Quote Originally Posted by Grizzly View Post
Err.. Which of the above is your " one Scottish item" ? could it possibly be your granite-like toenails from the granite city perhaps?
Eeew. No, it's the Scottish ingenuity (and frugality) that is evident throughout history--manifest in the 1980's-90's U.S. television hero Angus MacGyver:



If you're not familiar with the great man, he's famous for combining basic, ubiquitous materials and simple scientific principles to save the world or make miraculous escapes. I'd take the episode guide, which details all of these, and simply look through the index until I had enough information to build my boat.

Take a look at this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTWEh2mcdsg


Now tell me I'm not getting back to my family: