--- description: If MacGyver had been a chef... title: Genius Uses Screwdriver to Peel Apples Cause Nobody Got Time for That image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ea8783f8d390bd6/6986a189cd804da127ccc909/481845529.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch This Evil Genius Use An Electric Screwdriver to Peel Apples Cause Nobody Got Time for That by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 30, 2014 6:54 PM CUT  Apples are displayed for sale at a shop on April 1, 2014 in Northwich, United Kingdom. Apples are displayed for sale at a shop on April 1, 2014 in Northwich, United Kingdom.Christopher Furlong—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 30, 2014 6:54 PM CUT It’s true, peeling apples can get really, really boring. But peeling apples with an electric screwdriver actually seems like more fun than not peeling apples at all. Try this one at home, safely, the next time you’re peeling lots and lots and lots of apples. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3229310/apple-screwdriver/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3229310/apple-screwdriver/"},"headline":"Watch This Evil Genius Use An Electric Screwdriver to Peel Apples Cause Nobody Got Time for That","datePublished":"2014-08-30T18:54:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:54.010Z","description":"If MacGyver had been a chef...","url":"https://time.com/3229310/apple-screwdriver/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ea8783f8d390bd6/6986a189cd804da127ccc909/481845529.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ea8783f8d390bd6/6986a189cd804da127ccc909/481845529.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Seven-A-Day Fruit And Vegetables Recommended Intake","caption":"Seven-A-Day Fruit And Vegetables Recommended Intake","creditText":"Christopher Furlong—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3229310/apple-screwdriver/","name":"Watch This Evil Genius Use An Electric Screwdriver to Peel Apples Cause Nobody Got Time for That"}}]}] ```