MythBusters: The Side Of Jamie Hyneman You Never Knew Existed - Extended Cut

We’ve covered this topic more than once over the years, so here’s all our coverage combined into one extended video!
Jamie Hyneman was always the quieter, more reserved half of the Mythbusters team, while Adam Savage was arguably the more charismatic of the two. But although Jamie might have appeared pretty low-key on the show, there's been a lot more going on for him, off-camera. Here's the untold truth of Jamie Hyneman.
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His wild streak | 0:00
The pet shop biz | 0:43
A man of the world | 1:10
Life on the open seas | 1:35
The San Francisco geeks | 2:01
Turbo vending machine | 2:43
Busting into the future | 3:29
Chore dodging as a kid | 4:27
Library learning | 5:17
Exercise equipment inspiration | 5:53
His signature beret | 6:37
Designed PPE during COVID-19 | 7:19
His firefighting contraption | 8:25
Academic honors | 9:18
Real explosives cred | 10:09
Military armor maker | 11:05
Hollywood designs | 11:55
He owns the MythBusters lab | 12:56
Battlebots legend | 13:33
A message in Russian | 14:28
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[@GrungeHQ]

Which "MythBusters" experiment was the most memorable?

[@IndigoSwings]

supersonic ping pong ball, that was my favorite episode and it kickstarted my love for physics.

[@serpent6827]

I would say that the cement truck experiment was the most memorable explosion. But overall, it's hard to pick one because there were so many really good and fascinating ones.

[@edgarwalk5637]

The exploding water heater.

[@peterthegamer9334]

Rocket league! I mean car

[@nickroyal3634]

The hovercraft race on the beach sticks with me!

[@IndigoSwings]

I grew up with mythbusters, its definitely my favorite all time show. RIP grant, and I hope everyone else is living nicely.

[@rolandhazuki8787]

Also rip to Jessi Combs too

[@grant2053]

I died? *Kidding* Grant was always my fave. I was so sad to see him go.

[@marktyler3381]

Damn, I didn't know that. The real deal.

[@MWSCologne]

Legends

[@vincentbanksjr.7509]

RIP GRANT AND JESSIE U ARE MISSED

[@janizzkar]

Jamies JHC at finland, I met him there multiple times and he is the most down to earth and intelligent man ive met. Had a good hour long discussion about projects with him when me and my friend went to ask for his opinion about a matter in our project. He at no point felt like he wanted us gone and went off about different projects with us matching his excitement about things, it was one of those best case scenarios for meeting a childhood hero. He apparently likes finland quite alot for the matching mentality. xD

[@Hnkka]

My big brother also met him somewhere lut

[@Twerkulies]

I had him as a professor in my Russian courses. It's not well known that he has a masters degree in Russian, and he taught the language for a number of years.

[@aliancemd]

I know Russian and I can say that Jamie’s Russian is extremely bad. I know that he tries to speak(translate) it in one of the episodes.

[@republicfryslan]

Yeah his russian suuuuucks😂 couldve gotten better tho

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

What was he like as a professor?

[@Maddin1313]

One of the best shows ever. There'll never be another like it.

[@plsdonttttt]

yeah man, easily one of the best shows ever. I mean thats what television should be. they have the money and resources, what else to do with it??

[@cburgess7]

Imagine being so knowledgeable that the military calls you instead of an actual association that specializes in it. That's peak level success. I wish to shake this man's hand some day

[@E-s.thoughts]

I enjoyed the Mythbusters and I have to say that Hyneman and Savage complemented each other in this series. One is of the more closed type and the other is more extroverted... that is usually a good combination in entertainment. I've been following with pleasure Adam Savage's Tested for a while now and it's a fact that Savage likes to stay on screen, but I'm glad to see both Hyneman and Savage doing well.

[@Isus666999]

Brillait stuff. I loved Jamie's analytical aproach as well as his sarcasm. The fact that he chose to help develop better protection equipmwnt for nurses makes me respect him even more. A great character. The message to the russian warship was originally made by Ukaranian soldiers when the ship demanded them to surrender. It became a symbol of defiance.

