#mcgyver that shit

[dinosaurcharcuterie]

I was annoyed at how gloomy one corner of our guest room gets, so I had the idea to put my old bedside lamp in the darkest corner.

The lampshade disintegrated the second I picked it up, because it turns out that's what happens 12-14 years into the life cycle of the cheapest lamp Ikea had at the time. The rest of the lamp was fine. The original LED light bulb I put in when I got it is still fine. Ikea still makes the lamp, but it's so cheap, you can't get replacement shades for it.

There's a free STL to print a one, but the base is, annoyingly, one cm wider than my printer's max dimensions in every direction except vertical. So. Either I pay someone to print a piece to repair a lamp I paid four bucks for. Or. I drive 4 hours with a roll of filament to a friend who has a bigger printer. Or. I cut up a model that is too thin to feasibly accept connectors of any kind, and think outside the box.

My roll-o-random-miscolor-for-a-rock-bottom-price rPLA had come up beige, so I figured I had something that would work but with which I could afford to goof up a little. And I did. A weird seam placement ruined my first print. The third randomly failed (I was too lazy to clean my print plate) by the second layer.

But 13 hours and a bit of ribbon later, I have used three decades' of 21st century design and technology and advancement to... make an early 1980s lampshade.

The total price in filament is below that of any table lamp Ikea currently sells, and I didn't have to drive or travel or pay shipping or trash a perfectly functional lamp. If the base breaks, I did not use glue on the two halves, so they are fully recyclable, and... There's a print that fits my print bed to reuse the guts of this.

[leylin3]

Ok but phds are so dumb sometimes too and I fixed their leaky waste lines so I felt useful. Stop mcgyvering shit and use the actual connectors. please.

The only way to not want to cry at work when Im not actively doing something in the lab is like. Playing music that makes me nearly overstimulated. The office is too bright and too loud and everything is too much and useless and boring and at any given point I'm two minor issues away from breaking into sobs

[stocious]

bisexual carl thoughts

so listen, we got robbed of some bisexual content in the show with fiona’s exit so me and nosho ( @creepkinginc ) got talking and you know what? bisexual carl. we’re here for it. so we made him a boyfriend. meet ben.

carl brings his first ever actual boyfriend to sunday family dinner and at first the gallaghers are kinda confused because ben looks like a nobody. he has a boring name and a boring look, very average, nothing special about him. carl has had a slew of very interesting women and he’s with this guy? makes zero sense.

until ben opens his mouth. it makes sense then.

they learn he’s a baker and works at a bakery close to the police station and that’s how they met (”cops and dounts, huh?”) but ben had to give his number THREE times before carl got the hint. because why would a guy flirt with him? it took him a minute alright.

but ben also tells them he’s been a park ranger in new mexico where he’s from, a construction worker, for a while he worked with removing snakes and shit from peoples houses, you know, normal ben stuff.

at which the gallaghers tell him the story about carl killing the bald eagle hoping to get a laugh outta the guy

but he looks dissapointed and says he wishes he was there so he could show them how to prepare it properly. which then send him into a story about that time he killed and ate a poisionous snake.

the gallaghers just stare but carl nods and looks like its the most normal thing ever. ben informs them that they have to remember to bury the head should they ever have to do that because you can still step on it and get poisoned.

he then goes on to tell them about other wild animals you can eat. seagulls, snails, bugs, possums. and how to best prepare them.

alright so ian spots his tattoo and asks about it. its a ruler on his forearm and ben just shrugs and tells them he uses it to measure fish he catches sometimes. you never know when you have to measure something. its handy at ikea and when you gotta make sure a hole is deep enough. a hole for what? oh you never know when you need a hole with just the right size.

they keep talking and frank/monica/parents comes up and ben tells them about his survivalist father who dropped him in the woods one time with a swiss army knife and a lighter and he had to find his way back home. by himself. at 12.

