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that one time you checked 5 of your finger nails and 4 of them were not able to high dynamically range the distance from the point of dirty to clean. lol.
Speaking of testing bullet myths, is there a reason how come Mythbusters never tested any from the JFK assassination like how plausible it was to make that in 3 shots or the magic bullet theory?
Truth be told, I feel this show wouldn’t have worked without JAMIE. You two were total opposite, yet worked so well together. Glad he stuck to the very end.
Yeah, that's part of why the "new mythbusters" show failed imo. From what little of it I watched, they all wanted to be the Adam type, which lacked the counterbalance of Jamie. That's just part of it, since any followup / remake right after the original is a bad idea in general.
As Adam himself once said, "it was the oldest trope in the book -- the straight man and funny man." One of the reasons I can't take a lot of builder channels on UA-cam is that they're all trying to be high-energy Adam, and surround themselves with Adams, all SCREAMING whenever something moderately interesting happens. It's fake garbage and needs a stable rock like Jaime to provide the center.
Not only does jaime come across as a introvert, people need to remember M5 was HIS workshop. No matter who you are, how extroverted or introverted you are....constantly having your space invaded like that with camera crews, production teams, must really take its toll on you mentally. When he questioned whether or not he comes back for more seasons it must have always come with the overwhelming desire to get his workshop back for himself and his team..
Yea, if you rewatch the 'behind the scenes' on the food fight bit they did on one of (maybe THE) last episode I just get a strong vibe of "I'm done with this shit; can I just make stuff now?" from Jamie. It's my dark-horse theory for why the show ended, Jamie just have enough of it all and wanted to be free to make whatever, whenever, without cameras around all the time.
A lot of the first seasons is him staring at Adam "Destroy" or "play" with stuff at his shop. It's truly understandable from extrovert and introvert sides.
@@bdam55 i mean the show had been going on for 15 years at that point. They had their ups and downs but I think everyone was wanting to move on to new things. They succeeded in making a great show and didn't end on a down note (in terms of popularity that is).
That all makes perfect sense to me and I think I'd feel similarly. But... They had to have made a ton of money, why not just buy and make another shop and land and such? Either new one for the show to stop using M5 or a new for Jamie/M5. Feel like some of their experiments were probably as expensive as that already. You'd think the studio would rather do that as part of a new contract to keep Jamie rather than let him go? Apologies for the couple months late comment
Damn it sucks that his workshop kept getting used for the show. It's a shame someone was forcing him to participate in the show. Whoever was doing that to him should've reconsidered.
I like that you and Jamie have been honest that you aren't friends but also have never said a bad word about each other. There's lots of examples of bad blood after long running TV shows. I'm really glad Jamie didn't leave.
It’s ofttimes the best way to run a work relationship. I’ve worked with people in the past and we’ve had such a great working relationship that we achieved amazing outputs. But I wouldn’t have dreamed of ever socialising with them outside of work. I guess it comes down to actually being able to focus on the work. I’ve also had working relationships where we’ve been literally best friends and you end up losing about two working hours every day to idle chit chat about non-work related stuff. Opposed to the chit chat with the former being solely work related.
@@him050At work I get along best with the people who pull their weight to get the job done, even if I don't like them. They could be evil monsters on their own time and I'd still get along with them at work if they're good at their jobs. On the other hand there are coworkers I very much like as people, but I find myself resenting them at work for their bad habits and subpar performance.
It doesn't take much observation to see that Jamie is a very introverted engineer, and so many of us will misunderstand his deadpan face expressions as lack of enjoyment. The fact that he was even paying close attention to the event means he was enjoying it.
While he is not animated or excited like Adam. There are times when he has a shine to his eye when he's enjoying something, and he's into the Myth. I liked both guys equally.
I can vibe with that. I'm an introvert myself, and when I'm really enjoying something, it usually materializes as an intense focus on what I'm doing. The unfortunate part is that frustration materializes the same way.
Not everyone has their heart on their sleeve. I remember a scene from Mythbusters when Adam asked Jamie to show some emotion and Jamie responded that he was showing excitement (still had the same deadpan look on his face). As said here in the comments, the diverse personalities are one reason why the show excelled. If Jamie had been as animated as Adam, the show would've been exhausting. Thanks, Adam, for being willing to give insights to the show. It's so appreciated.
I also think the walrusesque moustache helped to hide Jamie's face, so if he didnt have a really big smile like when things went right during big booms nobody would know.
@@aceundead4750 yeah Jaime's moustache and beret basically did the equivalent of a mask you one would have to pay minute attention to his eyes and forehead to read his otherwise poker face we all enjoyed.
I always wanted to make a poster of Jamie's emotions. 11 pictures of him with the deadpan expression with various emotions listed. 1 picture of him with a giant smile with the caption "Adam Hurt Himself (again)"
I always appreciate the professional respect that Adam shows Jamie. They may not be best friends but the professional admiration that Adam has for Jamie and their working relationship always shows through when Adam talks about his time on Mythbusters. You don't have to be friends with someone to admire them and their work.
Jamie put a lot of his own shit up for Mythbusters to use, as I understand it. I'm also very glad that they managed to maintain at least a mutual respect/admiration if not a "friendship" (whatever you take that to mean).
I agree that it's nice but I also think that's just being a work colleague. I've worked with people for years without being _friends_ - we didn't socialise outside of a work context and when either of us left the job we never saw each other again but we worked well together, had mutual respect etc. and i'm sure that's true for most people. (maybe it stands out here because we kind of _expect_ Adam and Jamie to be friends so when we find out, nope, they were just colleagues, we struggle a bit to reframe their relationship in everyday terms ? Or maybe it's simply because we watch Adam actually _speak_ about it in a way we mostly don't ourselves ?)
I met Adam and Jamie when I was a kid. My dad won tickets to fly out and visit their studio, and Adam took us out to Lunch. Absolutely fantastic people, Adam signed my wallet which I still have today.
@@raphaelaquiles33 lol no sadly that wasn't me. I just got a tour of their warehouse and got to see all the stuff they had made on the show. I specifically remember the polished turds lol
I thought it was a joke the whole time, like he just needed a snack in general maybe. I burst out laughing when I heard Adam say it himself. He legitimately needed a cookie lol.
Lol sometimes Adam could clearly get a little hypoglycemic and start acting irrationally. Love that it was an actual reference to his actual habits and not just a snarky line.
I had a friend in college who I carpooled with for three years. There was one day where he was super grumpy, I handed him a granola bar and quoted this line.
I remember seeing some kind of behind the scenes episode or special shortly after i started watching the show (this was a long time ago so I can't quite remember all the details). There was a part where Jamie refused to play into the manufactured drama that a lot of shows were pushing & still push today. I remember having so much respect for him saying that. It was one of the things that made me like the show even more & it went from a show I would watch if it was on to a show I actively watched every week until it ended.
Yea, I'm re-watching them with my kids and in the earlier seasons there's a bunch of snippets where the producer got Jamie or Adam alone and got them to basically bad mouth each other. Ex: "Adam works to fast and screws shit up." It's comes off very 'reality TV'ish. I know Adam has talked about a producer that kept trying to do these kinds of things by playing them off each other. Up to and including having Tori/Grant/Kari to electrify the Ark of the Covenant and shock Adam.
@irwinisidro The electrified Ark was a producer - there was a TED Talk with Adam where he said "that producer is no longer with us". Adam also praised the camera crew who refused to chase him down after he left the room, because they respected him and knew he needed space.
I met jamie when he came to finland for his namesake workshop in the local university. There i atleast got to thank him for the effect you guys and the show had in inspiring alot of our generation into science. Hes such s grounded man we had real fun conversations.
It worked because of you and Jamies dynamic. It was a working relationship with a mutual respect. Finding out you two were not friends as a kid was like finding out santa wasnt real, but was also a example of people putting aside differences to make something amazing. Plus Kari Grant and Troy brought the vibe of a group that would go get drinks after shooting a episode so you had both dynamics you would see in a workplace
I really love how respectful Adam is of Jamie. Never a bad word to say. This is the mark of a real man. Not a friendship but a respectful and professional working relationship.
It fit the zeitgeist. Discovery turning contract negotiations into a juvenile competition sucked the wind out of the sails. Typical result of corporate extremists vitiating the life out of something good. People seem to have their heads in the sand about ‘Murica regressing back to Robber Baron business practices with an end goal of becoming fully fledged feudalism.
It's interesting how the dynamic of Adam and Jamie was so good in Mythbusters, because they complimented each other's energy so well. And yet there are so many channels these days that just try to have everyone be as exhaustively excited about everything all the time as they possibly can. I don't think many of those content creators understand the benefit of just taking a breath.
