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Last-Ditch Survival Tips

When all else fails, MacGyver It!

Mudslide

Situation: Your split-level Shangri-la with a view is about to head to the valley floor on the back of a mudslide.

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Rewind Your Old Games


Over at ReadyMade magazine, they are sponsoring a new MacGyver Challenge contest: devise a way to repurpose your old analog board games and/or your outdated PC games. Anything is game. The winning entry will score a subscription and a handsome ReadyMade T-shirt. Better hurry, though, the contest ends January 21, 2008.—Dave Prochnow

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Fixing a Hole Where the Rain Gets In


Ever have your umbrella blow inside out, only to cast it off into the nearest dumpster? Well, our good friends at ReadyMade magazine have a MacGyver challenge for repurposing a ruined umbrella. The best entry scores a subscription and a RM T-shirt. Hurry this contest ends November 30. No word on whether or not that tee is waterproof.

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