(thats also the time he ate the snake. ya boy had to eat)

there’s just this distinct feeling ben could build you a house and do your taxes, but he’s also the typa guy who could tell you the best way to make a body dissapear and how to make a deadly weapon out of a paperclip and a stick. mcgyver style.

eventually it turns into this thing where everybody just waits for him to piggyback of whatever story they tell with a ”that reminds me of that one time…” and they all just KNOW its gonna be something outta the left field. just ben stories.

ian voices his concern about ben being a red flag to mickey but mickey’s like ”firecrotch, you married ME. if we turned out fine im sure ben and carl will be fine too. he’s weird as fuck but i kinda like the dude. good for carl the little pyschopath”

eventually they wanna add him to the gallagher group chat but he doesnt use facebook. or any social media sites. but he does have 17 different apps for hiking trails and apps for identifying plants you can eat or not eat and a compass app and— all the apps but not facebook. sorry.

so yeah, ben looks like he wouldnt make sense with carl but they get it now. he makes total sense with carl.

(i wrote this on my phone and didnt spellcheck so take it for what it is)

[myrskytuuli]

Silicon valley techbros have to do cocaine because it's the closest they'll ever get to the high of noticing that there's something clonky going on with your car, tying that shit up with steel wire Mcgyver style, ordering a replacement part straight from the German website of the manufacturer, crawling under your car and then coming out two hours later with your exhaust pipe's support straps now changed and slapping the hood, saying: "That'll do for at least next couple years".

[cirque-dhomosexual]

Stranger things season 5 things I think would be really cool to see/ hope to see (in no particular order) :

Nancy being sapphic. Idc how it gets done but she needs to give in to her gay tendencies

Along that line of thinking, Ronance moments (bonus if they become a canon couple)

Karen going ape shit. I want her to fucking snap. I Need her to Mcgyver a weapon like Nancy and just go fucking crazy with it

Mr. Hauser or Mr. Clark making an appearance

Ted just disappears. We dont know where he went but he vanishes (ugh fine maybe he can get a character saving moment and shift into war™ mode. I can see him with dirt under his eyes, sleeves ripped, and tie wraped around his forehead like Rambo)

Karen protects Will and then calls him family

Joyce and Karen team up

Hopper causes a big explosion and hes proud of it

Max doesnt die

Elmax/lumax/Elumax moments

Dustin gets a hug. He needs it.

Suzy instructing them on how to synthesize napalm. It works???

Nancy kisses Robin on the lips

Johnathan is seen being a good big brother to El (pls. Im starving for byers sibling moments that isnt just Johnathan and Will)

Similar to that, El and Will being the siblings ever (Yes! I believe in byers twin supremacy)

Will gets a haircut (pls its been 7 years, let it go babes)

Will learns how to puppet master the shits from the upside down. Idk how he does it but he needs to fist fight/shoot vecna

They have a shooting competition and Nancy and Will get seriously competative. (mike is some how the worst shot of the group)

LOVE FOR LUCAS!!! PLEASE!!!! MY BOY!!! LET HIM BE HAPPY FOR ONCE!!! I CANNOT STAND THIS LUCAS NEGLECT

Lucas <3

Erica needs to full on deck a bitch. I dont know who or care but she deserves to break a bitch's nose.

Robin listens to the Cranberries

Big sister Nancy and big brother Mike moments with Holly (i feel like we deserve to see it, as a treat)

Nancy and Mike being siblings <3

Holly has to do something badass that no one expected. Like homegirl stared down a demogorgon, come on.

[racke7]

A tv-show

Was thinking about tv-shows that I’d want to see, and ended up creating... something vaguely entertaining? I think?

The setting is a world where magic is kept secret. As in, forcefully being kept secret, because magic-side and normal-side have an ancient treaty of basically “keep away, and we won’t genocide you” (from both sides, because... yeah).

Three main characters:

The Hunter, the Manager, and the Samaritan.

As you might’ve guessed, they’re in the awkward realm of almost-cops. Their jobs (actual jobs, think Men In Black, more than Supernatural) are basically to hunt down misbehaving magic-people and stop them from hurting normal-people.

The way they accomplish this is in many cases varied. The vengeful-spirit might get exorcised, or they might help them get justice served. The werewolf might be shot for mauling people, or they end up trying to kung-fu-fight a bear who was actually responsible.

The trio all have different motives and approaches for how to deal with “hiding the supernatural”.

The Hunter is doing this because they’re an adrenaline-junky, and they don’t overly care about who they fight or why, but also consider things like “sitting still to exorcise a spirit” to be a fate worse than death (and will instead attempt to murder the spirit’s target, because that’s a quicker and easier fix, “and what do you mean ‘he’s a cop’, I can kill a cop, it’s fine“).