Right, if you're going to have a ray stanz you have to have an egon spengler to balance out the energy and maybe a peter Venkman to keep them both in check at times.
Smarter Every Day recently did the bullet myth for real, it took ridiculous precision. And sure enough one of his trials did have a fused bullet dropping straight down, fused, all momentum cancelled out.
I saw this video from Smarter Every Day they talk about an impossible shot, both bullets explode or ricochet. That's why Adam is skeptical, fortunately there remains a probability
I'm wondering if the answer is simpler. Since bullets back then were simply metal balls and powder packed into the barrel by hand, perhaps they loaded two balls by mistake from time to time and merged in the barrel?
@@AskJoe The fused ones Destin showed off definitely hit in the air. There's a lot of evidence for that. The common bullet in the civil war was the Minie Ball, which has a flat back end, and these two were fused face to face. I believe it was also found on the ground in between where the lines were known to have been located on the day the fighting took place.
@@evildude109 That's pretty amazing. When you think of it, back then riffles didn't have much range, so it's probably not are rare as I though for two men to literally see the whites of their enemy's eyes and for one of them to pull the trigger immediately after the other guy fired.
I want you to know how influential your professional relationship with Jamie was for me. One of my early jobs I worked with a person of a similar temperment, the man eventually became my work partner working at a hospital, and having Mythbusters in my head gave me room to appreciate the special dynamic he brought to the table. I was more similar to Adam, but despite the difference in enthusiasm he was a great influence on the man I would become, and indirectly so was Jamie. It's always been my defence mechanism with new people to think of a performer they are similar to, and in this guy's case, well thank goodness I had seen Mythbusters, because I've never come across anything else as similar.
A perfect example of "you don't have to like each other to work together". You guys made an incredible show! One of my biggest influences in pursuing a career in STEM!
He was part of Tested in the beginning, but stepped away from it. He's never been a "presenter". He loves to build things and solve problems, not talk about it to a camera.
@@ssl3546I don't think they dislike each other as much as they just dont mesh well. It seems like they have a lot of professional respect for each other but Jamie doesn't really like to be in front of a camera, and their personalities just dont work well with each other so they were never friends.
I’ve been rewatching and the dynamic between you two seemed to improve a LOT around the time Grant came on the show. Everyone just seemed happier and seemed to be having more fun, including Jamie.
@@peterw8835 Thank goodness that producer left. Would have ruined a perfectly good show. I would have stopped watching for sure. I hate fake drama, or hiring someone they know will rub people wrong, to create drama. I watched mythbusters to see cool stuff, not arguments. - Cheers
I always felt like Jamie would express his joy differently. He never seemed comfortable to jump with joy or anything like that but would express his joy through showing engagement and pride for example.
@@TheLittleNoobThatCouldThat was the result of one of the producers, I’m told. I’m also told that the particular producer didn’t last much longer after that episode.
I had watched a video or interview with her years ago saying it was annoying having a camera in your face all the time or having to act as if you were building something for extra footage. I assumed that had been cleared long ago but it seems lore from the old seasons is still murky for those who didn't follow the events at the time
@@Mr_T_BadgerI remember Adam being furious about that in the way he put on a pretend cheeriness while asking to be left alone, and Jamie seemed to recognise this.
Well I am glad Jamie stayed around, because I absolutely loved watching you two get into shenanigans as a kid and now as a teenager I’ve been rewatching some episodes and the nostalgia is wonderful!
I was captain of a Punkin Chunkin team for many years and in 2012 Jamie and Adam were the hosts of the Discovery channel Punkin Chunkin show. We won the trebuchet division that year and I was interviewed a few times on camera by Jamie. Off camera he would put up his hood up and stand off by himself. He never really engaged with anyone or seemed that interested in the Chunk. I did engage him a little in technical discussions but I had to initiate them. In following years I was interviewed by Grant which was great. He was really into it, engaged with everyone, wore funny hats etc. Boy do I miss Grant, RIP. In
Jamie had to be personally invested to show outwardly the enthusiasm Adam can use for almost any situation. That is a classic introvert. They don't show all their cards to someone they just met, even if it is part of the gig. Whether Jamie was actually into the competition or not isn't going to really show since he was not on a team problem solving. It likely was another network obligation he didn't want and that prejudiced him against the whole thing. I think Adam was a perfect foil for Jamie, but when it came to the stuff outside making the show, I think for Jamie it was time away from his main focus.
Seriously it's December and there's been no celebration for 20 years of Mythbusters. January 23, 2003 the series premiered. All this time later we still love the show.
@@ButteryGoodnessINC Jessi Combs, who died in 2019 in a jet car accident after setting the female land speed record. She was in season 7 while Kari was off on maternity leave.
I really miss seeing Jamie; I was really happy to see him do those ads for that steel company. They were pretty funny and Jamie was really good in them and played off the other host guy really well. If fans haven't checked them out do so.
I’ve been dealing with health issues for a decade and a half, moved my family x-country near the beginning of it losing most of my shop in the process because I expected to be dead and didn’t want my wife dealing with liquidating everything, and I really had no energy to do much anyway. Now I’ve rebuilt my shop better than it’s ever been, crammed into a 2-car garage and I still often get fatigued and tired. One day I realized all our camping gear shared my work space and among it were our Coleman cots with sleeping pads. A folding sleeping cot is now a permanent fixture in my shop, and when I’m feeling tired, and brain fog sets in, I just pull out the cot, unfold it, put some soothing meditative music on the stereo, and nap to my heat’s content. 10 out of 10 would recommend!!
Adam, I've always loved you and your shows dearly. I'm an autistic adult and have been experiencing a very hard time lately, but here I am at 3:30am with tears of happiness because hearing you tell these stories brings back really good memories of science for me! Thank you for being so kind, weird and humble. I use your phrase all the time "I reject your reality, and substitute my own!" Cheers from Memphis!!!!
I'm glad Jamie decided to stick around. The combo of funny man/straight man (not in a comedic sense, but hey, sometimes it was) was a perfect mix. It's so fun to learn all these interesting tidbits about Adam as well. Glad to hear he just kicks back and chills when he's out of the shop.
I always love the things Adam talks about. Must have been an extremely stressful, yet rewarding (in it's own ways) job, making Mythbusters. Believe me, there were a few days to where I lived, waiting for the next episode to air. It truly was something very special, and I really appreciate Adam openly talking about it.
I love watching these and seeing Adam fidget while telling his stories, like at 7:00 when his brain goes "oooo shiny" and made him pick up that paper weight. I'm always told I move around way too much when I should be stood still and it's nice to see someone who's so proficient in their craft have the same quirks
As an elementary teacher, I too do not eat lunch, and instead have a nap. Usually, I will curl up and close my eyes in the staff room for anywhere from 20-50 minutes. Usually, I am just in "power down" mode, and not actually sleeping, but it gets me enough energy to get through the afternoon.
As A kid I loved your dynamic, like two polar opposite personalities forced to work together for a greater goal. Intentional or not you were a perfect comedic duo to bounce off each other. Having said that, as an adult re-watching some episodes I see forced smiles from time to time from everyone at some point or another. I think that's something that comes with TV and having a schedule mixed with the reputation as introverts most of us nerds/scientists/engineers have. Even if you had a bad day you got to show up for filming. I appreciate a ton all the effort you and the team put into the show, I guess some filming must have been really gruelling or frustrating but that usually didn't come to show in the final product 😁
I’m so glad you mentioned the nap thing, it’s so underrated. Since covid happened and companies discovered people can work successfully from home I’m so grateful. I’ll now eat lunch slowly at my desk and on my 30 min lunch break have a nap. I feel so much more energised all because I can have that. Working in office steals that opportunity away from me and I really think western society needs to rethink its work norms
Professionals are professionals, like Adam and Jamie. They get the job done, and the audience enjoys it. Watch the show. They did a wonderful job!!!! ❤
Have to say that I appreciate both you Adam and Jamie for remaining professional even though both of you have admitted to not seeing eye to eye on a lot during the filming of the show. The dynamic between the two of you actually helped push both of you to learn and study more of the science of the show. Really you guys are a great role model to having to work with colleagues sometimes you have a hard time getting along with time to time, the best part is both of you have acknowledged the tensions yet give credit and respect to the other. Many others could learn more about this aspect and could have served our society well imo. The beauty of the show was the collaboration with different mindsets to discover more about the sciences, each person contributed a different angle to each case to see if there was a way to have a solution to each theory. Sometimes it’s a good reminder that there can be a work environment that you don’t have to be friends with everyone, and that is okay. Ultimately that is a question that Jamie can answer, but it’s nice to remember everyone has different ways to express themselves.
