GADGETS everyday
10
MINUTES OR LESS
This book was created in May 2010 specifically for Professor Claudine Jaenichen in part as a requirement for Intro to Information Design at Chapman University. All design, photography, typography, and production was created by Laura Brewer and inspired by the Martha Stewart Living Everyday Food collection. The “recipes� found in this book were created in the first season of the legendary CBS television show, MacGyver. Fonts used include attributes of Bodoni and Akzidenz Grotesk.
GADGETS everyday
introduction Martha Stewart a legend in the home. MacGyver the legend abroad. Could there be a more perfect combination? What if MacGyver’s endless technical ingenuity look like from Martha’s perspective? Ever want to build a bomb? You just might learn with this perfect match-up of Martha Stewart’s aesthetic simplification and MacGyver’s tested techniques.
20
SECONDS
engine block 20 seconds
difficulty level: low
Locate a conveniently placed barrel of potatoes and choose one of the largest potatoes. Choose which enemy car you would like to stall and go around to the tail end. Place the full potato in the engine exhaust pipe. Run away quickly to receive optimum head-start.
cold capsule
sodium metal
glass bottle
3
MINUTES
locked-in escape 2 minutes
difficulty level: low
Completely open map until flat. Slide map halfway under locked door. Place open pocket knife in key-hole. Push knife forward until the key drop is heard. Slide map back towards yourself. Claim key, unlock door, and make your escape.
cold capsule
sodium metal
glass bottle
5
MINUTES
water bomb 5 minutes
difficulty level: medium
Find an attractive woman, who just happens to be, carrying a packet of liquid cold capsules. Locate stocked cabinet of explosive materials that includes sodium metal. Break apart the cold capsule. Fill capsule with sodium metal to explode a man-sized hole in a cement wall. Re-attach the two ends of the capsule. Fill seal able glass container three quarters of the way with water. Place capsule in glass container filled with water, then seal container lid. Place sealed container near wall obstruction. Step back and wait.
8
MINUTES
newspaper bomb 8 minutes
difficulty level: high
First knock out the goon watching your every move. Find liquid starter fluid, fertilizer, newspaper, and foam from a nearby location. Rip the newspaper along the center to create the base of your packet. Add 2 handfuls of fertilizer. Coat foam with starter fluid and place on newspaper and fertilizer. Seal newspaper packet by rolling each side and duct taping the edges. Repeat several times to save for convenient left-overs. When ready to use light one edge with match and throw in the desired direction.
glass bottle
10
MINUTES
defibrillator 10 minutes
difficulty level: high
Grab the two closest metal candle stick holders and remove candle sticks. Find a live power cord, preferably from a microphone, and detach from source. Remove protective rubber covering on cord and divide into two live wires. Find a plastic floor mat. Cut into two pieces to cover hands. Hold plastic mat over each hand while gripping candle stick to protect from electrocution. Place one live wire on each candle stick. Remove clothing to place candle sticks on bear chest. Hold candlesticks on chest and wait for reaction.