Jury Rigging
May 9th, 2008 Posted by: Tilly
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No, I’m not talking about messing with a court room jury. I’m talking about finding a way to make something work without necessarily following the exact rules of repair.
I imagine that we’ve all done that at one time or another. A coat hanger for a TV antenna is a good example of jury rigging. I’ve heard it called many things over the years, some of which I will not speak of. Sideways engineering is another moniker for jury rigging. Either way, it is sometimes a shortcut to getting something to work, or even the only available choice when there aren’t the needed parts around. My husband and I have learned many different ways to accomplish repairs when there is a lack of money.
One place we lived had bad TV reception…therefore the coat hanger. Although he found that a bicycle rim hanging on the wall worked in a very satisfying manner. He told me that old spring mattresses flung onto a roof usually worked better. I imagine that the neighbors didn’t like it though.
Oh well, here’s to improvisation. Many inventions came about today because of need, or just plain jury rigging.
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