Comments on: The MacGyver Fact Check

By: Brady

Brady — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:52:58 +0000

MacGyver is a modern day God. He is responsible for the man I am today. In fact, I founded the “Church of Followers of St. MacGyver”. Our weekly gatherings are 2 hours of a mixture of hijinks and borderline terroristic gadgetry. You should join us sometime. First you have to find the room we are locked in. Behind an industrial strength lock. In an abandoned chemical warehouse. Then, after you demonstrate to the congregation how you can make a shotgun out of wrapping paper, vaseline, a 9 volt battery, welding rods, and dry dogfood, you may be allowed to join our ranks. Maybe…

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:48:29 +0000

I second that opinion, Ann. Three of the four were done by the Mythbusters at some point, so it really just seemed sort of…eh.

By: David

David — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:02:06 +0000

Er..

Can anyone tell me if a gas powered car will run in an oxygen poor atmosphere?

Continuity is a curse.

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:30:59 +0000

I still love the episode of Family Guy where Peter mails Macgyver for help, and supplies him with a rubber band, a straw and a paper clip. Macgyver plays with the items for a second until he accidentally shoots the paper clip into his eye. That’s realism!

Back to the article, I love the 5 Paper Clip rating system! Though out of seven seasons, you basically stuck to Season 1, and another page of scenarios would have been nice. I still thank you for the great work.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:33:33 +0000

I went to pick up the magazine yesterday after the interesting teaser about President Lula (which was great) but I have to admit I was kind of dissapointed in the MacGyver article. Other than the teaser above, all of the facts came straight from the Mythbusters special. It felt more like a ‘it was late and we were tired’ filler than a feature article. I’m still really enjoying this month’s issue, but I was interested in learning more Macgyver facts…I loved that show so much!

By: Eric P

Eric P — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:11:23 +0000

I love Macgyver! He made the hardest things look easy. Even more than Buckaroo Bonzai, Mac made science sexy. He got the hottest women and could defuse a bomb with a paperclip and a piece of gum. The only problem with the show is it looks dated now, with all the cold war and russians stuff.