With humble materials you can do some pretty amazing science.<p>I'm surprised that given the stingy budgets of many American labs that this isn't more typical.
macgyver<p>"he MacGyvered a makeshift jack with a log"
Origin
1990s: from Angus MacGyver, the lead character in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992), who often made or repaired objects in an improvised way.