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Another Dahl here: Not to speak for Hugo, But the family name is common enough in the area of Germany and Scandinavian countries, So specific relatives aren’t guaranteed. Some places all entries found in a ’phone book’ are relatives and some places you can find a healthy list. Other than Roald Dahl, Other non relatives of the same name are: Anders Dahl, the botanist who named the dahlia, And Robert A. Dahl. Dahl (like dale in English) means valley making it a likely option for natural landscape family names
"There is no formula for success! There is a formula for failure though, and it involves thinking you know the formula for success..." - That is a great quote, instant classic Adam Savage!
Adams wrong though, or perhaps too modest to suggest it, but there IS a formula for success, and it ALWAYS involves, smart, funny, eloquent, and interesting people. People like the Mythbusters !!
Yes. I have lost three of my four best friends, and it is really fucking hard. It's been five years since the first of those best friends died, and I'm still not at a point where I can talk about it without it being really emotionally taxing on my mental state. The sadness and grief of that is so profound that it is hard to communicate it to people who haven't gone through it. I still have troubles going and visiting their graves personally. It is too hard on me emotionally. And I've gotten shit for it in the past by other people who were grieving the same deaths. It's tough. I wish people would stop being judgmental about this and start realizing that we all have different ways to cope and grieve.
@@neruneri Lost a sister when I was four and that was in 88. Even now talking about it causes me some emotional discomfort. Lost my younger brother 3 years ago in november and that still hurts to. So totally understand where Adam and you are coming from. Edit: Spelling
Especially when you lose a loved one without having the chance to say your farewells. That is particularly brutal for what is already a thoroughly painful experience.
I always believed Adam and Jamie did not have enough screen time with Grant, Tori, and Kari. I wanted to see them do more myths as a group when I watched this as a young teen.
Adam and Jamie really though they weren’t friends had a great process, so did The second team. They probably just decided they could get more done that way.
@@sumwon6973 that's exactly what it was. He talks about it in one of his other vids. The one about why M7 split off from M5 i think. As the show got larger they needed to split off both for space reasons in the original Shop and also so they could film enough content for the full seasons. It also meant they could have more things going simultaneously so if something got delayed or didn't work for the show they had backup footage of a different myth to use for an episode
Then again, that was possibly one of many contributing factors in Adam and Jamie wanting more control and eventually becoming executive producers. The show might have been very different without that.
@@saifourwinds God, Jamie's line "Let's not do any more 'oogie-boogie' myths" was so genuine. And of all the ones to pick, that's not even a familiar one.
Thanks for this, I didn't realise what it was. Kept looking around my room for the source of the noise and even accused my girlfriend of being the culprit :D
@@rosonowski I get it's light-hearted but some universal relationship advice never accuse your significant other of anything no matter how trivial unless your know 100% with proof. It can only breed mistrust and negativity and never has a benefit. Edit: rip hit the wrong reply meant the post following yours
The show hosts of Myth Busters weren't pretending to be know-it-alls. And that made the viewer feel like they were immersed, like they were investigating and discovering with the show hosts. And, in my opinion, the chemistry between Jamie and Adam was fantastic!
Originally, the urban legends lady was the designated know-it-all, which might be partly why she didn't fit with the show's evolving ethos. Yet her segments helped define what the show was supposed to be about.
@@TheeGrumpy Idk I never saw her as a know it all. Adam has said in another episode of Tested that the reason that Heather unfortunately got fazed out (I LOVED her segments) was because the show moved away from folklore and urban legends, and she was on as a folklorist. That's the reason.
RE: Trucks jack-knifing. In the early 70s I was on an engineering team that developed an electronic brake controller for travel trailers and fifth wheelers which is still being manufactured and now used around the world. I was also the test pilot - the unwitting test pilot, that is. And I discovered the propensity of such vehicles to jack-knife in a pickup truck towing a horse trailer on country roads. It was an exciting time in my young life.
Grew up watching Mythbusters, amazing show! The thing I noticed was that in the beginning we saw a lot more of the process. At the end of the show, it was just replaying the same clips of what could happen in the end, over and over, while skipping over the actual process and builld. It was amazing, I loved it. But at the end, it got too "reality showy" where they focused just showing big booms and intercuts, at the cost of the most interesting part. I know this has nothing to do with the cast, Adam or jamie but the production/editing. But THAT is the one thing I would want have seen changed in this amazing show :) Thank you for the years of great content and inspiration to all us who watched it!
Exactly, Mythbusters was an organic thing... trying to figure out how to built it any other way could have resulted in the show being something different... or terrible.
That seems to be a problem with a lot of shows, ie trying to get that organic feel, but instead ending up with something that looks heavily scripted & fake. I think the joy of Mythbusters is never being quite sure how things were going to pan out.
Well Adam, I'm glad you were true to yourself declining that Discovery science show. I'm so sick of people working just from they employers script without thinking at all.
Oh, man. I was telling people at my university that Mythbusters exemplified the scientific method since the chicken gun in season one! Testing hypotheses, incorporating peer review (viewer feedback), and never assuming you were done. It was fantastic.
Thanks for mentioning that about saying Grant's name. I'm just a viewer, and whenever I think of him I get a little sad knowing he's not with us anymore. And I didn't even KNOW him. Thanks for everything you did on Mythbusters, and everything you continue to do on this channel and elsewhere.
- "Oh no no no. There's no rewriting of the script. It's all done. We just want you to read it" - "Oh that's easy then. I don't just don't want to read it" We need the rest of this story
Haven't seen anyone here saying they saw that show or even something similar. Its production may have depended on Adam's star value to go forward. Adam taking himself out may well have killed that project, or even pointed out huge problems with the format they thought they wanted. (Like reading off facts is not teaching science, it's teaching trivia.)
@TerraTN I like square wheels. People keep telling me "you musn't cut corners", but that's the kind of thinking that drives innovation. If it hadn't been for someone using a square wheel and thinking "Bit bumpy, must be a better way" and cutting all the corners off, we wouldn't have the circular wheels we all know and love today. XKCD also did a great explanation for "If you see a bunch of people jumping off a bridge, would you follow?" to which the answer should probably be "yes", because there's probably a good reason. Like it's about to collapse, or an out of control giant lego ball is heading straight for it..
@TerraTN I think Karhunen (the person who first asked this question) is talking about something completely different: Did someone else narrate the jackknife script.
@@brolohalflemming7042 err... we had round wheels first... logs, spheres, potters wheels were first probably. Transportation wheels were made long after we understood how wheels worked, and only became that practical after the invention of the lathe.
My favorite Myth was Bullet in The Fuse Box. Myth: Someone was shot by "a bullet in the fuse box of a truck". They brought an old truck into the shop that had the old style round glass fuses. To shorten the story, when it worked Adam was as giddy as a school girl. They redid the test a few more times. Adam was giggling, every, time. I think he said lets do it again. Then he ran to reset.