The Samaritan is doing this to help people, having likely suffered some unspoken of past tragedy. They’re the Hunter’s partner and is very determined that only the “guilty party” gets hurt (and if the crime is justified, then maybe they can just help cover it up with some more mundane explanation, so they don’t have to be involved anymore).

The Manager is the poor sod who has to keep both of these rule-breaking lunatics in check (from back in HQ). They care mainly about results and discipline, and is very frustrated with only getting results. They will on several occasions knowingly send both of them on suicide-missions, because holy shit do they want to strangle both of them to death. However, they also have extreme faith in their abilities (”It’s a suicide-mission” “yeah right, I fucking wish”) and has some level of sexual-tension with both of them (the partners of course also has sexual-tension between them, we’re going all-in on everyone hoping that they’ll just have a threesome).

Exactly how magical talent and-or magical-creature-bloodlines are divided between the trio? I feel like the Samaritan is probably some kind of “John Constantine”-level of McGyvering themselves into some kind of crazy, whereas the Hunter is more of the “terrifyingly competent, but with massive ADHD” (likely with a magical-creature-bloodline). In comparison, the Manager’s “magical abilities” are largely irrelevant (because their job is to do paperwork, and to threaten to murder both of them on a regular basis).

As they’re an actual “government agency” they can in fact just show up on crime-scenes and play the “we’re FBI (kind of)”-card, and a lot of the magic-people they meet are probably going to go “hey, I didn’t do anything!”. This makes it awkward with ACAB, because having them be “good guy cops” is still “cop propaganda”, but I think it might help balance it out if there’s enough “and we burned down the police-department, because that was the best solution to the monster-of-the-week, also fuck those guys”.

[stuartpitfall]

I have some predictions.

“Very well. But this isn’t over.” I’m gonna assume this is Tigerheart being a shithead again of some sort. If the Allegiances aren’t an error and Hollowspring and Sparrowtail are indeed in Riverclan he could be threatening Icestar. Or it’s the voice in Moonpaw’s head(who I’ll call Starpaw for convenience) being mad that Moonpaw won’t listen to them.

“You really believe that don’t you?” This is so damn vague but I’ll try. Possibly it could be something to do with Tawnypelt. If that quote that came out(something about leading the cats out of darkness) was said to Tawnypelt she could be saying that the clans need to move or something of the sort. Or again Moonpaw arguing with Starpaw. I don’t really think it has to do with Leafstar.

“How dare you sleep through his vigil?” I have a few thoughts of who this could be. It could be Crowfeather somehow(I doubt it though considering we have no Windclan pov unless Tawnypelt goes to the funeral). Brambleclaw since his health has been declining. Oakfur which I guess is likely since he’s an old fart and Tawny could be calling out a younger cat since apparently yelling at the youth is her only character trait so far. Or it could be a cat from Skyclan my best guesses being Kitescratch, Hawkwing, or Mcgyver but again unlikely all things considered. And the Hawkwing thing is because I REALLY don’t like the prospect of Hawkstar. My other less likely but scary theory for me is it’s Jayfeather considering they’ve seemingly been hinting about his death and that being used to force Moonpaw into the medic den. I’m hoping not but I do not trust the team to not dispose of Jayfeather when he’s causing a problem. And he’s a major enough cat in Thunderclan to warrant someone being pissed about someone sleeping through his vigil. Honestly I don’t really mind if he dies either because I have not liked how the new team has handled him at all and basically see Jayf after Oots as a completely different cat.

“Beware the two-faced cat with a paw in each world” okay first off way to throw first arc nostalgia into a PROPHECY. Second why add the two-faced cat part? Doesn’t that just make it really damn obvious? Like when Tree’s prophecy mentioned a 6 toed cat the clans didn’t know any six toed cat. No matter who this prophecy was given to they will IMMEDIATELY recognize its Moonpaw who’s the “issue”. I’m assuming this will be said at a gathering by a medic. Which one I don’t know. Or Moonpaw will overhear Alder and Jay talking to Squirrelstar about the prophecy promptly scaring the shit out of her. Honestly I don’t like this prophecy. Both because of the nostalgia thing(a paw in each world) and the two-faced thing. It basically tells the clans that Moonpaw by no fault of her own will be a traitor of some sort. We were all so excited for Moonpaw but now she’s shaping to be the Warriors version of the “Evil other side” stereotype thanks to Starpaw(I’m blaming the writing team)

Again I hope I’m wrong and that this is a really good book but we’ll see. I still hope they kill off an older character or Hawkwing. I still just do not want Hawkstar.

