They are 14 years old, and I explain to them frequently that they will never realize the glory of a snow day.
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We don’t necessarily stand by our faults every time, but we will always stand by our methodologies and ethos.
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They are 14 years old, and I explain to them frequently that they will never realize the glory of a snow day.
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Bad spellers of the world untie!
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Put me in front of a crowd of science teachers or astronauts! The guileless aren’t our audience – it’s the critical thinkers we love.
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These are people from everywhere, from Lawrence Livermore and JPL and Sandia National Labs, the FBI, all over the place, real scientists who see what we’re doing, and they consistently thank us.
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Don’t work for fools. It’s not worth it.
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We’re allowed to explore the world at large on these things; the urban-legend aspect of it is just kind of an excuse.
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They’re not very good ideas, but at least they’re ideas!
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Breaking something big into its constituent parts will help you organize your thoughts, but it can also force you to confront the depth of your ignorance and the hugeness of the task.
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The car is effectively a black box.
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I think the whole thing that Jamie [Hyneman] and I have in working together is that we are constantly simplifying each other’s designs,
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Gravity. It’s not just a good idea; it’s the law!
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I’m actually the fourth generation in my family to have no practical use for the church, or God, or religion. My children continue this trend.
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The paint literally tells a story: what this thing is made of, where it’s been, what it’s been used for, and for how long.
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The best-case scenario is that the glass shatters in my face! How do you think that makes me feel?
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Technology is usually there to let some process go on hidden in the background. For us on ‘MythBusters,’
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How hard can it be to blow up a room full of gasoline?!
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