--- title: Genius Uses Screwdriver to Peel Apples Cause Nobody Got Time for That description: If MacGyver had been a chef... canonical: https://time.com/3229310/apple-screwdriver/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-30T18:54:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:12:54.010Z og:title: Genius Uses Screwdriver to Peel Apples Cause Nobody Got Time for That og:description: If MacGyver had been a chef... og:url: https://time.com/3229310/apple-screwdriver/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ea8783f8d390bd6/6986a189cd804da127ccc909/481845529.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Seven-A-Day Fruit And Vegetables Recommended Intake og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Genius Uses Screwdriver to Peel Apples Cause Nobody Got Time for That twitter:description: If MacGyver had been a chef... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ea8783f8d390bd6/6986a189cd804da127ccc909/481845529.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch This Evil Genius Use An Electric Screwdriver to Peel Apples Cause Nobody Got Time for That by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Aug 30, 2014 6:54 PM UTC  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](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Aug 30, 2014 6:54 PM UTC 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. Genius Uses Screwdriver to Peel Apples Cause Nobody Got Time for That ```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"}}]}] ```