I think this video is the first time Scottie has been mentioned when he was talking about the "whole team". It always annoyed me that she's never even mentioned most of the time since she was there before the trio and was the one that did 90% of the welding those first 3 seasons.
No, honestly I’m glad it was here but it left while it was still enjoyable. I’d hate to have the beautiful show soured by a season that forces its way along
They were getting to the top of the mountain and didnt want it to dry up. They wanted to go out with people wanting more as to have people interested in what they were doing. I think they are still a success in what they wanted to do and what they accomplished.
I dunno, maybe if they want back to "the roots" so to speak. I felt that the later seasons were so focused on making things blow up all the time that it got boring. How many times can you film an explosion in a quarry and have it be entertaining?
The jackknifing of a semi-truck/trailer occurs when the momentum of the trailer begins to put a larger sideways component into the truck than forward component, causing the truck to begin to skid and lose control. This is a dynamic situation and has much to do with the individual center of gravity of truck and trailer, coefficient of friction between tires and pavement, wheelbase of truck, wheelbase of trailer, balance of braking force on each axle, velocity, and so on. You can go to any truckstop or delivery dock and see them maneuver around the lot at angles WAY beyond 22° with no loss of control or any other issue. Properly turning a corner at a regular intersection normally exceeds 22°. Log trucks for example have mechanical linkage that helps the back tires track closer to the tires of the truck in tight turns ... without physically breaking parts, they would be impossible to jackknife in a normal sense. Adam, you were correct to refuse to read information that gives an absolute without addressing any other variables. This is exactly why people like Bill Nye, Alan Alda and other "science" narrators are so frustrating to me. In many cases, they do not understand what they are claiming to their audience for themselves. Other science show hosts like Neil deGrasse Tyson, for example, try to simplify incredibly challenging scientific concepts to the point that they aren't necessarily correct anymore. These people seem to read the script whether it is scientifically correct or not and are in actuality doing their audiences a dis-service. There is a false understanding created there and it hurts REAL understanding in the long run. True science is a rabbit hole with almost infinite branches ... the deeper you go, the more possibilities and questions and knowledge will appear before you. Thanks for the integrity, Adam. Best wishes and thanks.
I agree with almost everything you said but I think you (and almost everyone else) may be missing the point of science narrators and presenters. In my opinion, people like Nye and Tyson present simplified, introductory level science topics, the point of which is to introduce the audience to an idea. It's not a graduate class on the subject. It's more like a class audit. I think it's supposed to give access the ideas to hopefully spark a deeper interest and encourage people to look further into the subjects on their own if they so desire. I would never cite Cosmos or Star Talk or Bill Nye's show in a paper or discussion but something they present on their show might inspire me to do further research for my own edifice and I think that's great.
This reminds me of that "Speed of dark" Vsauce video, where Michael explains that if you know little, you understand very little the expanse of you "unknowns". But as your knowledge grows, your bubble of known information expands, but so does the barrier representing how much you don't understand. I think a lot of presenters are under a weird kind of pressure, to walk the line between understandable to the drooling masses, while being correct enough to appeal to those of us with perceived knowledge in a given field. P.s. Adam's videos always have the best conversations in the comments
@@wakamiwailer I understand your point and agree for the most part. However, when science narrators choose to tackle a very complex subject, say climate for instance, and they take the stand that we're ruining the planet, that's when I have issue. The fact is that climate change is normal for the Earth. It is also a fact that we humans are having an effect on the climate, but to unequivocally state that humans are destroying the Earth is not good science. Inspiring minds to seek the truth is a good thing, oversimplifying complex systems and frightening people is not.
Yes, to "simplify incredibly challenging scientific concepts" is a dangerous game. It ends up in what Richard Feynman called "telling lies to children" and why he refused to endorse a number of textbooks. I'll add my thanks to Adam for not doing that.
Thanks Adam, for taking my question and for such a great answer, and contrasting how Mythbusters went versus the "Science show which shall not be narrated". As far as any relation to Roald Dahl, judging by the no royalty cheques I've received, or not having been named or mentioned as an heir, I would venture a fairly safe answer would be "likely not".
Myth busters was one of my favorite TV shows of all time. Probably my number one favorite. I miss it very much. The cast, the intelligence of the idea, the “we’re not finished until we blow something up” the banter and chemistry between the cast, It was entertainment magic.
Failure is always an option. Especially with science. Sometimes that's the best result we'll ever get to see. And naturally I think that logic has carried from the experiments to apply to the show itself, at least in my opinion. Thank you for the perfect imperfection!
Tell that to Jean Krantz. JK. I agree, the lessons learned in the substance of the show could be directly applied to making the show making the show potentially perpetual.
Not gonna lie, even though this is an artifact of its time, If there's anything I could change about mythbusters, it'd be the way it was edited, it was very much commercial oriented so there was a huge amount of "coming up next, Tory falls over", 2 seconds before Tory falls over, it cuts to an outro only to return with a different segments, and Tory does not fall over until 10 minutes later. There were some efforts of people on Reddit doing clean edits of Mythbusters that made the myths chronological but also end up being barely 60% the length of the as aired duration without taking ads into account. I also wish there were more focus on the builds as the seasons progressed, there were more emphasis on explosions than the making of, but I get why it had to be that way for entertainment reasons etc.
Absolutely agree! I love the show, but this was the most annoying part. And even without ads (clean cuts) you have to hear for few times the repetitions of what one or other team doing just because segments are jumping from one to other. Imagine no adds and "coming up next", how much more stuff they could show up for the making of rather than only the end results.
In a way, developing the show itself was a massive Mythbusters experiment, and I really enjoyed watching you all figure out what worked for the flow and what didn't. It was very clear how much passion everyone had.
I can totally imagine it being very difficult to speak Grant Imahara's name, especially in public, like on stage during a Q&A or something. I didn't even know the guy and his sudden, unexpected death hit me like a TON of bricks falling from a skyscraper. The only other time I've ever been so profoundly affected by the death of what would be considered a, "celebrity," was when I heard about Steve Irwin being killed accidentally when he was stung directly in the heart by a Stingray barb. I had never felt like I knew a total stranger personally like I had with Steve Irwin, until I heard what happened to Grant Imahara. (It's still hard to think about now lol all these months later!) So, I can completely get how Adam Savage, someone who was a close, personal friend of his, would be so much more impacted. It's not far-fetched at ALL. 👍 RIP 🙏 Grant Imahara (again and forever.)
