Q: Here is a goal: To get boards to an even thickness, you can

How would you accomplish this goal?

A: Run them through a planer

Q: Here is a goal: How to make a fishing spear?

How would you accomplish this goal?

A: Take a piece of a branch, the thick main branch, remove the bark and then using a sharp object carve away to make a sharp edge

Q: Here is a goal: Retreive a stuck item from a vending machine.

How would you accomplish this goal?

A:
Use a metal coathanger fashioned into an elongated rod to poke it the item through the vending machine's door, until the item falls to a point where it can be easily retrieved.