Adam, it was all worth all the stress and all the discomfort that Jamie went through to see him transform when he wore the Adam disguise and you wore the Jamie disguise. That was so funny! I felt like there was a little more going on when Jamie tried to mimic you, like it was a little cathartic. Then you did all the hilarious stuff in the "walrus" suit, like jumping around and doing stunts that was extremely un-Jamie-like and must have been cathartic as well. It was an amazing episode!
MythBusters with Jamie's introversion & Adam's extroversion was part of what made it great. Adam not eating lunch 😱 I couldn't make it through the day without lunch 😋
Mr. Savage, thank you and Mr. Hyneman for this show. It meant alot to me and my dad. Even when we were having huge difficulties, we could always tune into MythBusters and find some common ground, atleast for an hour. Thank you.
I'll never forget Jamie's explanation on that episode of Mythbusters of what happens when two trucks collide traveling at the same speed: "There is some complicated physics going on there." Adam: I'd love to get a reference to the details of the physics involved here when two objects from opposing directions collide. This has vexed me for many years!
As I understand it if you draw out a force diagram the inertia of the stationary (usually reinforced, in the case of crash tests) wall is replaced by the momentum of the (significantly less massive) second body, so you get a rough approximation of hitting a much heavier stationary object as long as the two opposing masses are similar.
If you think about it from the perspective of one of the cars, the end result is slowing down from at speed to 0. The other car is doing the same. They are both only absorbing the force of the impact they themselves deliver to the impact. So a 50mph car hitting another 50mph car, assuming similar cars, is roughly the same as a 50mph car hitting an unmovable object.
@@ruukinen It's been a long time since physics but I think them both going at 50 mph in a head on collision equals a lot more kinetic energy than you think. It is likely to be more like a 100 mph vehicle hitting a stationary object.
@@PeteOtton But it's not. It would be 100mph hitting the other vehicle at 0, this should end with both moving at 50mph in the direction of the impact. The mass of the objects in question matters. The reason it works the way it works, is that both vehicles should crumple in a similar fashion, absorbing the same amount of energy. In the unmovable objects case, it doesn't absorb any energy, it reflects it back fully, since it's unmovable and undeformable. Think of newtons cradle as an illustration of the physics involved. If you hold the other side of the cradle with your hand, the ball should bounce back nearly an equal amount to what you let it off at, due to real world friction and your hand not being 100% unmovable.
I just want to say. Myth busters was a big part of my childhood. I watched it Everytime it was on. I was so curious about everything and your method really kinda shaped how I do things. You wanted to figure out something so you did. I really appreciate you all.
Mythbusters was such a special show. The concept was great, but it was you and Jaime that really made it entertaining. Two completely different personalities and approaches and yet you both made such entertaining content and did some great tests. Its always stuck with me in my memories, something rare for most content that come and go. Grant (RIP) and the rest of the gang were good too.
I'm 46 and grew up on stuff like 321 Contact and Newton's Apple, and gotta say the last truly educational show (and not reality show masquerading as educational) was probably Mythbusters.
I just wanted to say that seeing you and Jamie on TV at home with my mum taught me some pretty valuable social lessons that I think would’ve been more difficult to learn without having seen your dynamic. Thanks Adam :)
I loved her and always wondered why she dissapeared. Knowing that she just decided it wasnt for her and walked away makes me admire and respect her even more
She was great but she never seemed super into the whole "entertaining" bit like the other Build Crew folks. Glad to hear she just said "nah, this isn't for me, thanks." and walked.
MythBusters without Jamie wouldn't be it. As a kid it was always hilarious, Jamie's, deadpan stare at stuff or general seriousness. Saw you guys live when you came to Richmond Virginia and that was one of the best nights ever. I understand Jamie's side now and completely respect it, but I am so happy he stuck it out, the show was my childhood lol
It reflects well on Adam that he speaks so positively of Jamie's character, despite their manifest differences. A lesson to let others go with some measure of grace.
Adam has said multiple times that he and Jamie are not friends and don't like each other. That said, they both have a huge amount of respect for each other and in professional settings, work together in a way that neither of them has really had with anyone else.
I identify more with Jamie in an intellectual sense. I’d be irritated by Adam, but I’d respect him. Conversely, Adam’s comments about napping and snacking, that’s also me. I’m more of an introvert, but there are parts of both hosts that I can understand. I could probably work with either, and a can’t say which one would be easier because I share traits with both, and I know within myself they can be incompatible. Give me a glass of whisky, I’ll work with Adam; but when it’s time to get down to business, Jamie all day. So much respect for both.
I would like to hear the many false history quotes about Jamie that you would throw in. Like “When Jamie was young, he used to fold money for the mob.”
With the civil war bullet fusing, you have to remember also that you still have volley fire taking place in the civil war. When you have 2 groups of soldiers, say 20-200 men, all aiming at each other, one side yells fire, both sides fire from the instruction being heard (you are just a few hundred feet apart), it becomes very likely when you have that happening hundred of thousands if not millions of times throughout the war. even if the odds are 1;100,000, thats still enough that it could happen.
I imagine Jamie's early discomfort was related to how M5's regular FX work was being interrupted and compromised by the obligations for Mythbusters. And I totally get that.
@@MechaShadowV2 It's something you still have to deal with. Some jobs don't button up perfectly so you can start a show. To be fair, they didn't even know if they'd get a second season. It's a lot to balance.
I certainly enjoyed MB when it was on. Now, my 8-year-old son and I are rediscovering and have been watching them. He loves them and we enjoy watching them!
In regards to needing a nap, it is interesting to hear you mention the time of 2pm in the afternoon. For the majority of my life I was never able to take a nap. My brain never seems to shut off until it is completely exhausted and "naps" if I was able to take one just made me groggy, which often they still do. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2017 which explained a lot of other things like increased fatigue and other things as well but in the last few years since then I have "learned" to nap. It's interesting to me that I often get extremely tired and need the nap at around 2pm during a day when i'm busy trying to actually do things. As I think about it, I often remember my Grandfather frequently falling asleep in his lounge chair around the 2-3pm time frame. Being both a farmer and a welder at a powerplant he had a lot of long hard days working so I certainly understand the need for rest. It makes me wonder if we all don't force ourselves to work harder then we should. Me working long hours with not very much quality sleep is what finally caused my body to physically fail resulting in falls that, once I rested, I could pull myself up from, but before that sleep it wasn't going to happen.
Someone like Jamie was needed on the show. While he's not the kind of person I'd ever want to hang out with and BS, I certainly respect his views. I learned from everyone on that show. You could see different processes and approaches, the pro and con from them. The differences in competitive challenges. The human element of dealing with different people and their approaches when working cooperatively.
Well whether he liked making it or not. My family is grateful he and Jamie did. My wife, daughters and myself spent many hours watching and enjoying Myth-busters 👏👍
i like he states just directly, " the show worked man" in the tone he did, cause it shows despite everything going on behind the scenes and personally, how opposite they were and Jamie being a but more reserved and having his space completly invaded amd taken over while filming, despite it all, the still came together and did some really cool stuff and made engineering and science popular in a way it had never really been with the amount of folks being interested in what they were doing.
I got to be on set on one of the Alameda base shoots a few decades ago as someone who helped donate items for the episode. I am also or was a Bay Area filmmaker with experience in film production but also, I am a huge DIY person so thought it was a unique opportunity. I can honestly say that to the day this was probably one of the best experiences I had had on a show set. Jamie and Adam, as well as the other supporting show host like Grant we’re all a pleasure to meet. They’re on air personalities all seem to match who they were in person. Adam’s energy was contagious, and since most film shoots and TV shows are shot between 12 to 16 hours a day, that’s hard to do. Keep up the good work ADAM!
Wow, this is the first time I ever heard about what happened to Scottie! She was absent from the "wrap" show, and no mention was made, like she never existed. The general thought was that she was fired, or that you wanted a different skillset but not more people.
Adam, you were extraordinary. Jamie could never have done the show without your patience and showmanship. This was all combined in a mostly scientific environment. All of it was extremely interesting and informative. Keeping this short. Thank you for the great years.
You really ought to talk more about the importance of being able to work with people you might interpersonally not get along with. That's a lesson so many people never get the chance to learn.
I used to take a one hour lunch break. Eat my lunch then sleep for the rest of the hour. It refreshed me for the afternoons work. My work hours were always extended because I compartmentalized tasks where I would set up and run one task and while that was proceeding I would start the next one. That way I maximized my use of time. I always set a task up to run overnight at the end of the day so I could finish it first thing next day. This meant finishing up later than most others. I would also finish the day by planning out my routine for the next day and getting what I needed ready to go in the morning. That short nap was really key to my productivity.
Currently rewatching mythbusters. Love everything that that show brought. Great seeing you do a cameo on donut media. You really made that episode into a real science experiment and that would’ve made a great MB episode.