I've actually written a comment on this channel recently in which I likened the feelings I got as a kid from the passing of Steve Irwin, to the emotions I felt when Grant Imahara passed away as well, even though I'm much older now they were both such big parts of my childhood. Even though I only "knew" them through TV! I agree with you, It must have been so difficult for Adam to try to formulate that sentence he was going for, and then have to switch to past tense "the people who *used to* come up to Grant in public" for one of them. Makes sense that Adam couldn't say it at the time, and the reason he couldn't was pretty clear to me just from hearing it. But then the fact that he decided to clarify why he may have seemed to leave him out later is also part of what an awesome dude and I'm sure awesome friend Adam is.
I'm late to the party so to say. I didn't know grant passed. He was an amazing mind. I looked up to him and all of the mythbuster. You guys are the sole reason I found science fun. The real world applications of science is what motivated to pursue a science based career.
The frequent pausing for thought, reaching for just the right word, starting to say something one way then "no wait let me give an example", it just makes it so natural and approachable, like we're actually sitting at his workbench having a real conversation.
Mythbusters.. That was a good age in the Discovery channel, before it devolved into an endless mind-numbing reel of film documenting heavy-set bearded men tweaking motorcycles.
I started watching Mythbusters in 2019 and when the show ended was upset to find that it ended before I even started watching it. Mythbusters has sparked an interest in science I didnt even know I had until then and I still love it today. After finding out that none of the Mythbusters were actually scientists I thought I would be upset but then I found out that they were model makers, I love model making and think Adam is just that much awesomer now. Thanks for inspiring us all Adam.
While some of their conclusions were infuriating I believe largely due to them not having scientific research experience, I think that them not being professional scientists made it more successful for some of the very reasons Adam explains. "Real" scientists doing a science show tend to have a propensity for saying "this is just how it is" like in the script for the unnamed show Adam declined. But I think watching non-scientists explore their way through the scientific method in order to try to get at some truth makes it both more powerful and more accessible for the rest of us. Especially since apparently they didn't set out to make a science show, but rather just set out to discern what is true and a few years in suddenly realized that they were actually using the scientific method to do so.
I took it more as the generic 1950s Bell Labs style lab coat and poindexter glasses physics guy scientist. So like the guy Bill Nye is essentially a parody of lol
You are right to be proud of Mythbusters. It was must-see TV for me. I never missed an original episode. The dynamic between you and Jamie was wonderful. Grant, Kari, and Tory rounded out the show perfectly. Thanks for the wonderful years you've given us.
Honestly, I think these Q&As are way better than those Adam has done in person at conventions and whatnot. It's just him talking with no interference from anybody.
Yeah, as a Brit it's a classic "how to spot the American show" we don't have it nearly as much in UK TV, and I think that is a good thing (UK TV has it's own problems, let's be clear)
I once sent in a request for mythbusters to replicate the movie "UP". How many balloons would it take to lift a real house? Will always love everyone on the show. I've got my son watching them now. He loves it!!
I did a little research. The average house weighs between 80,000 and 160,000 lbs. I averaged those and got 120,000lbs. A 1ft diameter balloon contains 0.5 cubic feet of gas -ish.. and can lift 14g. so you'd need 3,887,935 balloons.
@@TomOConnor-BlobOpera I guess it comes down to the type of ballon as well. Weather balloons vs party ballons. Awesome. No wonder they didn't try that one. I figured the numbers where pretty high. I think the weather balloons are possible though.
@@thecreatonaut6165 If you could get a 98" diameter balloon, you'd only need 6500 of them.. but you'd still need 52 Million Litres of Helium - which is in short-ish supply..
@@TomOConnor-BlobOpera What about attaching one giant air ballon? Use heat. What would be an efficient way of lifting a house? Your right about Helium..Short supply.
@@thecreatonaut6165 one giant balloon has interesting problems. You'd need an absolutely massive balloon for starters. How big is a sphere (yes, I know) with volume of 52megalitres? What would it weigh? What would it be made of? Did you ever see the Lead Balloon episode of Mythbusters? What if you had a rip in a 52ML balloon.. At least with 4 Million individual balloons, you can pop one and not lose the lot.
Not sure if you could have changed anything without compromising the shows identity. Though I still wish Adam and Jamie were actual friends. When I was watching as a young teenager I thought everyone on the show were also friends with how they worked together.
I understand you, but I also find it great, to see an example of a professional working relationship, without everyone having to be friends. Quite often the people you work best with, are very different from the kind of people you want to hang around.
I have two video suggestions. 1. You could make a video about best miths you beat. 2. You could make video about your favourite tools you've used on your channel. Awesome videos!
There's one thing I would change, but that's more of a general thing for tv, everything is cut to have commercial breaks and reiterating stuff all the time because of that. I can't watch tv shows at all anymore because of that.
Mythbusters was the absolute worst for that, agreed. One time a friend of mine, out of the blue, said, "I hate when shows have all that filler, coming up after the break, here's what happened before the break, let's recap. And you know which show does that the most?' And I said, "You're going to say Mythbusters." And sure enough, he was. Haha, I'm still a big fan though.
Holy man, watching Adam get emotional about Grant and then later the show made ME get emotional about Grant, and then later the show. Thanks for being so open and approachable, Adam!
That's so great that you only read out things you understand, and that you tried to write it so others could understand it too. If only that happened with everyone!
"That's not based on some philosophy I have of what a science host is, that's just simply based on me wanting to understand the things I'm saying." That's what it feels like to have an unstated internal philosophy.
Grant must have been such a great person to work with. I've never heard anything but great things about him. Let's smile at his memory and how great he made us feel while with us!
A man is ultimately the sum of his experiences. If you change the experiences, say his methodology/problem solving, you change the man. If Mythbusters has done stuff differently in its early days, it may not have grown into the show we know and love
I doubt adam will ever see this but i just heard about grant today. If u do see it i hope ur well doc. Loved him and would love u to do a wee tribute build. Something silly u can auction for STEAM. Just introduced my nephew to mbusters so now there is four generations of my family appreciating u guys.
Thanks for your question, Hugo , and thanks for your answer, Adam! I'm so glad you are proud of that work. It was, and continues to be, a gift of humor and exploration encouraging our problem solving and expanding our curiosity. Plus.... Boom! The best!
Adam, I think if you knew that the building process that's necessary for testing the myths and some of the other behind the scene things were so interesting for the viewers, you guys could've put more footage in the episodes and by doing that it's a cheap additional content without Discovery to have to pay more. They get more episodes per season for the same price, and they will increase the budget of the show. Win-win
I have a question. Do you know if Jamie ever finished that new version of the constitution he was working on during your testing of the cabin fever myth? I've always wanted to read it.
One thing I would have liked to see was a segment at the start, with a discussion about what their expectations regarding the myth were and why. Could a myth be true? Why or why not? There were a few myths that couldn't possibly work, for very basic scientific reasons. i remember one where someone went down a slide with a ramp at the bottom, and they got catapulted *higher* than their starting point at the top of the slide. A discussion about why this is impossible would have highlighted some basic scientific principles and their predictive power, I think.
