MakeShift

The MakeShift challenge invites MAKE readers to submit their solutions to a problem posed by the author, Lee D. Zlotoff (customimageconcepts.com). If duplicate solutions are submitted, the winner will be determined by the quality of the explanation and presentation. Winners will receive a MAKE sweatshirt.

Articles in this series:

Hot Water! from MAKE: 27: Robots
In the midst of a nuclear disaster, figure out a way to provide enough drinking water for at least one week. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Charge That Cell! from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels
by Lee D. Zlotoff

Zombie Attack! from MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino
Battle your way through brain-hungry zombies to arrive - bite free - to a secure school two miles away. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Hawk Rescue! from MAKE: 24: Space
Rescue an injured mother hawk and her family. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Crash! ... and Burn? from MAKE: 23: Gadgets
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to get an unconscious person out of a crashed car. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Snowbound! from MAKE: 22: Remote Control / Wireless
The creator of MacGyver challenges you: Get to safety before a snowstorm arrives! by Lee D. Zlotoff

Water Landing! from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing
Legs are broken and time’s running short. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Property Condemned from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages
An urban spelunking misadventure. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Makeshift: Against the Wind from MAKE: 19: Robots
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to make your way back to shore after falling asleep in a kayak and awaking to rough seas. by Lee D. Zlotoff

To the Bat Cave! from MAKE: 18: ReMake America
The creator of MacGyver challenges you: find your way out of a pitch-black bat cave using only your wits and what's on your back. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Makeshift: Mountain Bike Rescue from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge
You need to figure out a way to get your friend, who weighs a good 30 pounds more than you, up off that ledge and back down the trail to your car before nightfall.

Bomb in the Parking Garage from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to avoid being blown up by a subterranean bomb. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Outbreak from MAKE: 15: Music
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to use your skills to manage an outbreak on a passenger plane. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Under Siege from MAKE: 14: Optics
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to signal for help from an isolated laundry room while three burly men wait to attack. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Broken Arm in the Wilderness from MAKE: 13: Magic
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to get your friend to medical help from an isolated fishing stream in a car with only three tires. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Impaled! from MAKE: 12: Upload
Decided to save some money on an tree guy and go DIY with it, did you? Impaled on a branch, with limited resources ... what now? by Lee D. Zlotoff

Hot Electrical Problem from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to stop an electrical fire from raging. by Lee D. Zlotoff

MakeShift from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to retrieve your keys from the bottom of a 15-foot crevice in the desert. by Lee D. Zlotoff

High School Lockdown from MAKE: 09: Fringe
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to contact the outside world in a lockdown. by Lee D. Zlotoff

Castaway from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to survive on a deserted island. (See previous MakeShift challenges and winning entries here.) by Lee D. Zlotoff

MakeShift from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to save a man stuck in a fissure filled with toxic gas. by Lee D. Zlotoff

MakeShift from MAKE: 06: Robots
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to survive an earthquake, a flood, and a hungover neighbor. by Lee D. Zlotoff

MakeShift from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
Can you stay alive until the bank vault unlocks? by William Lidwell

MakeShift from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
A small family farm in Mexico will go under due to drought conditions and you decide to help. by William Lidwell

MakeShift from MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween
A commercial real estate mogul wants to put a life-size sculpture atop a tower crane at his latest development. Engineers are scared to touch the problem for under $50,000. You boast that you could do it for $20. by William Lidwell

MakeShift from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment
It's easy to forget that access to potable water is considered a luxury for much of the world. by William Lidwell

MakeShift from MAKE: 01: Make Premiere
Imagine this: Your car battery is dead, and you’re stuck in the woods. Your mission: Get home before you freeze to death. For the winning entries, see MakeShift 01: Analysis, Commentary, and Winners. by William Lidwell