I used to work with a guy who was not my kind of person at all. He was my age (30), a devout Christian, and all around fanny of a man. The idea of ever socialising with him made me wince. At a work function once he got a hot chocolate at the bar, when everyone else was getting beer. He just wasn’t someone I could relate to. But each to their own. But he was an absolute genius electrical engineer. He solved the problems, I implemented them. We got on great in the office and delivered some amazing outputs. That’s what it’s all about.
The thing about the "cars crash into each other does not equal car crashing into wall with twice the speed" was not about the speeds not being additive. You guys noticed that two cars had twice the crumple zone and therefore twice the space to absorb the forces, opposed to the car vs the wall, where the whole force had to be absorbed by a single crumple zone.
I have a couple faint memories of some moments where you got at each others throats, but in the end I'm happy you two worked through it together for all those years. It was my "educational tv time" when I was younger.
One great lesson Adam inadvertently taught me. is that its okay to be friendly with people without actually being friends. The candor of adam to just say flat out , jamie and him werent friends really made a light click for me. Theres different kinds of relationships you will have with people, not everyone will be or even cares to be your friend. And thats okay.
I think Jamie didn't see a point in the whole dramatization of everything. He thinks science is cool at its core. He also seemed like he didn't like the more smaller experiments just to fill airtime.
I have watched every episode of every season, and i throughly enjoyed everyone of. Despite you and Jamie not seeing eye to eye. You both did a fantastic job of working together, and I for one would love to see you back as a team for more mythbusters. Seasons you did it before and you can do it again. I live in hope.
As an introvert, I detest people requiring me to feel or express an emotion I don't actually feel. It seem like other people need validation for their own emotions through MY expression of them. I can't fake what I don't feel. And what I do feel I don't necessarily express outwardly.
Two cars colliding head on at 50mph is the same as 1 car hitting a brick wall at 50mph (result of both is a dead stop), but is also the same as 1 car striking a stationary car at 100 mph, assuming the collision will roll away from the impact at 50mph (impact force and damage to both cars will be replicated).
Seeing Jamie show pure joy every now and then was quite wholesome to see. Like the rocket propelled Chevy, or the truck plowing through traffic myth. When he laughs you can tell it's real.
The fused bullet situation has also been looked at by Destin of Smarter Every Day. He went with a more modern spin and used modern handguns and a lot of technology to overcome the timing and it was spectacular.
I always thought the two mini balls were fused together because they were accidentally loaded in the same barrel and fired. In the heat of battle you could easily load a shot then battle chaos happens and then load another shot before firing.
Apparently, a rather more common event that first realised, however I've seen pictures of two Minnie Ball bullets, point, to point, so to speak; so coming from opposite directions, and at least one example where the experts theorise that a faster, lighter caliber Minnie caught up, and 'rear ended' a heavier, slower Sharps
You guys were such a great example of how to work with people you don't necessarily like. You've busted the myth that you have to like and be pals with every person to make cool things happen.
At the Civil War museum in Petersburg, VA they have a wall of fused minie (with an E, accent over the E, not a T) and musket balls from the battles that were fought there. There are even a few where three struck each other and fused. Way more than half a dozen, all from one location.
This is really interesting. And you are always extremely diplomatic. The quick note you make about Scotty was very different from what I’d read. Many internet information and accounts had said she was fired or released from contract because Jamie got upset with her for a safety violation. I’m a huge Mythbusters fan and currently watching through every episode again with my kids. I love hearing your firsthand accounts.
@@peterw8835 That’s somewhat the point. I’m not stating it myself because I have no knowledge, but between message boards and other places people had a few speculations. It’s going back some time, but one was related to the ancient battery zap and there was another about something to do with safety. Since that is mostly speculation or fan theories I like hearing Adam give that first hand info.
I saw you two perform live at the BJCC Arena in Birmingham, AL. I would have been in 5th/6th grade at the time and I'm 22 now. I truly believe that watching Mythbusters as a kid made me a more curious, inventive individual. Thank you!
I’m so glad to hear that I’m not the only one who needs a nap mid-afternoon! I think being around people all day when you have hearing loss is particularly exhausting, at least in my experience.
Concerning the bullet explanation: My favorite moments in these videos is when you can see Adam navigate between macro and micro explanations. He's a master communicator and it's fascinating to see him construct a narrative in real time. Question~Story~Audience Impact. I love it.
I’ve also heard people say a head-on collision between two cars is like it’s double the speed. Easiest way to explain it is just looking at the delta v (change in velocity). A car going 50 and hitting another car head-on that is also going 50 still just comes to a complete stop. It goes from 50 to 0 just like if it hit a wall. Now, if it hit a train head-on, and went from 50 to -50, then it’s like hitting a wall going 100.
I believe the main difference between two cars hitting each other and one car hitting a wall is that the two cars can (to some extent) bounce away from each other, whereas the wall won't move. The full momentum transfer from the collision is reflected back at the car, damaging it more than if it would have hit another car. I think that's how it works, been a while.
@@JimVanVerth Two cars have twice the crumple zone and therefore twice the space to absorb the forces, opposed to the car vs the wall, where the whole force had to be absorbed by a single crumple zone
While I'm sure Jamie's replacement would have done a banging job, I think you two are like Clarkson, Hammond and May. Partly because those 3 also don't see each other outside of work, but mostly because your different perspectives on the same topic is a selling point. If Jamie didn't return, his replacement would have be pretty much have to imitate Jamie.
the thing is, jamie's the kind of guy who could be absolutely giddy with joy and merriment, and would try his damnedest to show as little of it as possible. i'm sure he loved almost every minute of it, and im sure he'd much prefer if we had no idea whether he did or not
the thing with the bullets is that it isn't just the US Civil War, we have examples of sabot rounds in the trenches of ww1, and boat tail modern rounds on the beaches of France, and if you dig enough there's even an example of two moder bullets stuck perpendicular as one struck sideways mid flight
Really wish adam would team up with a disney or netflix to create a animated short film about a child growing up becoming a creator. It would really help the younger generations see that being creative is admirable and truly amazing.
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that one time you checked 5 of your finger nails and 4 of them were not able to high dynamically range the distance from the point of dirty to clean. lol.
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What's your favorite styrene work you've done? Thnk
Adam thank you for being kinder about Jamie post myth buster. The way you explained it was much more magnanimous and charitable. Good work 💙💙💙
Speaking of testing bullet myths, is there a reason how come Mythbusters never tested any from the JFK assassination like how plausible it was to make that in 3 shots or the magic bullet theory?
Truth be told, I feel this show wouldn’t have worked without JAMIE. You two were total opposite, yet worked so well together. Glad he stuck to the very end.
Yeah, that's part of why the "new mythbusters" show failed imo. From what little of it I watched, they all wanted to be the Adam type, which lacked the counterbalance of Jamie. That's just part of it, since any followup / remake right after the original is a bad idea in general.
Yin to his yang
@@NickTaylorRickPowers exactly
You don't speak for me or us
As Adam himself once said, "it was the oldest trope in the book -- the straight man and funny man." One of the reasons I can't take a lot of builder channels on UA-cam is that they're all trying to be high-energy Adam, and surround themselves with Adams, all SCREAMING whenever something moderately interesting happens. It's fake garbage and needs a stable rock like Jaime to provide the center.
Not only does jaime come across as a introvert, people need to remember M5 was HIS workshop. No matter who you are, how extroverted or introverted you are....constantly having your space invaded like that with camera crews, production teams, must really take its toll on you mentally.
When he questioned whether or not he comes back for more seasons it must have always come with the overwhelming desire to get his workshop back for himself and his team..
Yea, if you rewatch the 'behind the scenes' on the food fight bit they did on one of (maybe THE) last episode I just get a strong vibe of "I'm done with this shit; can I just make stuff now?" from Jamie. It's my dark-horse theory for why the show ended, Jamie just have enough of it all and wanted to be free to make whatever, whenever, without cameras around all the time.
A lot of the first seasons is him staring at Adam "Destroy" or "play" with stuff at his shop. It's truly understandable from extrovert and introvert sides.
@@bdam55 i mean the show had been going on for 15 years at that point. They had their ups and downs but I think everyone was wanting to move on to new things. They succeeded in making a great show and didn't end on a down note (in terms of popularity that is).
That all makes perfect sense to me and I think I'd feel similarly. But... They had to have made a ton of money, why not just buy and make another shop and land and such? Either new one for the show to stop using M5 or a new for Jamie/M5. Feel like some of their experiments were probably as expensive as that already. You'd think the studio would rather do that as part of a new contract to keep Jamie rather than let him go?