I've really enjoying his Tested "Home editions" since covid hit. The fact how personable he talks about his life and work. He's a mountain of knowledge. Since I work in my shop by myself. (Play the violins. lol). It's great to put his video's on, because it's like have someone in the shop working on their project while I work on mine. Thank you for visiting Adam! Everyone stay safe!
I hit the brakes in the rain one time and my trailer came came alongside my tractor at nearly 90 degrees. I got off the foot brakes and started to gently work the trolley brake (rear wheels only) and I gradually brought the trailer back in line behind me. I missed my turn, but I didn't jack knife!
@@1puppetbike Professional teaching is way beyound what he does now. More structured, more thought through. I admire what he does now and am in awe when I think about what he *could* do for students.
@@duragdan2000 with lesson plans, individualized daily reports and administrative details there is no time for teachers to really shine the way they should. Not the wonderful system that you wax poetically. Sadly
@@duragdan2000 Imho Adam is teaching more valuable things with his short online videos than I think he would in a class. A class would be more in-depth on a topic, sure. But from these Q/A videos with Adam, I end up seeing more organically how he thinks---his ethics/morals are more clearly shown. And to me, Adam is a great example to look up not just as professional, but as a good-natured human being. This sort of insight is not something that would be the focus of in a classroom (whereas in his videos he can ramble on as much as he likes), so personally I think it shouldn't be restricted to a classroom.
I'm glad you turned down the script reading gig. That sentence made no sense. Rewriting it as you did made it better. Discovery should have said, "Yes, great. If you do that for the whole show and read it, the show will be better for it."
great answer, ive been watching old episodes . it really really great to see your enthusiam as a presenter and how bad Jamie was as presenter. But Jamie brought another different side, its no use having the same ideas . Also use of his big shop and experience was good .
maaaaan...each time i listen to these i think my baby starty crying in her crib....when i take the headphones off i realize those are Adams Chair Wheels.... :D
Making science understandable on a basic level was a key component to Mythbusters for me. The myths, scientific concepts and testing were all easily understood by myself both as a pre-teen and now as a young adult. I don't know if I'd ever watch a show that simply goes 'a truck jackknifes at 22 degrees' because in the same way I'd want to know why it happens and why it's pertinent. I also understand not being able to mention Grant before. Losing Grant hit me unexpectedly hard, partly because he was so young and partly because he sounded like an amazing guy.
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Another Dahl here:
Not to speak for Hugo,
But the family name is common enough in the area of Germany and Scandinavian countries,
So specific relatives aren’t guaranteed.
Some places all entries found in a ’phone book’ are relatives and some places you can find a healthy list.
Other than Roald Dahl,
Other non relatives of the same name are:
Anders Dahl, the botanist who named the dahlia,
And Robert A. Dahl.
Dahl (like dale in English) means valley making it a likely option for natural landscape family names
What happened after Adam said that he wouldn't read the line as written?
@@buddyclem7328 they refused to change the script so Adam declined the gig
"There is no formula for success! There is a formula for failure though, and it involves thinking you know the formula for success..." - That is a great quote, instant classic Adam Savage!
Not to be a bummer, but that's a really old quote/proverb. It is a good one, though.
@@MaxRideout Ok, I didn't know that... But it sounds like a typical Adam Savage to me, so it is :-)
Someone put that on a T-shirt lol
Adams wrong though, or perhaps too modest to suggest it, but there IS a formula for success, and it ALWAYS involves, smart, funny, eloquent, and interesting people. People like the Mythbusters !!
@@maxtorque2277 what people define as all those things change from person to person and generation to generation
When he started talking about how he couldn’t say grant’s name, I started tearing up 😭
And When he said he was proud of his coleagues 😭
Me too!
Me too.. and he sounds like he is on the verge aswell.
Yeah. The sorrow in his eyes is palpable.
Why what happened to grant
That was the longest "no nothing" I have ever heard. Adam rambling along taking us on a story, that was, as always, very enjoyable.
You never watched a political debate before i assume?
@@antraxxslingshots I’ve not seen a political debate that could so clearly and definitely say no nothing.
Hearing anyone talking about something they've invested so much time in and are so passionate about, is always great to hear
The Savage really does put a lot of heart into his responses to these questions.
Even when he goes on a tanget, he is always interesting.
Pretty good explanation on the Grant situation, but anyone who has lost any one close to them already knows how you feel.
Yes. I have lost three of my four best friends, and it is really fucking hard. It's been five years since the first of those best friends died, and I'm still not at a point where I can talk about it without it being really emotionally taxing on my mental state. The sadness and grief of that is so profound that it is hard to communicate it to people who haven't gone through it. I still have troubles going and visiting their graves personally. It is too hard on me emotionally. And I've gotten shit for it in the past by other people who were grieving the same deaths. It's tough. I wish people would stop being judgmental about this and start realizing that we all have different ways to cope and grieve.
@@neruneri Lost a sister when I was four and that was in 88. Even now talking about it causes me some emotional discomfort. Lost my younger brother 3 years ago in november and that still hurts to. So totally understand where Adam and you are coming from.
Edit: Spelling
Very true. The first time I had to talk about my father like that, not including him or talking about how he used to be was really hard.
Especially when you lose a loved one without having the chance to say your farewells. That is particularly brutal for what is already a thoroughly painful experience.
@@neruneri I never really knew how physically painful grief could be until my brother and his wife died in 2016. It's the worst pain I've ever felt.
"Barely contained chaos": sounds like the original Muppets Show.
And Jamie is both Statler & Waldorf.
Electric Mayhem is the best group ever.
Bold of you to assume the Muppets can be contained
Sounds like a good band name
Aw hell you should of seen TISWAS
I always believed Adam and Jamie did not have enough screen time with Grant, Tori, and Kari. I wanted to see them do more myths as a group when I watched this as a young teen.
Adam and Jamie really though they weren’t friends had a great process, so did The second team. They probably just decided they could get more done that way.
@@sumwon6973 that's exactly what it was. He talks about it in one of his other vids. The one about why M7 split off from M5 i think.
As the show got larger they needed to split off both for space reasons in the original Shop and also so they could film enough content for the full seasons.
It also meant they could have more things going simultaneously so if something got delayed or didn't work for the show they had backup footage of a different myth to use for an episode
I was expecting: "Yeah, I wouldn't let them shock me with the cattle prod."
that's not "if i knew we'd have success" that's "if I knew how much it sucks ass"
It was an electric fence transformer, not a cattle prod.
Then again, that was possibly one of many contributing factors in Adam and Jamie wanting more control and eventually becoming executive producers. The show might have been very different without that.
I actually expected him to say they would have skipped pyramid power lol
@@saifourwinds God, Jamie's line "Let's not do any more 'oogie-boogie' myths" was so genuine.
And of all the ones to pick, that's not even a familiar one.
