DON'T TAKE ANY WOODEN SKITTLES

A while back the esteemed members of the MacGyver Club read the book The Raft  by S.A. Bodeen together. During our discussion we went through every item the main character had in her raft. We debated if she used each item to its maximum usefulness. We wondered if she would have been any better off with an Altoids Survival kit, like the ones we've been making all year. 

One person said , "You know, she really should have saved the Skittles for fish bait, then she would have been able to bring in more food." Someone else said, "She would have been better off with Starbursts as bait, they would of lasted longer. Another debate ensued, so we set up an experiment after school that would answer some of the following MacGyver Think Outside the Box Questions.

1. How long would Skittles last in salt water as fish bait?
2. How long would Skittles last in fresh water?
3. Is there a difference between sea salt and iodized salt and their corrosive powers?
4. Is Skittles healthier as a survival food than Starbursts?




THE GRAND EXPERIMENT

Threading Bait

Adding Water

Grind sea salt & stir in water

Assemble bait, hooks, water, different types of salt, cups, pencils, duct tape, water, paper towels so Miss Mayne doesn't go all OCD on us. Thread the bait on the hook (we had to slightly squash the Skittles) ; put the water at the same level in the plain water cup, sea salt cup, and iodized salt cup. Dip two hooks in each water filled cup after you've taped it on a pencil to help them stay in place. Use your phones as timers to see which candy melts fastest in which type of water.
*  (TO BE CONTINUED) See Friday for test results :)