Apologies for the couple months late comment
Damn it sucks that his workshop kept getting used for the show. It's a shame someone was forcing him to participate in the show. Whoever was doing that to him should've reconsidered.
I like that you and Jamie have been honest that you aren't friends but also have never said a bad word about each other. There's lots of examples of bad blood after long running TV shows. I'm really glad Jamie didn't leave.
Indeed. They get along professionally don't hate each other like say Takei hates shatner just don't get along personally.
Penn and teller are the same
@@MrPhen2006 No. Penn has said that they are good friends and that his kids treat teller as a close relative.
It’s ofttimes the best way to run a work relationship. I’ve worked with people in the past and we’ve had such a great working relationship that we achieved amazing outputs. But I wouldn’t have dreamed of ever socialising with them outside of work. I guess it comes down to actually being able to focus on the work. I’ve also had working relationships where we’ve been literally best friends and you end up losing about two working hours every day to idle chit chat about non-work related stuff. Opposed to the chit chat with the former being solely work related.
@@him050At work I get along best with the people who pull their weight to get the job done, even if I don't like them. They could be evil monsters on their own time and I'd still get along with them at work if they're good at their jobs. On the other hand there are coworkers I very much like as people, but I find myself resenting them at work for their bad habits and subpar performance.
It doesn't take much observation to see that Jamie is a very introverted engineer, and so many of us will misunderstand his deadpan face expressions as lack of enjoyment. The fact that he was even paying close attention to the event means he was enjoying it.
While he is not animated or excited like Adam. There are times when he has a shine to his eye when he's enjoying something, and he's into the Myth. I liked both guys equally.
I can vibe with that. I'm an introvert myself, and when I'm really enjoying something, it usually materializes as an intense focus on what I'm doing. The unfortunate part is that frustration materializes the same way.
Not everyone has their heart on their sleeve. I remember a scene from Mythbusters when Adam asked Jamie to show some emotion and Jamie responded that he was showing excitement (still had the same deadpan look on his face). As said here in the comments, the diverse personalities are one reason why the show excelled. If Jamie had been as animated as Adam, the show would've been exhausting. Thanks, Adam, for being willing to give insights to the show. It's so appreciated.
I also think the walrusesque moustache helped to hide Jamie's face, so if he didnt have a really big smile like when things went right during big booms nobody would know.
@@aceundead4750 yeah Jaime's moustache and beret basically did the equivalent of a mask you one would have to pay minute attention to his eyes and forehead to read his otherwise poker face we all enjoyed.
It's the classic comedy duo setup... The funny man and the straight man.
@@bluesrocker91 Very true. I think this time it really fit the people involved perfectly.
I always wanted to make a poster of Jamie's emotions.
11 pictures of him with the deadpan expression with various emotions listed.
1 picture of him with a giant smile with the caption "Adam Hurt Himself (again)"
I always appreciate the professional respect that Adam shows Jamie. They may not be best friends but the professional admiration that Adam has for Jamie and their working relationship always shows through when Adam talks about his time on Mythbusters. You don't have to be friends with someone to admire them and their work.
Jamie put a lot of his own shit up for Mythbusters to use, as I understand it. I'm also very glad that they managed to maintain at least a mutual respect/admiration if not a "friendship" (whatever you take that to mean).
I agree that it's nice but I also think that's just being a work colleague. I've worked with people for years without being _friends_ - we didn't socialise outside of a work context and when either of us left the job we never saw each other again but we worked well together, had mutual respect etc. and i'm sure that's true for most people.
(maybe it stands out here because we kind of _expect_ Adam and Jamie to be friends so when we find out, nope, they were just colleagues, we struggle a bit to reframe their relationship in everyday terms ? Or maybe it's simply because we watch Adam actually _speak_ about it in a way we mostly don't ourselves ?)
Jaimie is now a mythical creature, he's off doing whatever the Hyneman does and living life but i wish we still had him on video
He did an advert series with a Finnish company recently. Was nice to see him on screen!
"Over my shoulder... is a wild Hyneman, in his natural environment..."
@@ALRinaldihe did? As a Finn this is news for me
I read somewhere he’s working on making firefighting robots, sounds entirely up his alley.
@@oz_jones I imagine Finland is much like the rest of Europe: mostly stopped watching TV, aside from boomers.
I met Adam and Jamie when I was a kid. My dad won tickets to fly out and visit their studio, and Adam took us out to Lunch. Absolutely fantastic people, Adam signed my wallet which I still have today.
woah, were you the kid that requested their parent's old car be exploded with hollywood pyrotechnics ?
@@raphaelaquiles33 lol no sadly that wasn't me. I just got a tour of their warehouse and got to see all the stuff they had made on the show. I specifically remember the polished turds lol
@@spaced9832 thats so cool
Eel skin wallet?
That is the coolest experience I have ever heard. I would cry if I got to do that 😭
That throwaway line from Jamie once "Adam needs a cookie" now makes sense 😂
I thought it was a joke the whole time, like he just needed a snack in general maybe. I burst out laughing when I heard Adam say it himself. He legitimately needed a cookie lol.
omg I remember that
"Hangry" is a thing! I know that all too well from how I react to low energy levels.
Lol sometimes Adam could clearly get a little hypoglycemic and start acting irrationally. Love that it was an actual reference to his actual habits and not just a snarky line.
I had a friend in college who I carpooled with for three years. There was one day where he was super grumpy, I handed him a granola bar and quoted this line.
I remember seeing some kind of behind the scenes episode or special shortly after i started watching the show (this was a long time ago so I can't quite remember all the details). There was a part where Jamie refused to play into the manufactured drama that a lot of shows were pushing & still push today. I remember having so much respect for him saying that. It was one of the things that made me like the show even more & it went from a show I would watch if it was on to a show I actively watched every week until it ended.
Yea, I'm re-watching them with my kids and in the earlier seasons there's a bunch of snippets where the producer got Jamie or Adam alone and got them to basically bad mouth each other. Ex: "Adam works to fast and screws shit up." It's comes off very 'reality TV'ish.
I know Adam has talked about a producer that kept trying to do these kinds of things by playing them off each other. Up to and including having Tori/Grant/Kari to electrify the Ark of the Covenant and shock Adam.
@irwinisidro The electrified Ark was a producer - there was a TED Talk with Adam where he said "that producer is no longer with us". Adam also praised the camera crew who refused to chase him down after he left the room, because they respected him and knew he needed space.
500 dollars for the wallet
I met jamie when he came to finland for his namesake workshop in the local university. There i atleast got to thank him for the effect you guys and the show had in inspiring alot of our generation into science. Hes such s grounded man we had real fun conversations.
It worked because of you and Jamies dynamic. It was a working relationship with a mutual respect. Finding out you two were not friends as a kid was like finding out santa wasnt real, but was also a example of people putting aside differences to make something amazing. Plus Kari Grant and Troy brought the vibe of a group that would go get drinks after shooting a episode so you had both dynamics you would see in a workplace
I really love how respectful Adam is of Jamie. Never a bad word to say. This is the mark of a real man. Not a friendship but a respectful and professional working relationship.
Jamie is a legend for doing the show at all. I’m glad he’s now doing what he loves.
I think we can all say that MythBusters was something very special.
Well said. Entirely agreed.
What, discounted?
Absolutely :)
I enjoy the current content! Moving on!
It fit the zeitgeist. Discovery turning contract negotiations into a juvenile competition sucked the wind out of the sails. Typical result of corporate extremists vitiating the life out of something good. People seem to have their heads in the sand about ‘Murica regressing back to Robber Baron business practices with an end goal of becoming fully fledged feudalism.
It's interesting how the dynamic of Adam and Jamie was so good in Mythbusters, because they complimented each other's energy so well. And yet there are so many channels these days that just try to have everyone be as exhaustively excited about everything all the time as they possibly can. I don't think many of those content creators understand the benefit of just taking a breath.
Right, if you're going to have a ray stanz you have to have an egon spengler to balance out the energy and maybe a peter Venkman to keep them both in check at times.
Smarter Every Day recently did the bullet myth for real, it took ridiculous precision. And sure enough one of his trials did have a fused bullet dropping straight down, fused, all momentum cancelled out.
I saw this video from Smarter Every Day they talk about an impossible shot, both bullets explode or ricochet. That's why Adam is skeptical, fortunately there remains a probability
Smarter Every Day also managed to light a march with a bullet. Dustin's done some crazy shots
I'm wondering if the answer is simpler. Since bullets back then were simply metal balls and powder packed into the barrel by hand, perhaps they loaded two balls by mistake from time to time and merged in the barrel?
@@AskJoe The fused ones Destin showed off definitely hit in the air. There's a lot of evidence for that. The common bullet in the civil war was the Minie Ball, which has a flat back end, and these two were fused face to face. I believe it was also found on the ground in between where the lines were known to have been located on the day the fighting took place.