When in doubt - C4
Hehe
Best quote
Rock and Stone!!
@@Kuroyuqiqi Better: I reject your reality and substitute my own.
@@GoldDragon1 Am I missing an eyebrow?
I kept taking off my headphones to look for the small animal outside my front door, then realised the squeak was Adam's chair.
He oils it in another video, they film a bunch in one day and 'air' them out of order.
Thanks for this, I didn't realise what it was. Kept looking around my room for the source of the noise and even accused my girlfriend of being the culprit :D
@@rosonowski I get it's light-hearted but some universal relationship advice never accuse your significant other of anything no matter how trivial unless your know 100% with proof. It can only breed mistrust and negativity and never has a benefit. Edit: rip hit the wrong reply meant the post following yours
@@rosonowski Heh. I was wondering "Didn't he just oil that a few videos ago?".
Thought it was his dog with a chew toy.
The show hosts of Myth Busters weren't pretending to be know-it-alls. And that made the viewer feel like they were immersed, like they were investigating and discovering with the show hosts.
And, in my opinion, the chemistry between Jamie and Adam was fantastic!
Originally, the urban legends lady was the designated know-it-all, which might be partly why she didn't fit with the show's evolving ethos. Yet her segments helped define what the show was supposed to be about.
@@TheeGrumpy Scotty?
@@Mortablunt Prof. Heather Joseph-Witham
@@TheeGrumpy Idk I never saw her as a know it all. Adam has said in another episode of Tested that the reason that Heather unfortunately got fazed out (I LOVED her segments) was because the show moved away from folklore and urban legends, and she was on as a folklorist. That's the reason.
RE: Trucks jack-knifing. In the early 70s I was on an engineering team that developed an electronic brake controller for travel trailers and fifth wheelers which is still being manufactured and now used around the world. I was also the test pilot - the unwitting test pilot, that is. And I discovered the propensity of such vehicles to jack-knife in a pickup truck towing a horse trailer on country roads. It was an exciting time in my young life.
That sounds awesome! You should continue to be proud of that. How was being the test pilot?
@@TheSameNameasYou Being the test pilot was sometimes boring and sometimes terrifying.
Salute to you Mr. Test Driver. It sounds like the time you put into that job has potentially saved countless lives.
Cool, thanks for sharing
Grew up watching Mythbusters, amazing show! The thing I noticed was that in the beginning we saw a lot more of the process. At the end of the show, it was just replaying the same clips of what could happen in the end, over and over, while skipping over the actual process and builld.
It was amazing, I loved it. But at the end, it got too "reality showy" where they focused just showing big booms and intercuts, at the cost of the most interesting part.
I know this has nothing to do with the cast, Adam or jamie but the production/editing. But THAT is the one thing I would want have seen changed in this amazing show :) Thank you for the years of great content and inspiration to all us who watched it!
Exactly, Mythbusters was an organic thing... trying to figure out how to built it any other way could have resulted in the show being something different... or terrible.
That seems to be a problem with a lot of shows, ie trying to get that organic feel, but instead ending up with something that looks heavily scripted & fake. I think the joy of Mythbusters is never being quite sure how things were going to pan out.
maybe if mythbusters was different, it wouldnt have been as big of a success. It was amazing just the way it was
Well Adam, I'm glad you were true to yourself declining that Discovery science show. I'm so sick of people working just from they employers script without thinking at all.
Oh, man. I was telling people at my university that Mythbusters exemplified the scientific method since the chicken gun in season one! Testing hypotheses, incorporating peer review (viewer feedback), and never assuming you were done. It was fantastic.
Most research doesn't get paid to find the truth it gets paid to promote a view, that is why all this fails.
Would’ve been funny after the script “fight” with discovery, next weeks episode would’ve been about if the jackknife myth is true or not 😂
Thanks for mentioning that about saying Grant's name. I'm just a viewer, and whenever I think of him I get a little sad knowing he's not with us anymore. And I didn't even KNOW him. Thanks for everything you did on Mythbusters, and everything you continue to do on this channel and elsewhere.
- "Oh no no no. There's no rewriting of the script. It's all done. We just want you to read it"
- "Oh that's easy then. I don't just don't want to read it"
We need the rest of this story
Haven't seen anyone here saying they saw that show or even something similar. Its production may have depended on Adam's star value to go forward. Adam taking himself out may well have killed that project, or even pointed out huge problems with the format they thought they wanted. (Like reading off facts is not teaching science, it's teaching trivia.)
The script that you weren't allowed to rewrite, did you find it in the wild with someone else narrating it?
@TerraTN I like square wheels. People keep telling me "you musn't cut corners", but that's the kind of thinking that drives innovation. If it hadn't been for someone using a square wheel and thinking "Bit bumpy, must be a better way" and cutting all the corners off, we wouldn't have the circular wheels we all know and love today. XKCD also did a great explanation for "If you see a bunch of people jumping off a bridge, would you follow?" to which the answer should probably be "yes", because there's probably a good reason. Like it's about to collapse, or an out of control giant lego ball is heading straight for it..
@TerraTN I think Karhunen (the person who first asked this question) is talking about something completely different: Did someone else narrate the jackknife script.
@@brolohalflemming7042 err... we had round wheels first... logs, spheres, potters wheels were first probably. Transportation wheels were made long after we understood how wheels worked, and only became that practical after the invention of the lathe.
Nevertheless... _it all worked out in a roundabout way._
wonder if that was the last straw... I'm pretty sure it came down to money in the end though.
"There is a formula for failure, and that involves thinking you know the formula for success" straight up words to live by.
My favorite Myth was Bullet in The Fuse Box.
Myth: Someone was shot by "a bullet in the fuse box of a truck". They brought an old truck into the shop that had the old style round glass fuses. To shorten the story, when it worked Adam was as giddy as a school girl. They redid the test a few more times. Adam was giggling, every, time. I think he said lets do it again. Then he ran to reset.
@Jordon Carlson not a safety device. A replacement for that pesky thingamajig that keeps making his truck stop working. Lol
@Jordon Carlson If the person is replacing a blown fuse, they likely have a short already. :)
I think this video is the first time Scottie has been mentioned when he was talking about the "whole team". It always annoyed me that she's never even mentioned most of the time since she was there before the trio and was the one that did 90% of the welding those first 3 seasons.
One change I would have made would have been for it to still be going.
No, honestly I’m glad it was here but it left while it was still enjoyable. I’d hate to have the beautiful show soured by a season that forces its way along
They were getting to the top of the mountain and didnt want it to dry up. They wanted to go out with people wanting more as to have people interested in what they were doing. I think they are still a success in what they wanted to do and what they accomplished.
I dunno, maybe if they want back to "the roots" so to speak. I felt that the later seasons were so focused on making things blow up all the time that it got boring. How many times can you film an explosion in a quarry and have it be entertaining?
