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.
ADAM SAVAGEThe 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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If I haven’t had any long term psychological side effects from all the things I’ve already done on this show, this isn’t gonna hurt much more.
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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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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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There’s this group online that I frequent.
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I find it’s too much for me to read endless critiques, even if we’re being well-defended, of exactly what we’re doing.
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Well, that was kind of fun, wasn’t it? I mean, I don’t see where this could go, because we pretty much did everything. But it was fun.”
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Let’s blow some stuff up.
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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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Especially parts from ‘Star Wars’ – I can do this stuff all day long. It’s exactly how I made my living for 15 years.
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I’ve regularly had to do things that were never done before, from designing complex motion-control rigs to figuring out how to animate chocolate.
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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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The Internet is probably the most important technological advancement of my lifetime.
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Audiences of critical thinkers are my favorite kinds of audiences.
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The closer the deadline, the more likely you’ll start thinking waaay outside the box.
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If I had any dignity, that would have been humiliating.
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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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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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Firemen have the coolest toys ever!
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How hard can it be to blow up a room full of gasoline?!
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That’s OK. The project may be the lion, but the list is your whip.
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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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I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody’s going to take care of you.
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it was actually mummified, skin and all – but in a fit of space-saving zeal, they actually cut off the head and they cut off the feet and they burned the rest in a bonfire.
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I’m not gonna shoot anyone with the pellet gun… Not unless I have to!
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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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sticks and stones can only break bones; but words can shatter the soul
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