16 Thrown-Together Solutions That'd Make MacGyver Proud

Sometimes the best solution is the one you slap together.
16 Thrown-Together Solutions That'd Make MacGyver Proud

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Ideally, the world around us is full of carefully engineered, painstakingly-built creations that make everything run smoothly. The thing is, sometimes scientists, engineers, and other builders wind up throwing something together fast that works perfectly.

Without further setup (or editing), here some are inventions/solutions that, either by sheer luck or forced by circumstances, were rushed and unplanned.

Houston PD officers threatened to unleash their K-9 on a suspect who was cornered in a home he intended to burgle. The suspect surrendered immediately
In 2012, Guam's dense jungle was overrun with brown tree snakes that threatened the island's wildlife. The USDA'S solution? Parachute a bunch of dead
Doctors in Solomon Island successfully used cocOnut water as an IV drip for a patient. A patient with a stroke needed continuous IV but the hospital r
Nigerian doctors who work in areas where medical equipment is scarce often have to improvise using whatever is available. For example, some doctors dr
The crew of the endangered Apollo 13 had to quickly find a way to filter their exhaled carbon dioxide out of the capsule or risk suffocation. The team
SOME TYPES OF ANTS CAN BE USED As IMPROVISED STITCHES FOR WOUNDS. AFTER CETTING THEM TO BITE AND CLOSE THE WOUND, CRACKED.COM THE BODY IS THEN RIPPED
Soviet bombers avoided German anti-air defenses by turning their planes' engines Off. Soviet 588th Air Regiment was an all-female bomber squadron that
16 Thrown-Together Solutions That'd Make MacGyver Proud
During the Kosovo War, doctors operating in the warzone relied on kitchen utensils to perform major operations. Among the utensils used were spatulas,
The Israeli Air Force Frankensteined a jet fighter from two out-of-commission planes. When the rear of an F-15B was ruined in an accident, they fitted
I'HE SLINKY WEENI '1'( WR In Vietnam, the invading US army used the children's toy as a makeshift antenna. By throwing it over a tree branch, they cou

Italian POWs

POWs in an Italian prisoner camp created a quite sophisticated makeshift stove from tin cans. KLM AIRINLET KLIM PLCARROS Mr Aouy COcO BRSE Woopsn tau
Dr. Khurshid Guru was on a flight to the U.S when he saw that a toddler was having an asthma attack. Only an adult inhaler was available, and the chil
In 2017, lowa frefighters improvised an oxygen mask to save a dog's life. A human oxygen maskwouldn't fit, SO they got a Styrofoam cup, cut the bottom
DANIEL STRIPED TIGER WAS CREATED WHEN A CHEAP STRIP OF FILM BROKE AND LEFT MR. ROGERS' FIRST SHOW WITH DEAD AIR. During the live airing of an episode
IDF medic Anastasia Begdlov was a passenger on a bus attacked by terrorists. She saved a man's life by using, her bra as a tourniguet, disregarding he
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