Oh this sounds like Macgyvering. The Real Life section in the TV tropes article on it has some interesting examples and lists some other cultural takes on it: d

Oh this sounds like Macgyvering. The Real Life section in the TV tropes article on it has some interesting examples and lists some other cultural takes on it: desenrascanço, débrouillard, Jugaad. It's a skill clever poor people are more likely to have opportunities to hone. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGyvering https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGyvering