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My dignity and good television – they’ll never meet.

Adam Savage

In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a ‘failed experiment.’ Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.
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Data Experiment Fail Really Science Spirit Such Test Thing Yield
“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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Agree Always Clearly Creative Interesting Massive Method Progress Science Showing
I wouldn’t say jamie is an evil genius. I’m not sure he’s evil and I’m not sure he’s a genius.
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Evil Genius Jamie People Sure
The main trend with the theme episodes is that anywhere there is a misconception about the way the physical world works, we’re finding fertile material.
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Anywhere Believe Episode Misconception People Phrase Theme Trend
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
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Fierce Intelligence Own Reality Reject Substitute
Back when I was a professional model-maker at Industrial Light & Magic, my specialty was hard-edged construction – spaceships, miniature sets, and architectural stuff.
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Detail Industrial Light Magic Maker Model Professional
I have some ideas on how to fix that.
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Brilliant Fix Idea Some
We chose a place all the way at the end of an industrial park.
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End Industrial Park Place Way
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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Cosmetic End Every Hellboy Job Nearly One Paint Revolver
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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Anand Thakur
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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Everywhere Interesting Investigation Lab National People Place Real
If I had any dignity, that would have been humiliating.
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Dignity Humiliating Mythbuster
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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Breaking Confront Constituent Depth Hugeness Ignorance Organize Something Task
That aesthetic of the Star Wars universe: the do-it-yourself, hotrod ethic that George Lucas exported from his childhood, is exactly the same kind of soul behind what we do and build for the show.
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Aesthetic Behind Exactly Job Slow Snow Stars Universe War
It’s a treat to see the sun rise over the desert. What am I saying? It’s a treat to fire off a rocket car over the desert!
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Car Desert Fire Over Rise Sun Treat
sticks and stones can only break bones; but words can shatter the soul
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Bone Break Shatter Soul Stick Stone Word

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