[@phyternl]

Hyneman is a national treasure, as are they all. My understanding is that he and Savage weren't then and aren't now the best of friends. Not hostile toward one another, obviously both are very professional, but they weren't synchronous. I feel like there's got to be a Mythbusters reunion though. Everyone's getting up there in years, time keeps moving along, a special one-off episode would be fantastic!

[@jrand2631]

Correct, they were not friends and they didn't socialize in private, so no weekend barbeques at each others places. lol They were arguing a lot behind the scenes, yelling at each other disagreeing about almost everything, but they always made it work in the end, so we the viewers, could have some great shows to watch. I think it was Adam that said some years ago, that they hadn't been talking with each other for several years, and they didn't feel any urge to do so.

[@SquidHominid]

Wouldn't be the same without Grant. RIP.

[@HawkJedilord]

@@SquidHominid So make the episode in his honor as much as in the shows honor?

[@otakubancho6655]

The exploding cement truck was the single most epic episode ever!

[@Mtlmshr]

I laughed my ass off when I saw that video of him telling the Russians to go “Fuck Off”!

[@inquisitorwalmarius6650]

as a kid i wanted to be adam, as a grown up (at least by age) i can only hope to become like jamie, he is a saint for surviving, with how much of a handfull the mythbusters team could be. not loosing his cool more than he did really show he is a man of self control.

[@_Yep_Yep_]

Jamie Hyneman was always the straight man in a two guy bit, but I always figured him to be funny and understated while overtly smart. The type of guy you would talk about solving a problem that would solve it then...a day later it would make sense to you and be really awesome.

[@JosephRussellStapleton]

I liked both of them and would be happy to meet either, but Jamie was my favorite. I thought his personality and style were really cool.

[@Jacob_Overby]

Countless hours spent watching these guys and learning from them, thank you mythbusters!

[@StumpkillerCP]

I live tinkering and "tweaking" my equipment. Of Jamie or Adam I am much more the quiet, laid back Jamie and analytical approach to problems.But the chemistry was so great between the two of them. Glad we had them while we did.

[@Squally79]

Mythbusters got me thru some hard times in my life. I looked forward to watching their show every week and even tho I knew it was just for the camera, I enjoyed Jamie and Adam's banter. I've never thought they were gay tho, so that was a bit weird, but I digress... I miss seeing Jamie on TV, but I'm glad this video showed up, even tho I'm 6 months late. It's good to see and hear that he's doing well. Thank you for making this video on him. ♥️

[@coffeepot3123]

Damn, just watching this info about Jamie Hyneman makes me recall my college degree that i never finished, and welding is what i love. I cannot recall a moment in my life i was as happy as when i finished a project for the day as an apprentice.

[@serpent6827]

I've been re watching episodes on KZbin lately. Definitely one of the greatest tv shows out there.

[@ralphyetmore]

Rarely does u.s. TV have any positive impact. So it's amazing that a show like this existed.

[@Kinann]

Except lazy people used it to be contrarian attention whores only without researching actual truths.

[@sdas23]

What a wonderful Life. That man is awesome always my favorite character of the show.

[@sidsunder]

Quite interesting to learn about Jamie. I'm a huge fan of the Mythbusters show. Although, you got the Blendo facts wrong. He competed with Blendo at Robot Wars in San Francisco, not Battlebots which was not even an event yet. I should know as I was there :)

[@MWSCologne]

If I could only watch one show for the rest of my life it would probably be the Mythbusters.

[@valestivale4711]

Holy shit, I never knew the Walrus was JACKED

[@jasonotoole2652]

I have been a MythBusters fan from the start and I now have a new appreciation for Jamie. Great show and great cast.

[@AndriaTheKobold]

I LOVED Mythbusters, and still occasionally go back and watch it again. I never would've guessed any of this stuff about Jamie... talk about accomplishing a lot in one lifetime

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

I've been a fan of Mythbusters for a long time, even more so after finding out that Jamie and I have the same birthday.

[@Thrakus]

He is doing a mini series right now called Stalatube X Pekka feat Jamie Hyneman. To help promote Stalatube , He also does promote other stuff he finds cool on youtube like Jamie Hyneman and Former "Mythbuster" Jamie Hyneman Hitches a Ride in an Embark Self-Driving Truck.

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

Jamie is a badass, you can clearly see from his composure, resourcefulness, skill and wit.

[@tobiojo6469]

I always watched Mythbusters when these guys were on, it’s not the same anymore.