Nah, they ended it at the right time. The last couple of seasons really felt like they were scraping the bottom of the barrel for ideas to test.
@@treborrrrr I mean it never got old like the myth always to go out with a bang.
The jackknifing of a semi-truck/trailer occurs when the momentum of the trailer begins to put a larger sideways component into the truck than forward component, causing the truck to begin to skid and lose control. This is a dynamic situation and has much to do with the individual center of gravity of truck and trailer, coefficient of friction between tires and pavement, wheelbase of truck, wheelbase of trailer, balance of braking force on each axle, velocity, and so on. You can go to any truckstop or delivery dock and see them maneuver around the lot at angles WAY beyond 22° with no loss of control or any other issue. Properly turning a corner at a regular intersection normally exceeds 22°. Log trucks for example have mechanical linkage that helps the back tires track closer to the tires of the truck in tight turns ... without physically breaking parts, they would be impossible to jackknife in a normal sense. Adam, you were correct to refuse to read information that gives an absolute without addressing any other variables. This is exactly why people like Bill Nye, Alan Alda and other "science" narrators are so frustrating to me. In many cases, they do not understand what they are claiming to their audience for themselves. Other science show hosts like Neil deGrasse Tyson, for example, try to simplify incredibly challenging scientific concepts to the point that they aren't necessarily correct anymore. These people seem to read the script whether it is scientifically correct or not and are in actuality doing their audiences a dis-service. There is a false understanding created there and it hurts REAL understanding in the long run. True science is a rabbit hole with almost infinite branches ... the deeper you go, the more possibilities and questions and knowledge will appear before you. Thanks for the integrity, Adam. Best wishes and thanks.
I agree with almost everything you said but I think you (and almost everyone else) may be missing the point of science narrators and presenters. In my opinion, people like Nye and Tyson present simplified, introductory level science topics, the point of which is to introduce the audience to an idea. It's not a graduate class on the subject. It's more like a class audit. I think it's supposed to give access the ideas to hopefully spark a deeper interest and encourage people to look further into the subjects on their own if they so desire. I would never cite Cosmos or Star Talk or Bill Nye's show in a paper or discussion but something they present on their show might inspire me to do further research for my own edifice and I think that's great.
This reminds me of that "Speed of dark" Vsauce video, where Michael explains that if you know little, you understand very little the expanse of you "unknowns". But as your knowledge grows, your bubble of known information expands, but so does the barrier representing how much you don't understand. I think a lot of presenters are under a weird kind of pressure, to walk the line between understandable to the drooling masses, while being correct enough to appeal to those of us with perceived knowledge in a given field.
P.s. Adam's videos always have the best conversations in the comments
Hmm, a helpful, rational, and informative comment. Not what I was expecting from @A Troll :)
@@wakamiwailer I understand your point and agree for the most part. However, when science narrators choose to tackle a very complex subject, say climate for instance, and they take the stand that we're ruining the planet, that's when I have issue. The fact is that climate change is normal for the Earth. It is also a fact that we humans are having an effect on the climate, but to unequivocally state that humans are destroying the Earth is not good science. Inspiring minds to seek the truth is a good thing, oversimplifying complex systems and frightening people is not.
Yes, to "simplify incredibly challenging scientific concepts" is a dangerous game. It ends up in what Richard Feynman called "telling lies to children" and why he refused to endorse a number of textbooks. I'll add my thanks to Adam for not doing that.
It sounded like Adam was about to cry there for a second , It seems like he made some great memories
“Yeah, we’re blowing a lotta stuff up. Its fun” “uh, are yall writing down what happens?” “Yeah, most of the time.” “Uh yeah thats just science”
Uh oh they accidentally made a science!
Thanks Adam, for taking my question and for such a great answer, and contrasting how Mythbusters went versus the "Science show which shall not be narrated".
As far as any relation to Roald Dahl, judging by the no royalty cheques I've received, or not having been named or mentioned as an heir, I would venture a fairly safe answer would be "likely not".
Thanks for your question, and your support, Hugo!
I have such huge respect for this man, he is so articulate. I love watching his channel
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
I have that shirt, but haven't worn it for the last 4 years because that phrase has taken a dark turn in this country and is no longer funny. :/
Sadly, it seems this has become many people's guiding principle of late.
@@ToddTevlin I assume you'll start wearing it again in a few weeks.
@@chucksherron I doubt it. I want reality to return to normal before attempting it, lol.
Am I missing... an eyebrow??
Myth busters was one of my favorite TV shows of all time. Probably my number one favorite.
I miss it very much.
The cast, the intelligence of the idea, the “we’re not finished until we blow something up” the banter and chemistry between the cast,
It was entertainment magic.
Failure is always an option. Especially with science. Sometimes that's the best result we'll ever get to see. And naturally I think that logic has carried from the experiments to apply to the show itself, at least in my opinion. Thank you for the perfect imperfection!
Tell that to Jean Krantz. JK. I agree, the lessons learned in the substance of the show could be directly applied to making the show making the show potentially perpetual.
Mythbusters was a iconic part of a lot of peoples lives. I watched it everytime a new episode aired and rewatched episodes constantly.
Wish every episode of mythbusters was on Hulu.
I think every episode is on Discovery +
I've got them all on Amazon Prime in the UK
“There’s a formula for failure and it involves thinking you know the formula for success.”-Adam Savage
Not gonna lie, even though this is an artifact of its time, If there's anything I could change about mythbusters, it'd be the way it was edited, it was very much commercial oriented so there was a huge amount of "coming up next, Tory falls over", 2 seconds before Tory falls over, it cuts to an outro only to return with a different segments, and Tory does not fall over until 10 minutes later. There were some efforts of people on Reddit doing clean edits of Mythbusters that made the myths chronological but also end up being barely 60% the length of the as aired duration without taking ads into account. I also wish there were more focus on the builds as the seasons progressed, there were more emphasis on explosions than the making of, but I get why it had to be that way for entertainment reasons etc.
Absolutely agree! I love the show, but this was the most annoying part. And even without ads (clean cuts) you have to hear for few times the repetitions of what one or other team doing just because segments are jumping from one to other. Imagine no adds and "coming up next", how much more stuff they could show up for the making of rather than only the end results.
I absolutely love how much you love Grant. It really shows. I miss him too.
Every time I watch one of Adam's videos, I feel I've learned something.
In a way, developing the show itself was a massive Mythbusters experiment, and I really enjoyed watching you all figure out what worked for the flow and what didn't. It was very clear how much passion everyone had.
^ This.
I can totally imagine it being very difficult to speak Grant Imahara's name, especially in public, like on stage during a Q&A or something.
I didn't even know the guy and his sudden, unexpected death hit me like a TON of bricks falling from a skyscraper.
