We didn’t set out to be educators or even scientists, and we don’t purport that what we do is real science but we’re demonstrating a methodology by which one can engage and satisfy your curiosity.
ADAM SAVAGEMostly I make lists for projects. This can be daunting.
More Adam Savage Quotes
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I find that your basic Internet chat board is way too vitriolic for my taste.
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We’re always trying to make the process apparent. So, we have learned to try and never rely on a technological solution when an analogue one is in front of us.
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The fact is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century
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Nearly every one of these – from R2D2 to Hellboy’s revolver – ends with the paint job. And it’s not just cosmetic.
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Let’s blow some stuff up.
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The explosions, like the urban legends, are a great way of bringing people in to watch, because it’s really fun, and you know we’re always going to give you a satisfying ending.
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The ‘Mythbusters’ crew, we monitor the Discovery boards, we look for the new ideas that are being forwarded on those boards, and we keep track of what’s going on, we keep updated.
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After all those years of doing remote detonations, where we just push a button and something explodes, to actually see a nice big fat line of black smoke heading toward something that will blow up is very satisfying.
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There are jokes I tell in the show that don’t get laughs unless I am in front of an audience of critical thinkers.
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The closer the deadline, the more likely you’ll start thinking waaay outside the box.
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I reject your reality and substitute my own.
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Fractals, the theory of relativity, the genome: these are magnificently beautiful constructs.
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Failure is always an option.
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I have concluded through careful empirical analysis and much thought that somebody is looking out for me, keeping track of what I think about things, forgiving me when I do less than I ought.
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“I agree your results aren’t always right,” they’ll say, “but your methods are clearly showing that science is a re-creative process, and it’s an interesting process because it’s messy, and no other shows show that.”
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