[howdidigetsowrong]

who tf mcgyver thinks he is? with his diy shit

[diythelifeyoucrave]

TRUTH! Maybe it wasn't the ideal childhood, but damn if we aren't self sufficient and can McGyver shit on the fly, and can find some serious therapy through nostalgia of childhood. #GenX

[crocoguile]

Sometimes your wife's familiar/pet cat decides no you are his favorite and then spends a while purring loudly and rubbing all over you as soon as you get the weighted blanket over ypur body and then snuggling down half on top of you once you aren't likely to immediately burst into tears.

If you don't know about my emotionally supportive Shit Brickhouse Feline, this lovely model is McGyver and while he sheds as a show of affection as well as in panic to "lube" his way out of someones grasp when he gets picked up even for a second, he also is made of demands for affection and butt scritchies. And it's always scream o'clock...

But even when I am fighting mentally spiralling into a pit of despair, he makes my whole world brighter. Even under the thick layer of shedding.

[bittersweetblasphemy]

Tired of letting shit get in my way. Time to brute force it.

[iamburdened]

Reader’s Masterlist #5

Not my stories. Just my favorites from other writers. All credits and support to the original artists.

IMPORTANT: like and REBLOG all the fanfics you read to support the writers, please.

If you liked the fanfic, tell the writer. They will be in cloud nine with your compliment! Show support!

* = NSFW

Link to all my masterlist (+ Draco Malfoy, Loki, Shawn Mendes, Tom Holland, Peter Parker, Angus McGyver, Newt Scamander)

GEORGE WEASLEY X READER

Love At first Sight     @wondernimbus

Summary: Cheesy love at first sight we all need from time to time.

Be Happy Again     @selfwriting-sugarquills

Summary: This is like a teaser for a series. Sadly it is Fred is dead canon, BUT this part has such a rhythm it's so good to read. I caught myself reading it out loud just to enjoy it fully.

Materlist         @writesowhatnext

Summary: I recommend everything here. Period.

Fred Knows      @acciotwinz

Summary: Fred and Angelina’s wedding is around the corner and Geroge still doesn’t have a date and that doesn’t sit well with the happy couple.

Masterlist       @plant-flwrs

Summary: I recommend everything here.

Mischief       @plant-flwrs

Summary: George falls for the mischievous pureblood Slytherin who couldn’t care less about blood status.

Wonderful Thing     @pastanest

Summary: the amount of fluff in this will kill you. George and reader have an absurdly close friendship and of course they gotta a crush. Just read it.

Good girl *     @lumosandnoxwriting

Summary: George has been the reader’s enemy since their first year at Hogwarts together and now, in their final year the universe keeps throwing them together in ways that make the reader question why she ever hated George in the first place. This is smut, babies, enjoy and be warned. 

Under The Stars    @feetoffthetable

Summary: best Yulle Ball I've read, cheesiest George EVER.

I solemnly swear i am up to no good     @shysneeze

Summary: what if one night the golden trio is look at the marauders map that the twins gave Harry and they see the reader and George sneaking around hogwarts and they ask George about it the next day? 

Finally home *    @malfycs

Summary: george has always tried to prove to you that he wants what’s best for you. will he ever succeed in winning your heart, or will you break his instead? A.K.A long ass fic that ends in smut. Amazing. Read!

In Safe Hands *    @theweasleysredhair

Summary: this is hand porn basically. And you want to read it, just go. 

Dating Someone Shorter  @writingwizardwheezes

Summary: for the shortie club

Here's To Luck     @holyhead-hufflepuff

Summary: smooth George, reader and George's dynamic is amazing. 

The Only Exception    @chudleycanons

Summary: (Y/n) swears that she will never fall in love. George is determined to change that

Little Less To Love    @durmstrange

Summary: I know the title seems angst as fuck but it's about George losing his ear, funnier than the 'I am holey' bulshit lol

Chocolate Milk    @durmstranged

Summary: George finding out he is gonna be a daddy in the best way. 

