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I like how MacGyver repurposes things. I was thinking about giving my protagonist the same skill. The thing is, who’s to say whether or not someone would use it for something bad in real life?

We’re talking turning using household items to make DIY bombs, or a step by step way to break into someone’s house. How would I be able to portray this skill? Or, should it be portrayed at all?

I guess I’m asking in essence, how do you write a real-life skill without someone trying it in real life?