Bush mechanic
Encyclopedia
Bush mechanic is an Australian slang
expression which refers to somebody who out of necessity and with immediate available materials, is able to solve practical problems using sometimes untraditional and inventive techniques. Generally an inventive technique is required due to the lack of proper resources or the other constraints in solving the problem using traditional means (for example, using a tree branch to fix a broken axle).
Bush mechanics may also be known as "bushies". Their approach to mechanics may be likened to that of television character MacGyver
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The bush mechanic promotes competent behaviour and has a strong emphasis on practical knowledge and wisdom instead of technical skills.
A television show called Bush Mechanics
displayed bush mechanic skills used by a group of Aborigines as they travelled through the rugged central region of Australia.
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
expression which refers to somebody who out of necessity and with immediate available materials, is able to solve practical problems using sometimes untraditional and inventive techniques. Generally an inventive technique is required due to the lack of proper resources or the other constraints in solving the problem using traditional means (for example, using a tree branch to fix a broken axle).
Bush mechanics may also be known as "bushies". Their approach to mechanics may be likened to that of television character MacGyver
MacGyver
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
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The bush mechanic promotes competent behaviour and has a strong emphasis on practical knowledge and wisdom instead of technical skills.
A television show called Bush Mechanics
Bush Mechanics
Bush Mechanics is a 2001 television documentary series directed by David Batty and produced by the Warlpiri Media Association, featuring an Indigenous Australian take on motor mechanics....
displayed bush mechanic skills used by a group of Aborigines as they travelled through the rugged central region of Australia.
See also
- Culture of AustraliaCulture of AustraliaThe culture of Australia is essentially a Western culture influenced by the unique geography of the Australian continent and by the diverse input of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and various waves of multi-ethnic migration which followed the British colonisation of Australia...
- Bush lawyerBush lawyerBush lawyer may refer to the following:*Bush lawyer, the common name of a number of species climbing blackberry plants that are found in New Zealand....
- Bush MechanicsBush MechanicsBush Mechanics is a 2001 television documentary series directed by David Batty and produced by the Warlpiri Media Association, featuring an Indigenous Australian take on motor mechanics....
, the Australian television documentary series (2001)