[@johnmockingyou7547]

💯👍🏻

[@Blitzkrieg194]

It’s still going?

[@s3rye306]

​​@@Blitzkrieg194nope. It ended a long time ago. If my memory is correct, the last episode was blowing up a concrete truck with a sh!t ton of explosives. Also sent buster into oblivion. I could be wrong. I have only watched clips of the show since it ended.

[@anothergamingchannel2656]

​​@@Blitzkrieg194Yes and no. The original mythbusters show ended, but recently Tory Belleci started a new show called "motor mythbusters" that's all about myths that involve cars. Other than tory and the original narrarator back to be the announcer, everyone else is new. It's actually a good show though. I'd reccomend it to anyone who enjoyed the original mythbusters

[@irwinisidro]

@@Blitzkrieg194 They made a show called Mythbusters The Search, basically a competition show to see who would be the next host. And that eventually became a failed reboot with the two new host. Another Mythbusters show with Adam Savage called Mythbusters Jr. with kids doing the experiments. It actually was a good show. And theres Motor Mythbusters with Tori and other people which is also a good show.

[@roberthuntley1090]

Great video. I'd like to give a shout out to some of Adam Savage's spin off series - the episode where he tested dropping nitro-glycerine on to steel plates is the one I can remember best. The bottles were based on the original wild west type, labelled "Drop Me & Die" which gives a clue about the unpredictability and power of the explosive.

[@mrmeowmeow710]

1 hell of a video loved it👍👍

[@Darkclaw00]

And that's why Jamie is a Badass.

[@jasonescudero3185]

7:34... Adam did not create Tested... Adam and Jaime joined around two years after it was created... It was just subsequently rebranded as Adam Savage's Tested...

[@greenrobot5]

I expected the video to end with "If you or someone you know is losing there hair and growing a beard, contact your local authorities" lol

[@KarlRoyale]

None of this information surprised me, it did tell Mr Hyneman is every bit as awesome as I thought he was!

[@Enonymouse_]

Both Heineman & Savage are very intelligent and inspiring people. If there was ever a duo that contributed my f--- around and find out experimentation urge, these two rank highly on that scale.

[@lessweet3093]

I've always thought of 'Pinky & the Brain' to be the animated/fictional version of Jamie & Adam/the MythBusters.

[@tootired76]

God, I miss Mythbusters!! RIP Jessi and Grant. I almost pi$$ed my pants laughing at Grant screaming like a little girl because fish were touching his feet!! I have found The Hydraulic Press Channel and Beyond The Press when I need a big boom fix! "Jamie want big boom!" They are from Finland.

[@byronlee8745]

One of the best men I've ever met!

[@evilfingers4302]

If it weren't for Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman and their awe inspiring skills, Mythbusters went on for 18 seasons.

[@Merv-Bob]

'Charismatic': exercising a compelling charm . . . (?)

[@neonblack211]

those tank shoes look absolutely ridiculous

[@vanseventy]

Jamie is 67!

[@recessional5560]

Cool story bro

[@Sillyzombie666]

shocked you didnt get any of the battlebot footage of blendo or when they did a segment with jamie

[@treasurerFinleyASC]

Before Mythbusters (but not immediately before, as he was at ILM), Adam had been employed by Jamie. Discovery had wanted a more dynamic co-host to play off Jamie. Both Jamie and Adam joined Tested, which had been running for a couple of years. I think they bought into the company of Tested creators Will and Norm. After a period of time, Jamie found it wasn't his cup of tea and Adam's name was added to the title of the KZbin channel, possibly due to the financial arrangements/ownership of the company.

[@jrich436]

Best part was Indiana Uni going on record saying that an degree in the humanities from them is the reason that Jamie found success

[@TiberiusWallace]

If you suddenly heard that Jamie had just written The Great American Novel, you'd not be shocked, you'd go "yeah, that makes sense. He would have".

[@Hnkka]

Is Jamie still working at the lappeenranta university of technology?

[@carlhartwell7978]

7:32 In point of fact... There was a YT channel unrelated to Mythbusters called a different name (I cant remember) . Savage joined and everyone agreed on the name change, it was a growing channel at the time though I think. Clearly it would be very unlikely for the channel to have 6.5M, if it weren't for Savage, but he didn't create it. He didn't make his own because (no doubt) he was uninterested in the learning curve and, why the heck not?🤷‍♂But _that does_ mean that he needed the channel as it was... But I'm sure Adam would be the first to say he did not start the channel.

