# Did any of the crap on MacGuyver ever work?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 5, 2005, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-crap-on-macguyver-ever-work/315700 "2005-08-05T11:28:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-crap-on-macguyver-ever-work/315700/21 "2005-08-06T00:28:31Z")

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just poping in to say:  
trrrrraaaaaash bags!!! trash bags!!

a popular impression at the chair house.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-crap-on-macguyver-ever-work/315700/22 "2005-08-06T00:37:30Z")

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> [@Low Key](#):
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> So, basically I would think that most of the simple® stuff Mac makes does work, and as for the big contraptions we will just have to accept that MacGuyver is obviously superhuman and can save any situation. I mean, in one episode he managed to put out an oil well fire with a friend and some dynamite and a thermos.

[That’s really not so far off from reality](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Adair).

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