force produces a GIANT force with a tiny torque arm. This is enough to break the lock.
It’s real.
Finding a Hidden Vault Room With Gravity
How do you find something heavy, like a safe-room? MacGyver removes the swinging balls from a Newton’s Cradle (one of those fun swinging ball toys) and rolls them across the floor. When one of the ball deviates from its straight path, that’s…
