MacGyvers Body-Bag Freefall Might Actually Work. Physics Says So

Published: Oct. 17, 2016, 2:01 p.m.

Everyone knows MacGyver. He's the guy who gets out of sticky situations by cobbling stuff together. Here he is in the reboot, maybe four floors up, with a sudden need to jump from a window. Solution? Use a fire extinguisher and body bag to create an impromptu cushion. Could that really work? First, a disclosure. I'm the technical consultant for\xa0MacGyver, which means I check if MacGyver's hacks are legit.