Macgyer technology upgrade

Three Hundred Eighteenth Post: Macgyer technology upgrade

Studying electronics today and realized that this is the stuff it takes to be like Macgyver. Someone who is familiar with the show may comment that Macgyver never really used computers every episode. It was more about gadgets and gadgetry. However the Phoenix Foundation always used computers. The once did a computer aging image of a women to see what see would look like about 10 years after the photograph. And while Macgyver and his show was before everyone had access to a computer, Macgyver still used electricity and electronics.

In one episode Macgyver took a cell phone and hooked it to the electronic locks of the car. He made a switch that when he called the cell phone, it looked the car doors. As for computers, Macgyver once went on an archeological hunt and discovered a punch card, mechanized computer created by a past civilization. So it is true that Macgyver used computers. Imagine what he could do with today’s technology.

There was also the question if Richard Dean Anderson, the actor who played Macgyver, actually knew about the things he built. In a couple interviews, he has said that he did not know the technical stuff. This is where I believe he is in a little fib.

Although he may not have the vast knowledge of all the disciplines of physics, mechanics, chemistry, and gadgetry, he Macgyver would never be believable if he did not have some, greater than average understanding of the subject. Anderson just portrayed Macgyver as an expert. This wouldn’t be possible if he wasn’t good with gadgetry. But he’ll probably never admit it.

But until someone writes Macgyver Y2K... May the Creative Force be with You