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.
ADAM SAVAGETechnology is usually there to let some process go on hidden in the background. For us on ‘MythBusters,’
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I’ve always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there’s a little bit of truth to it.
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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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This is the point in the show where we say, ‘Oh, what else do we have in the van that’s flammable?’
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It may not look pretty, but it gets the job done.
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When I finally got up to Industrial Light And Magic to work on the ‘Star Wars’ movies as a model-maker, it felt like dying and going to heaven.
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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.
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Stand back! I gotta get some rocket fuel out of the fridge!
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We chose a place all the way at the end of an industrial park.
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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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Let’s get on our knees and pray. I don’t know to whom. Is there a patron saint of ballistics gel?
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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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I’m not gonna shoot anyone with the pellet gun… Not unless I have to!
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That’s a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.
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In the summer of 2002, we had spent six weeks shooting the three pilots of Mythbusters, and Jamie[Hyneman] called me up afterward
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I’m obsessed with the form of a toolbox.
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