@@evildude109 That's pretty amazing. When you think of it, back then riffles didn't have much range, so it's probably not are rare as I though for two men to literally see the whites of their enemy's eyes and for one of them to pull the trigger immediately after the other guy fired.
I want you to know how influential your professional relationship with Jamie was for me. One of my early jobs I worked with a person of a similar temperment, the man eventually became my work partner working at a hospital, and having Mythbusters in my head gave me room to appreciate the special dynamic he brought to the table. I was more similar to Adam, but despite the difference in enthusiasm he was a great influence on the man I would become, and indirectly so was Jamie. It's always been my defence mechanism with new people to think of a performer they are similar to, and in this guy's case, well thank goodness I had seen Mythbusters, because I've never come across anything else as similar.
A perfect example of "you don't have to like each other to work together". You guys made an incredible show! One of my biggest influences in pursuing a career in STEM!
I miss Jamie. Every now and then he pops up somewhere on the internet but would be nice to see him answer some question on tested.
Same
He was part of Tested in the beginning, but stepped away from it. He's never been a "presenter". He loves to build things and solve problems, not talk about it to a camera.
he sold his share in Tested to Adam when the show ended. they dislike each other and I doubt you'll ever see one working on the other's project again.
@ssl3546 yes, I've known all that for years. Would still be nice to see him.
@@ssl3546I don't think they dislike each other as much as they just dont mesh well. It seems like they have a lot of professional respect for each other but Jamie doesn't really like to be in front of a camera, and their personalities just dont work well with each other so they were never friends.
I’ve been rewatching and the dynamic between you two seemed to improve a LOT around the time Grant came on the show. Everyone just seemed happier and seemed to be having more fun, including Jamie.
There was also a producer who was trying to create more drama between Adam and Jamie. They exited around that time as well.
@@peterw8835 Thank goodness that producer left. Would have ruined a perfectly good show. I would have stopped watching for sure. I hate fake drama, or hiring someone they know will rub people wrong, to create drama.
I watched mythbusters to see cool stuff, not arguments. - Cheers
I always felt like Jamie would express his joy differently. He never seemed comfortable to jump with joy or anything like that but would express his joy through showing engagement and pride for example.
I'm glad you cleared up the reason for Scotty's departure. I remember so many false rumors about that growing up.
Was that the one about hooking the car battery up to the Ark of the Covenant? I heard that one too.
@@TheLittleNoobThatCouldThat was the result of one of the producers, I’m told. I’m also told that the particular producer didn’t last much longer after that episode.
I had watched a video or interview with her years ago saying it was annoying having a camera in your face all the time or having to act as if you were building something for extra footage.
I assumed that had been cleared long ago but it seems lore from the old seasons is still murky for those who didn't follow the events at the time
@@TheLittleNoobThatCouldThat got Rees fired.
@@Mr_T_BadgerI remember Adam being furious about that in the way he put on a pretend cheeriness while asking to be left alone, and Jamie seemed to recognise this.
Well I am glad Jamie stayed around, because I absolutely loved watching you two get into shenanigans as a kid and now as a teenager I’ve been rewatching some episodes and the nostalgia is wonderful!
I was captain of a Punkin Chunkin team for many years and in 2012 Jamie and Adam were the hosts of the Discovery channel Punkin Chunkin show. We won the trebuchet division that year and I was interviewed a few times on camera by Jamie. Off camera he would put up his hood up and stand off by himself. He never really engaged with anyone or seemed that interested in the Chunk. I did engage him a little in technical discussions but I had to initiate them. In following years I was interviewed by Grant which was great. He was really into it, engaged with everyone, wore funny hats etc. Boy do I miss Grant, RIP. In
Jamie had to be personally invested to show outwardly the enthusiasm Adam can use for almost any situation. That is a classic introvert. They don't show all their cards to someone they just met, even if it is part of the gig.
Whether Jamie was actually into the competition or not isn't going to really show since he was not on a team problem solving. It likely was another network obligation he didn't want and that prejudiced him against the whole thing.
I think Adam was a perfect foil for Jamie, but when it came to the stuff outside making the show, I think for Jamie it was time away from his main focus.
Seriously it's December and there's been no celebration for 20 years of Mythbusters. January 23, 2003 the series premiered. All this time later we still love the show.
Well two former hosts have died and the two main hosts can't stand each other enough to say hi at the airport. What would you expect??
Who's the other former host that died? All I know is Grant.
Jessi Combs. Died in a car crash I believe. @@ButteryGoodnessINC
@@ButteryGoodnessINC Jessi Combs, who died in 2019 in a jet car accident after setting the female land speed record. She was in season 7 while Kari was off on maternity leave.
@@ButteryGoodnessINC some woman I believe, who briefly appeared in the show.
I really miss seeing Jamie; I was really happy to see him do those ads for that steel company. They were pretty funny and Jamie was really good in them and played off the other host guy really well. If fans haven't checked them out do so.
Which ones?
@@jmacd8817 search "Stalatube X Pekka feat. Jamie Hyneman "
They’ve somewhat famously said they’re not friends but work well together. But seems like there’s a great respect for each other.
I’ve been dealing with health issues for a decade and a half, moved my family x-country near the beginning of it losing most of my shop in the process because I expected to be dead and didn’t want my wife dealing with liquidating everything, and I really had no energy to do much anyway. Now I’ve rebuilt my shop better than it’s ever been, crammed into a 2-car garage and I still often get fatigued and tired. One day I realized all our camping gear shared my work space and among it were our Coleman cots with sleeping pads. A folding sleeping cot is now a permanent fixture in my shop, and when I’m feeling tired, and brain fog sets in, I just pull out the cot, unfold it, put some soothing meditative music on the stereo, and nap to my heat’s content. 10 out of 10 would recommend!!
Adam, I've always loved you and your shows dearly. I'm an autistic adult and have been experiencing a very hard time lately, but here I am at 3:30am with tears of happiness because hearing you tell these stories brings back really good memories of science for me!
Thank you for being so kind, weird and humble. I use your phrase all the time "I reject your reality, and substitute my own!"
Cheers from Memphis!!!!
Also...."AM I MISSING...ANY EYEBROW??"
I still quote the show- the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.
I'm glad Jamie decided to stick around. The combo of funny man/straight man (not in a comedic sense, but hey, sometimes it was) was a perfect mix. It's so fun to learn all these interesting tidbits about Adam as well. Glad to hear he just kicks back and chills when he's out of the shop.
growing up this was my favorite show, i remember the first time ever seeing my brother (adam) show me a show that has both of our names (jamie)
I always love the things Adam talks about. Must have been an extremely stressful, yet rewarding (in it's own ways) job, making Mythbusters. Believe me, there were a few days to where I lived, waiting for the next episode to air. It truly was something very special, and I really appreciate Adam openly talking about it.
I love watching these and seeing Adam fidget while telling his stories, like at 7:00 when his brain goes "oooo shiny" and made him pick up that paper weight. I'm always told I move around way too much when I should be stood still and it's nice to see someone who's so proficient in their craft have the same quirks
As an elementary teacher, I too do not eat lunch, and instead have a nap. Usually, I will curl up and close my eyes in the staff room for anywhere from 20-50 minutes. Usually, I am just in "power down" mode, and not actually sleeping, but it gets me enough energy to get through the afternoon.
As A kid I loved your dynamic, like two polar opposite personalities forced to work together for a greater goal. Intentional or not you were a perfect comedic duo to bounce off each other.
Having said that, as an adult re-watching some episodes I see forced smiles from time to time from everyone at some point or another. I think that's something that comes with TV and having a schedule mixed with the reputation as introverts most of us nerds/scientists/engineers have. Even if you had a bad day you got to show up for filming. I appreciate a ton all the effort you and the team put into the show, I guess some filming must have been really gruelling or frustrating but that usually didn't come to show in the final product 😁
I’m so glad you mentioned the nap thing, it’s so underrated. Since covid happened and companies discovered people can work successfully from home I’m so grateful. I’ll now eat lunch slowly at my desk and on my 30 min lunch break have a nap. I feel so much more energised all because I can have that. Working in office steals that opportunity away from me and I really think western society needs to rethink its work norms
Professionals are professionals, like Adam and Jamie. They get the job done, and the audience enjoys it. Watch the show. They did a wonderful job!!!! ❤
Have to say that I appreciate both you Adam and Jamie for remaining professional even though both of you have admitted to not seeing eye to eye on a lot during the filming of the show. The dynamic between the two of you actually helped push both of you to learn and study more of the science of the show. Really you guys are a great role model to having to work with colleagues sometimes you have a hard time getting along with time to time, the best part is both of you have acknowledged the tensions yet give credit and respect to the other. Many others could learn more about this aspect and could have served our society well imo.
