I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody’s going to take care of you.
ADAM SAVAGEThat’s our job – to strap rockets onto everything.
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I believe they know everything that I do and think, and they still love me
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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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From earliest times, humans – explorers and thinkers – have wanted to figure out the shape of their world.
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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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Again, like I said, my life has been about being fascinated by objects and the stories that they tell,
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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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Teach yourself about the path of each in your engine and tracing it is fairly straightforward. But at the beginning, mastering each new system seems like an unreachable shore.
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Growing up in New York, I was sort of shocked when I realized that my children are Californians.
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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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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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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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That was excellent! I mean, it didn’t do anything, but it looked really cool!
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sticks and stones can only break bones; but words can shatter the soul
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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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One worth clinging to. But you don’t need religion to appreciate the ordered existence. It’s not just an idea, it’s reality.
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The idea of an ordered and elegant universe is a lovely one.
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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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It’s a pointless delay that wrecks my pace – and mood.
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It’s sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity.
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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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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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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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I’m obsessed with the form of a toolbox.
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There is no dignity in television.
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I reject your reality and substitute my own.
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I mean it’s ridiculous. People just walk up and grab you and hold you, because they love Chewbacca so much.
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