I’ve always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there’s a little bit of truth to it.
ADAM SAVAGEIt’s about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.
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Its strength lies in its open architecture and its ability to allow a framework where all voices can be heard.
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Bigger is always better.
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The idea of an ordered and elegant universe is a lovely one.
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I find that your basic Internet chat board is way too vitriolic for my taste.
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The Internet is probably the most important technological advancement of my lifetime.
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There is so much history in New York State, from the Erie Canal to the Catskills, the birth of American stand-up comedy.
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New York State is giant and has some of the most beautiful landscape on the Eastern seaboard.
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You wake up and the world says, ‘Oops, it’s too much fun to go to school, you’ve got to stay home and deal with the snow!’
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The idea of a portable kit that has everything you might need ignites something inside me. It’s like Batman’s utility belt.
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And I’ve concluded, after careful consideration, that this person keeping score is me.
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In theory, cars are fairly simple. If they don’t start, it’s either the fuel system or the electrical system.
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The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.
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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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I’m always going to be making costumes. It’s one of the ways I relax my brain.
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I think at this point, there’s a certain bizarre chemistry between Jamie [Hyneman] and I that we can’t ignore a lot of the mechanics of, that we’re quite aware of.
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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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I think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed.
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I felt like I had kind of played it out, and I wanted to see what was next, and then came Mythbusters.
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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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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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In addition to the pleasure of having the piece, there is a deep and abiding pleasure for me assembling something in my head
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Giving me strength to shoot for more than I think I’m capable of.
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I believe that inside every tool is a hammer.
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That was excellent! I mean, it didn’t do anything, but it looked really cool!
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And also making them for myself, obtaining them, appreciating them and diving into them.
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I just had one of those ‘what the hell are we doing’ moments.
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