The beauty of the show was the collaboration with different mindsets to discover more about the sciences, each person contributed a different angle to each case to see if there was a way to have a solution to each theory. Sometimes it’s a good reminder that there can be a work environment that you don’t have to be friends with everyone, and that is okay. Ultimately that is a question that Jamie can answer, but it’s nice to remember everyone has different ways to express themselves.
Adam, it was all worth all the stress and all the discomfort that Jamie went through to see him transform when he wore the Adam disguise and you wore the Jamie disguise. That was so funny! I felt like there was a little more going on when Jamie tried to mimic you, like it was a little cathartic. Then you did all the hilarious stuff in the "walrus" suit, like jumping around and doing stunts that was extremely un-Jamie-like and must have been cathartic as well. It was an amazing episode!
MythBusters with Jamie's introversion & Adam's extroversion was part of what made it great. Adam not eating lunch 😱 I couldn't make it through the day without lunch 😋
Their dynamic was always my favorite part of the show. Also that's why he needed the cookie. :P
Lunch is for the weak
Mr. Savage, thank you and Mr. Hyneman for this show. It meant alot to me and my dad. Even when we were having huge difficulties, we could always tune into MythBusters and find some common ground, atleast for an hour. Thank you.
I'll never forget Jamie's explanation on that episode of Mythbusters of what happens when two trucks collide traveling at the same speed: "There is some complicated physics going on there." Adam: I'd love to get a reference to the details of the physics involved here when two objects from opposing directions collide. This has vexed me for many years!
As I understand it if you draw out a force diagram the inertia of the stationary (usually reinforced, in the case of crash tests) wall is replaced by the momentum of the (significantly less massive) second body, so you get a rough approximation of hitting a much heavier stationary object as long as the two opposing masses are similar.
@@wcs792 The math for when things start breaking or twisting might get a bit interesting.
If you think about it from the perspective of one of the cars, the end result is slowing down from at speed to 0. The other car is doing the same. They are both only absorbing the force of the impact they themselves deliver to the impact. So a 50mph car hitting another 50mph car, assuming similar cars, is roughly the same as a 50mph car hitting an unmovable object.
@@ruukinen It's been a long time since physics but I think them both going at 50 mph in a head on collision equals a lot more kinetic energy than you think. It is likely to be more like a 100 mph vehicle hitting a stationary object.
@@PeteOtton But it's not. It would be 100mph hitting the other vehicle at 0, this should end with both moving at 50mph in the direction of the impact. The mass of the objects in question matters. The reason it works the way it works, is that both vehicles should crumple in a similar fashion, absorbing the same amount of energy. In the unmovable objects case, it doesn't absorb any energy, it reflects it back fully, since it's unmovable and undeformable.
Think of newtons cradle as an illustration of the physics involved. If you hold the other side of the cradle with your hand, the ball should bounce back nearly an equal amount to what you let it off at, due to real world friction and your hand not being 100% unmovable.
I just want to say. Myth busters was a big part of my childhood. I watched it Everytime it was on. I was so curious about everything and your method really kinda shaped how I do things. You wanted to figure out something so you did. I really appreciate you all.
Mythbusters was such a special show. The concept was great, but it was you and Jaime that really made it entertaining. Two completely different personalities and approaches and yet you both made such entertaining content and did some great tests. Its always stuck with me in my memories, something rare for most content that come and go. Grant (RIP) and the rest of the gang were good too.
You and Jamie were like the og top gear crew. Not entirely sure why it works but it will never be the same.
I'm 33 now but this was my go to show growing up. kids are truly missing out on educational tv like this.
They're uploading all on UA-cam now. I've been binging for days
I'm 46 and grew up on stuff like 321 Contact and Newton's Apple, and gotta say the last truly educational show (and not reality show masquerading as educational) was probably Mythbusters.
I just wanted to say that seeing you and Jamie on TV at home with my mum taught me some pretty valuable social lessons that I think would’ve been more difficult to learn without having seen your dynamic. Thanks Adam :)
This channel is sublime. Great job to everyone involved on Mythbusters, I worshipped that show as a kid and even now!
I remember Scottie, the Welder Lady, gosh I had the hugest crush on her x)
I loved her and always wondered why she dissapeared. Knowing that she just decided it wasnt for her and walked away makes me admire and respect her even more
Not surprising. She just didn't seem into it like the others were.
She was great but she never seemed super into the whole "entertaining" bit like the other Build Crew folks. Glad to hear she just said "nah, this isn't for me, thanks." and walked.
MythBusters without Jamie wouldn't be it. As a kid it was always hilarious, Jamie's, deadpan stare at stuff or general seriousness. Saw you guys live when you came to Richmond Virginia and that was one of the best nights ever. I understand Jamie's side now and completely respect it, but I am so happy he stuck it out, the show was my childhood lol
On a quest to break myths, you all became legends. Thank you for the many years of entertainment.
It reflects well on Adam that he speaks so positively of Jamie's character, despite their manifest differences. A lesson to let others go with some measure of grace.
Work with lots of people, I did not like but respected the hell of of them, it's the same with those two
Adam has said multiple times that he and Jamie are not friends and don't like each other. That said, they both have a huge amount of respect for each other and in professional settings, work together in a way that neither of them has really had with anyone else.
I identify more with Jamie in an intellectual sense. I’d be irritated by Adam, but I’d respect him. Conversely, Adam’s comments about napping and snacking, that’s also me. I’m more of an introvert, but there are parts of both hosts that I can understand. I could probably work with either, and a can’t say which one would be easier because I share traits with both, and I know within myself they can be incompatible. Give me a glass of whisky, I’ll work with Adam; but when it’s time to get down to business, Jamie all day. So much respect for both.
I would like to hear the many false history quotes about Jamie that you would throw in. Like “When Jamie was young, he used to fold money for the mob.”
With the civil war bullet fusing, you have to remember also that you still have volley fire taking place in the civil war. When you have 2 groups of soldiers, say 20-200 men, all aiming at each other, one side yells fire, both sides fire from the instruction being heard (you are just a few hundred feet apart), it becomes very likely when you have that happening hundred of thousands if not millions of times throughout the war. even if the odds are 1;100,000, thats still enough that it could happen.
I imagine Jamie's early discomfort was related to how M5's regular FX work was being interrupted and compromised by the obligations for Mythbusters. And I totally get that.
Didn't he sign up for that when they came to him to produce the show?
@@MechaShadowV2 It's something you still have to deal with. Some jobs don't button up perfectly so you can start a show. To be fair, they didn't even know if they'd get a second season. It's a lot to balance.
Jamie was the man. I always enjoyed his monotone expressions and subtle sense of humor.
He creeped me out. Something about the guy. He has secrets.
I certainly enjoyed MB when it was on. Now, my 8-year-old son and I are rediscovering and have been watching them. He loves them and we enjoy watching them!
In regards to needing a nap, it is interesting to hear you mention the time of 2pm in the afternoon. For the majority of my life I was never able to take a nap. My brain never seems to shut off until it is completely exhausted and "naps" if I was able to take one just made me groggy, which often they still do. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2017 which explained a lot of other things like increased fatigue and other things as well but in the last few years since then I have "learned" to nap. It's interesting to me that I often get extremely tired and need the nap at around 2pm during a day when i'm busy trying to actually do things. As I think about it, I often remember my Grandfather frequently falling asleep in his lounge chair around the 2-3pm time frame. Being both a farmer and a welder at a powerplant he had a lot of long hard days working so I certainly understand the need for rest.
It makes me wonder if we all don't force ourselves to work harder then we should. Me working long hours with not very much quality sleep is what finally caused my body to physically fail resulting in falls that, once I rested, I could pull myself up from, but before that sleep it wasn't going to happen.
Circadian rhythm is why. Our bodies get tired around 2-4 AM and 2-4 PM every day. What time it is between those times depends on the person.
Someone like Jamie was needed on the show. While he's not the kind of person I'd ever want to hang out with and BS, I certainly respect his views. I learned from everyone on that show. You could see different processes and approaches, the pro and con from them. The differences in competitive challenges. The human element of dealing with different people and their approaches when working cooperatively.
Well whether he liked making it or not. My family is grateful he and Jamie did. My wife, daughters and myself spent many hours watching and enjoying Myth-busters 👏👍
i like he states just directly, " the show worked man" in the tone he did, cause it shows despite everything going on behind the scenes and personally, how opposite they were and Jamie being a but more reserved and having his space completly invaded amd taken over while filming, despite it all, the still came together and did some really cool stuff and made engineering and science popular in a way it had never really been with the amount of folks being interested in what they were doing.