The only other time I've ever been so profoundly affected by the death of what would be considered a, "celebrity," was when I heard about Steve Irwin being killed accidentally when he was stung directly in the heart by a Stingray barb.
I had never felt like I knew a total stranger personally like I had with Steve Irwin, until I heard what happened to Grant Imahara.
(It's still hard to think about now lol all these months later!)
So, I can completely get how Adam Savage, someone who was a close, personal friend of his, would be so much more impacted.
It's not far-fetched at ALL. 👍
RIP 🙏 Grant Imahara
(again and forever.)
I've actually written a comment on this channel recently in which I likened the feelings I got as a kid from the passing of Steve Irwin, to the emotions I felt when Grant Imahara passed away as well, even though I'm much older now they were both such big parts of my childhood. Even though I only "knew" them through TV! I agree with you, It must have been so difficult for Adam to try to formulate that sentence he was going for, and then have to switch to past tense "the people who *used to* come up to Grant in public" for one of them. Makes sense that Adam couldn't say it at the time, and the reason he couldn't was pretty clear to me just from hearing it. But then the fact that he decided to clarify why he may have seemed to leave him out later is also part of what an awesome dude and I'm sure awesome friend Adam is.
“I reject your reality and substitute my own.” - Adam Savage. Classic Myth Buster philosophy
Myth Busters was never broke, don’t fix it.
Bird through an airplane. That was an amazing episode and funny.
3:25 *Jamie has entered the chat*
I love MythBusters, mostly for the can do attitude. can I go down a river in a bubble wrap, duck tape boat? Yes you can!! Making fun at its best!
Oddly enough, I'm enjoying listening to Adam talk more than watching him work. Thanks for the good content!
I'm late to the party so to say. I didn't know grant passed. He was an amazing mind. I looked up to him and all of the mythbuster. You guys are the sole reason I found science fun. The real world applications of science is what motivated to pursue a science based career.
Brother, you have produced a lot of amazing work in your life but this short UA-cam video is right near the top. Well done sir.
Man, your answers are so good thoughtful everytime! I dunno I'm just impressed.
I agree completely. Remarkable thoughtful he is. Very pleasant to listen to.
The frequent pausing for thought, reaching for just the right word, starting to say something one way then "no wait let me give an example", it just makes it so natural and approachable, like we're actually sitting at his workbench having a real conversation.
Mythbusters..
That was a good age in the Discovery channel,
before it devolved into an endless mind-numbing reel of film documenting heavy-set bearded men tweaking motorcycles.
Video: I wouldn't change a thing
Thumbnail: The chicken cannon.
I started watching Mythbusters in 2019 and when the show ended was upset to find that it ended before I even started watching it. Mythbusters has sparked an interest in science I didnt even know I had until then and I still love it today. After finding out that none of the Mythbusters were actually scientists I thought I would be upset but then I found out that they were model makers, I love model making and think Adam is just that much awesomer now. Thanks for inspiring us all Adam.
While some of their conclusions were infuriating I believe largely due to them not having scientific research experience, I think that them not being professional scientists made it more successful for some of the very reasons Adam explains. "Real" scientists doing a science show tend to have a propensity for saying "this is just how it is" like in the script for the unnamed show Adam declined. But I think watching non-scientists explore their way through the scientific method in order to try to get at some truth makes it both more powerful and more accessible for the rest of us. Especially since apparently they didn't set out to make a science show, but rather just set out to discern what is true and a few years in suddenly realized that they were actually using the scientific method to do so.
Man, listening to you reminisce about MB really makes me want to go back and watch the whole series.
3:24 Is that his Bill Nye impression. 😂😂😂
Either that or Neil deGrasse Tyson.
I took it more as the generic 1950s Bell Labs style lab coat and poindexter glasses physics guy scientist.
So like the guy Bill Nye is essentially a parody of lol
That Bill is the biggest phony.
@@wokeupinapanic I imagined the same thing. Something like this classic:
ua-cam.com/video/Ac7G7xOG2Ag/v-deo.html
Bill Nye... you mean Speed Walker?
I miss Grant.. I wish he were still here to be a part of all this..
or maybe he's lucky to have not. either way bless him.
Mythbusters 100% best show. Rip grant ❤️
Adam, thank you for being a voice of reason and wisdom in an otherwise maddening day!
You are right to be proud of Mythbusters. It was must-see TV for me. I never missed an original episode. The dynamic between you and Jamie was wonderful. Grant, Kari, and Tory rounded out the show perfectly. Thanks for the wonderful years you've given us.
Adam, I want to thank you for these and specially for talking about Grant.
Its good to here Grant stories as I was not a huge MB fan at the time.
Honestly, I think these Q&As are way better than those Adam has done in person at conventions and whatnot. It's just him talking with no interference from anybody.
i would have got rid of "the story thus far" bit after every friggin' break. it sucked up way too much time and was really useless
Yeah, as a Brit it's a classic "how to spot the American show" we don't have it nearly as much in UK TV, and I think that is a good thing (UK TV has it's own problems, let's be clear)
I once sent in a request for mythbusters to replicate the movie "UP". How many balloons would it take to lift a real house? Will always love everyone on the show. I've got my son watching them now. He loves it!!
I did a little research. The average house weighs between 80,000 and 160,000 lbs. I averaged those and got 120,000lbs. A 1ft diameter balloon contains 0.5 cubic feet of gas -ish.. and can lift 14g. so you'd need 3,887,935 balloons.
@@TomOConnor-BlobOpera I guess it comes down to the type of ballon as well. Weather balloons vs party ballons. Awesome. No wonder they didn't try that one. I figured the numbers where pretty high. I think the weather balloons are possible though.
@@thecreatonaut6165 If you could get a 98" diameter balloon, you'd only need 6500 of them.. but you'd still need 52 Million Litres of Helium - which is in short-ish supply..
@@TomOConnor-BlobOpera What about attaching one giant air ballon? Use heat. What would be an efficient way of lifting a house? Your right about Helium..Short supply.
@@thecreatonaut6165 one giant balloon has interesting problems.
You'd need an absolutely massive balloon for starters. How big is a sphere (yes, I know) with volume of 52megalitres?
What would it weigh? What would it be made of? Did you ever see the Lead Balloon episode of Mythbusters? What if you had a rip in a 52ML balloon.. At least with 4 Million individual balloons, you can pop one and not lose the lot.
"am I missing an eyebrow?"
RIP grant 😓
Why change anything it was a beautiful show maybe in the last season not getting rid of Carrie Grant and Tori.
I imagine that was more out of Adam and Jamie's hands.
Not sure if you could have changed anything without compromising the shows identity. Though I still wish Adam and Jamie were actual friends. When I was watching as a young teenager I thought everyone on the show were also friends with how they worked together.
I understand you, but I also find it great, to see an example of a professional working relationship, without everyone having to be friends.
Quite often the people you work best with, are very different from the kind of people you want to hang around.
