MacGyver Season 1 Episode 11 Science Notes: Scissors
4 min readJan 28, 2019
Kill computer stuff with a transformer
How do you get a hacker to do what you want (or tell you want you want)? You start destroying all his electronic stuff. In this case MacGyver uses a transformer to zap some computer equipment.
What is a transformer? It’s basically a coil of wire connected to an AC voltage (like your wall outlet). This AC…