Honestly, I'm happy for Jamie. He made my childhood, and now he has disappeared into the shadows to make firefighting tanks I think
I got to be on set on one of the Alameda base shoots a few decades ago as someone who helped donate items for the episode. I am also or was a Bay Area filmmaker with experience in film production but also, I am a huge DIY person so thought it was a unique opportunity. I can honestly say that to the day this was probably one of the best experiences I had had on a show set. Jamie and Adam, as well as the other supporting show host like Grant we’re all a pleasure to meet. They’re on air personalities all seem to match who they were in person. Adam’s energy was contagious, and since most film shoots and TV shows are shot between 12 to 16 hours a day, that’s hard to do. Keep up the good work ADAM!
Wow, this is the first time I ever heard about what happened to Scottie! She was absent from the "wrap" show, and no mention was made, like she never existed. The general thought was that she was fired, or that you wanted a different skillset but not more people.
Adam, you were extraordinary. Jamie could never have done the show without your patience and showmanship. This was all combined in a mostly scientific environment. All of it was extremely interesting and informative. Keeping this short. Thank you for the great years.
Two sides of the same coin, the yin and yang. Their chemistry is what *MADE* the show so GREAT!
3:52 If one of the cars was a 100 mph wall it would be - but mythbusters was always more about entertainment than it ever was about accurate science.
You really ought to talk more about the importance of being able to work with people you might interpersonally not get along with. That's a lesson so many people never get the chance to learn.
I used to take a one hour lunch break. Eat my lunch then sleep for the rest of the hour. It refreshed me for the afternoons work. My work hours were always extended because I compartmentalized tasks where I would set up and run one task and while that was proceeding I would start the next one. That way I maximized my use of time. I always set a task up to run overnight at the end of the day so I could finish it first thing next day. This meant finishing up later than most others. I would also finish the day by planning out my routine for the next day and getting what I needed ready to go in the morning. That short nap was really key to my productivity.
Currently rewatching mythbusters. Love everything that that show brought. Great seeing you do a cameo on donut media. You really made that episode into a real science experiment and that would’ve made a great MB episode.
I used to work with a guy who was not my kind of person at all. He was my age (30), a devout Christian, and all around fanny of a man. The idea of ever socialising with him made me wince. At a work function once he got a hot chocolate at the bar, when everyone else was getting beer. He just wasn’t someone I could relate to. But each to their own.
But he was an absolute genius electrical engineer. He solved the problems, I implemented them. We got on great in the office and delivered some amazing outputs. That’s what it’s all about.
The thing about the "cars crash into each other does not equal car crashing into wall with twice the speed" was not about the speeds not being additive.
You guys noticed that two cars had twice the crumple zone and therefore twice the space to absorb the forces, opposed to the car vs the wall, where the whole force had to be absorbed by a single crumple zone.
Thank you for this comment. I was wondering what he was on about.
I have a couple faint memories of some moments where you got at each others throats, but in the end I'm happy you two worked through it together for all those years. It was my "educational tv time" when I was younger.
That explains why Jamie aggressively told Adam that he needed a cookie in that episode.
One great lesson Adam inadvertently taught me. is that its okay to be friendly with people without actually being friends. The candor of adam to just say flat out , jamie and him werent friends really made a light click for me. Theres different kinds of relationships you will have with people, not everyone will be or even cares to be your friend. And thats okay.
I think Jamie didn't see a point in the whole dramatization of everything. He thinks science is cool at its core. He also seemed like he didn't like the more smaller experiments just to fill airtime.
I have watched every episode of every season, and i throughly enjoyed everyone of. Despite you and Jamie not seeing eye to eye. You both did a fantastic job of working together, and I for one would love to see you back as a team for more mythbusters. Seasons you did it before and you can do it again. I live in hope.
As an introvert, I detest people requiring me to feel or express an emotion I don't actually feel. It seem like other people need validation for their own emotions through MY expression of them. I can't fake what I don't feel. And what I do feel I don't necessarily express outwardly.
Two cars colliding head on at 50mph is the same as 1 car hitting a brick wall at 50mph (result of both is a dead stop), but is also the same as 1 car striking a stationary car at 100 mph, assuming the collision will roll away from the impact at 50mph (impact force and damage to both cars will be replicated).
I'm allowed to live in hope that Adam and Jamie return to make another season.
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Seeing Jamie show pure joy every now and then was quite wholesome to see. Like the rocket propelled Chevy, or the truck plowing through traffic myth. When he laughs you can tell it's real.
I also used to nap in my car at an old job of mine. it's a safespace, quiet and nice in general.
The fused bullet situation has also been looked at by Destin of Smarter Every Day. He went with a more modern spin and used modern handguns and a lot of technology to overcome the timing and it was spectacular.
I always thought the two mini balls were fused together because they were accidentally loaded in the same barrel and fired. In the heat of battle you could easily load a shot then battle chaos happens and then load another shot before firing.
Apparently, a rather more common event that first realised, however I've seen pictures of two Minnie Ball bullets, point, to point, so to speak; so coming from opposite directions, and at least one example where the experts theorise that a faster, lighter caliber Minnie caught up, and 'rear ended' a heavier, slower Sharps
You guys were such a great example of how to work with people you don't necessarily like. You've busted the myth that you have to like and be pals with every person to make cool things happen.
0:12 Adam thinking: "Jamie doesn't enjoy doing anything" 🤣
At the Civil War museum in Petersburg, VA they have a wall of fused minie (with an E, accent over the E, not a T) and musket balls from the battles that were fought there. There are even a few where three struck each other and fused. Way more than half a dozen, all from one location.
This is really interesting. And you are always extremely diplomatic. The quick note you make about Scotty was very different from what I’d read. Many internet information and accounts had said she was fired or released from contract because Jamie got upset with her for a safety violation. I’m a huge Mythbusters fan and currently watching through every episode again with my kids. I love hearing your firsthand accounts.
This is the first I heard anything other than Scotty choose to leave
@@peterw8835 That’s somewhat the point. I’m not stating it myself because I have no knowledge, but between message boards and other places people had a few speculations. It’s going back some time, but one was related to the ancient battery zap and there was another about something to do with safety. Since that is mostly speculation or fan theories I like hearing Adam give that first hand info.
The battery zap was where the producer got fired. @@dan62103
I saw you two perform live at the BJCC Arena in Birmingham, AL. I would have been in 5th/6th grade at the time and I'm 22 now. I truly believe that watching Mythbusters as a kid made me a more curious, inventive individual. Thank you!
Destin from Smarter Every Day has a great video on bullets fusing. So cool
I’m so glad to hear that I’m not the only one who needs a nap mid-afternoon! I think being around people all day when you have hearing loss is particularly exhausting, at least in my experience.
Concerning the bullet explanation:
My favorite moments in these videos is when you can see Adam navigate between macro and micro explanations.
He's a master communicator and it's fascinating to see him construct a narrative in real time.
Question~Story~Audience Impact.
I love it.
I’ve also heard people say a head-on collision between two cars is like it’s double the speed. Easiest way to explain it is just looking at the delta v (change in velocity). A car going 50 and hitting another car head-on that is also going 50 still just comes to a complete stop. It goes from 50 to 0 just like if it hit a wall. Now, if it hit a train head-on, and went from 50 to -50, then it’s like hitting a wall going 100.
I believe the main difference between two cars hitting each other and one car hitting a wall is that the two cars can (to some extent) bounce away from each other, whereas the wall won't move. The full momentum transfer from the collision is reflected back at the car, damaging it more than if it would have hit another car. I think that's how it works, been a while.
@@JimVanVerth Two cars have twice the crumple zone and therefore twice the space to absorb the forces, opposed to the car vs the wall, where the whole force had to be absorbed by a single crumple zone
While I'm sure Jamie's replacement would have done a banging job, I think you two are like Clarkson, Hammond and May.
Partly because those 3 also don't see each other outside of work, but mostly because your different perspectives on the same topic is a selling point.
If Jamie didn't return, his replacement would have be pretty much have to imitate Jamie.
May, Hammond, Clarkson do see each other off camera, it's just not often.
the thing is, jamie's the kind of guy who could be absolutely giddy with joy and merriment, and would try his damnedest to show as little of it as possible. i'm sure he loved almost every minute of it, and im sure he'd much prefer if we had no idea whether he did or not
A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
the thing with the bullets is that it isn't just the US Civil War, we have examples of sabot rounds in the trenches of ww1, and boat tail modern rounds on the beaches of France, and if you dig enough there's even an example of two moder bullets stuck perpendicular as one struck sideways mid flight
Really wish adam would team up with a disney or netflix to create a animated short film about a child growing up becoming a creator. It would really help the younger generations see that being creative is admirable and truly amazing.