ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

MacGyverisms

Well, hello there! Have you ever heard of MacGyver? He's a very cool guy who can fix almost anything with whatever he has around him. Do you want to learn how he does it? It's called a "MacGyverism"!

So, let's pretend you're out camping and you want to make a fire to roast some marshmallows. But, uh-oh, you forgot your matches! What do you do?

Well, a MacGyverism would be to use something else to start a fire. Maybe you could use a magnifying glass to focus the sunlight onto some dry leaves or twigs, or you could use a piece of steel and some flint to make sparks and light some kindling.

MacGyverisms are all about using your brain and being creative with what you have. It's like solving a puzzle to fix or make something in a way that other people might not think of. MacGyver is really good at this and that's why he's so famous!

So, to sum up, a MacGyverism is a way of using your imagination to fix something or come up with a solution using whatever you have around you. It's kind of like being a superhero of resourcefulness!