NSFW Alphabet *  @gredandforge01

Summary: we are lacking some NSFW stuff so here is the good and old nsfw alphabet.

Sweet Like Honey   @gcdric

Summary: It’s finally the day of the Yule Ball and you and George are both nervous as can be. Will he find the nerve to make a move or will you have to take drastic measures?

Masterlist   @weasleydream

Summary: if you look in this master post, the less we have is angst because it's not my cup of tea, but this writer have some very good angst and I read it all without meaning to because it's just so good. Dive in and cry, you are going to suffer, but you will be grateful for it. 

First Christmas   @loony-loopy-lupinn

Summary: shortie one with baby Weasley first Christmas and cute daddy George. 

Sweaters   @fandoms-archive-blog

Summary: Molly having enough of you two pinning for years and giving a little help. 

Kinktober Masterlist *   @wand3ringr0s3

Summary: shameless smut in every piece. There are Fred fanfics here too.

Cherry, Lemon, Peach   @harrysweasleys

Summary: george is obsessed with your chapstick and tries to guess what flavour you’re wearing. 

DRACO MALFOY X READER

Veritaserum   @wondernimbus

Summary: Draco is pranked into drinking veritaserum and for one day he speaks his mind freely. He loose some friends, get on bad terms with the teachers but worst of all: he can't shut the fuck up about how beautiful you are. This fanfic is perfect, seriously, the parallel between him being rude to you but not stopping telling you how he loves your eyes. It's * chef kiss*. 

Two Sworn Enemies    @wondernimbus

Summary: This is part 2 but still, Draco and reader hated each other since year 1, suddenly, the little shit starts to throw cheesy pick up lines at you every opportunity he gets. At first you hated it, but maybe, just maybe, there is more to it than you are willing to figure out. (ps: the way the writer builds the golden trio + reader friendship is AMAZING, also the twins are there so) (pps: go to her master list!)

Masterlist   @adorerdraco

Summary I recommend everything here.

Masterlist    @wondernimbus

Summary: there is Fred, George, Harry and a bunch of other characters here. Go all or it!

[princessozera]

Do y'all think that demons know we went to the moon? Like, I don't think demons keep that close attention to humans. All it would take is a few decades and soon humans would have moved on from the space race.

I can totally see Mc asking the brothers if demons gone to their moon yet, only to get the most confused looks in response. Like, "the moon? The moon in the fucking sky?"

They honestly believe Mc is pranking them, that this is just another one of their dumb humans pranks. Only for Mc to be like "no!! We went to the moon!! It was like, a big deal!!"

Even after Mc shows them video proof the demons can not wrap their heads around why humans went to the moon. "Did you need to get something there? Is your moon speical?"

[whompthatsucker1981]

my stove got fucked and i gotta wait for a technician to come on whats probably tomorrow (i figured out the cause but i cant do shit because i dont have the necessary tools), so yesterday i was stuck eating cup noodles peas and apples but then i realized i could use my dear rice cooker for shit that isnt rice and voila i made this big fucking stir fry and pasta. o feel like i leveled up and decalcified my pineal gland. and it tasted good... thenks rice cooker for my life

[beanabouttown]

Different anon, but, how do you make gifs if not with photoshop? I've only ever known how to make gifs with photoshop, so I'm interested in different methods (:

okay. u really want to know? amazon prime (and youtube and itv hub), unlike netflix and iTunes, allow one to use quicktime player to record something as it’s playing on the screen. i take these files and put them into iMovie, where i can edit the shots. i then put the newly edited (/re-coloured) video clips into either GIF Brewery or the website GIPHY, which turns them into gifs. it takes for-fucking-ever, and it makes No Sense, and in truth im not entirely happy with the results, but hey! it gets the job done

[powdermelonkeg]

In my head, Valley is a very quiet guy, but he's the Link in the Chain who's the most McGyver.

He can see a single oak and make you like 2 dozen tools out of it, give him a rock as well and that doubles.

Is Epona hurting? Valley can make a poultice out of herbs and "weeds" that can disinfect a scrape and a cordial that can boost her immune system to help her fight off infection.

The shit he can do with just the random shit he finds in the topsoil baffles and impresses even Time

I love this. I'm like 100% in shock, I LOVE this, holy shit. Confirmed.

Hey @tortilla-of-courage!!!!!!