It's so nice to still have a connection to the show. It made me who I am now. Thank you adam!
I forgot that Grant had passed. He was my second favorite person on the show. That's upsetting how I forgot he had passed away.
I have two video suggestions.
1. You could make a video about best miths you beat.
2. You could make video about your favourite tools you've used on your channel.
Awesome videos!
That "Myth Expert Heather" from Season 1. :o|
Every show has some dead meat to cut.
Look at all the times they tried to add an extra to Pinky & The Brain
@@Adam-ln4og... and Larry!
There's one thing I would change, but that's more of a general thing for tv, everything is cut to have commercial breaks and reiterating stuff all the time because of that. I can't watch tv shows at all anymore because of that.
Mythbusters was the absolute worst for that, agreed. One time a friend of mine, out of the blue, said, "I hate when shows have all that filler, coming up after the break, here's what happened before the break, let's recap. And you know which show does that the most?' And I said, "You're going to say Mythbusters." And sure enough, he was. Haha, I'm still a big fan though.
Holy man, watching Adam get emotional about Grant and then later the show made ME get emotional about Grant, and then later the show. Thanks for being so open and approachable, Adam!
Again when he said "the five of us."
That's so great that you only read out things you understand, and that you tried to write it so others could understand it too. If only that happened with everyone!
(Especially that 2nd bit) if only that happened with some of my professors!
"That's not based on some philosophy I have of what a science host is, that's just simply based on me wanting to understand the things I'm saying."
That's what it feels like to have an unstated internal philosophy.
Grant must have been such a great person to work with. I've never heard anything but great things about him. Let's smile at his memory and how great he made us feel while with us!
A man is ultimately the sum of his experiences. If you change the experiences, say his methodology/problem solving, you change the man. If Mythbusters has done stuff differently in its early days, it may not have grown into the show we know and love
I doubt adam will ever see this but i just heard about grant today. If u do see it i hope ur well doc. Loved him and would love u to do a wee tribute build. Something silly u can auction for STEAM. Just introduced my nephew to mbusters so now there is four generations of my family appreciating u guys.
Thanks for your question, Hugo , and thanks for your answer, Adam! I'm so glad you are proud of that work. It was, and continues to be, a gift of humor and exploration encouraging our problem solving and expanding our curiosity. Plus.... Boom! The best!
Great video! Thank you for keeping up the great work, and not disappointing mythbuster fans.
Adam, I think if you knew that the building process that's necessary for testing the myths and some of the other behind the scene things were so interesting for the viewers, you guys could've put more footage in the episodes and by doing that it's a cheap additional content without Discovery to have to pay more. They get more episodes per season for the same price, and they will increase the budget of the show. Win-win
I have a question. Do you know if Jamie ever finished that new version of the constitution he was working on during your testing of the cabin fever myth? I've always wanted to read it.
One thing I would have liked to see was a segment at the start, with a discussion about what their expectations regarding the myth were and why. Could a myth be true? Why or why not? There were a few myths that couldn't possibly work, for very basic scientific reasons. i remember one where someone went down a slide with a ramp at the bottom, and they got catapulted *higher* than their starting point at the top of the slide. A discussion about why this is impossible would have highlighted some basic scientific principles and their predictive power, I think.
I've really enjoying his Tested "Home editions" since covid hit. The fact how personable he talks about his life and work. He's a mountain of knowledge. Since I work in my shop by myself. (Play the violins. lol). It's great to put his video's on, because it's like have someone in the shop working on their project while I work on mine. Thank you for visiting Adam! Everyone stay safe!
My formula for success, is shown up at work on time, and ready to work. Work overtime if offered, ask questions about any thing you don’t know.
And that how some people get burnt out and hating live. But if it works for you?
The best kind of need to fill is one that you don't really know even exists until you've filled it. Thanks Adam.
Adam, your answer to this question was amazing. You explain everything so well, as you explain in the video.
I was just telling someone that; There’s no formula to life/success,
Strictly Right time and place territory..
⚙️👍🪚🔨
You could litterally feel the emotion pouring from Adams mouth with every word. We love u brother.
I hit the brakes in the rain one time and my trailer came came alongside my tractor at nearly 90 degrees. I got off the foot brakes and started to gently work the trolley brake (rear wheels only) and I gradually brought the trailer back in line behind me. I missed my turn, but I didn't jack knife!
Maybe there is a way to make it even better: realizing since the start that it shows the scientific method in action
I also have a question: Have you ever considered teaching? And teaching WHAT exactly?
He's teaching what he wants to now.
And more than a classroom full of students.
@@1puppetbike Professional teaching is way beyound what he does now. More structured, more thought through. I admire what he does now and am in awe when I think about what he *could* do for students.
@@duragdan2000 with lesson plans, individualized daily reports and administrative details there is no time for teachers to really shine the way they should. Not the wonderful system that you wax poetically.
Sadly
@@duragdan2000 Imho Adam is teaching more valuable things with his short online videos than I think he would in a class. A class would be more in-depth on a topic, sure. But from these Q/A videos with Adam, I end up seeing more organically how he thinks---his ethics/morals are more clearly shown. And to me, Adam is a great example to look up not just as professional, but as a good-natured human being. This sort of insight is not something that would be the focus of in a classroom (whereas in his videos he can ramble on as much as he likes), so personally I think it shouldn't be restricted to a classroom.
I'm glad you turned down the script reading gig. That sentence made no sense. Rewriting it as you did made it better. Discovery should have said, "Yes, great. If you do that for the whole show and read it, the show will be better for it."
great answer, ive been watching old episodes .
it really really great to see your enthusiam as a presenter
and how bad Jamie was as presenter. But Jamie brought another different side,
its no use having the same ideas . Also use of his big shop and experience was good .
The perfect explanation. Informative, intriguing, emotional.
Adam, please oil the wheels on your chair. Every time you move I think my dog is yelping somewhere outside.
maaaaan...each time i listen to these i think my baby starty crying in her crib....when i take the headphones off i realize those are Adams Chair Wheels.... :D
Impossible to listen with headphones. Every 5 secondes i take of my headset becasue i think the banging and dogs are in my house
Adam didn't mention Scottie Chapman when mentioning the B-team... hmmm 🤔.
He did.
That cement truck explosion was insane!! Thank you Mythbusters.
I liked Mythbusters more when it was more raw, almost reality tv-like.
Making science understandable on a basic level was a key component to Mythbusters for me. The myths, scientific concepts and testing were all easily understood by myself both as a pre-teen and now as a young adult. I don't know if I'd ever watch a show that simply goes 'a truck jackknifes at 22 degrees' because in the same way I'd want to know why it happens and why it's pertinent. I also understand not being able to mention Grant before. Losing Grant hit me unexpectedly hard, partly because he was so young and partly because he sounded like an amazing guy.