[@DaBlaccGhost]

Imagine being able to just buy a pet shop before college lmfao. inflation is great eh?

[@DeepPowTherapy]

6:28 i didn't realize jamie was so jacked!

[@ToolofSociety]

Yeah that was a "holy shit" moment for me. I will never see Jamie the same way.

[@melissachase1649]

I just remember Jaimie getting called a walrus 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@clemensruis]

I loved the Mythbusters, but I didn't really find that funny. Turns out, neither did Jamie.

[@leelindsay5618]

I can't remember the episode with mines. Savage Mines is good, but HyneMines should have existed.

[@mintdragon9548]

Coach! “Explain it again with those nuggies” 😂

[@pacmonster066]

As a small correction / addition. While Adam did create the Tested KZbin channel after Mythbusters, Jamie actually was involved in the channel as well. It used to be called Tested as presented by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. Some of the earliest Tested videos feature Jamie. However, Jamie left Tested after a few years after not wanting to be on camera anymore and so Tested was left entirely to Adam and his team.

[@irwinisidro]

I think Tested was created before Adam and Jamie got involved. But eventually Adam took over Tested.

[@Vykk_Draygo]

@@irwinisidro It was.

[@slosubies4845]

Jamie always struck me as a behind-the-scenes guy who got thrust in front of the camera because someone knew he was the best fit for Adam's energetic enthusiasm. It was always interesting to see both of them work out problems and come up with practical experiments. Jamie's low-key practical approach to everything made it even more entertaining when he would occasionally get excited about an experiment or ecstatic over the outcome. I didn't know about most of his other work, but it doesn't surprise me that he continues to put his big brain to work solving real-world problems.

[@ToolofSociety]

You're not far off. Check out some of the interviews with adam savage about how it came together. They aren't friends but by god they respect the shit out of each other.

[@Godwh1sperer]

To me, they had a bit of an Introverted Dad + Extraverted Son dynamic. I liked Hyneman most.

[@thespicemelange.1]

That and his Stala tube "commercials"

[@neonshadow5005]

Hyneman was my favorite of the two. Adam's great too, though.

[@carlhartwell7978]

7:02 Yeah, I gave in at around 28, but only fleetingly wore a cap, more out of fashion than not wanting to look like a cue-ball though. In the UK the source of light aint bright enough to worry about that sort of thing, every second person looks like a ghost compared to LA folk!🤣

[@alltheworldsastage4785]

Well.

[@sourdiesel9193]

I am pretty sure his parents bought him the pet shop. 😮

[@brimstonemarcussternklev7407]

Mythbusters was the best show ever

[@automatedelectronics6062]

Hyneman's workshop? So then, what is the former Naval Air Station Alameda? This is where the Mythbusters show was frequently filmed. The shots with the backgrounds was unmistakable. The large metal building where the shop was supposedly, is this the shop that Hyneman owns? There is still the Alameda antique Faire which is open the 1st Sunday of every month. Go there yourself and experience first-hand where so much of the Mythbusters show was made.

[@pacmonster066]

Not sure what is being asked here. Jamie's SFX studio was called M5 Industries and was located in a warehouse district of San Francisco. The Mythbusters did frequently film in Alameda County where the runway was and the bomb range but that wasn't where the studio was.

[@automatedelectronics6062]

@@pacmonster066 I was just wondering where the shop was. Years ago, I attended the antique faire, held regularly at the former Alameda Naval Air Station and when I looked around, the backgrounds were unmistakable of what I had seen on the Mythbusters show. It seems like they were always there. I believe that they also used the hangers there several times. I realize that Mythbusters shot at multiple locations, but unless they shot it in front of a greenscreen, I would say that they were at the former Alameda base many times.

[@irwinisidro]

M5 and M7 was in San Francisco, but they often rented the runway and the hanger. Heck they went there so many times, it would have been easier to make Alameda Naval base their headquarters. Especially with all those large hangers and warehouses they could turn into their workshops. Also Jamie's wife worked at the nearby high school, they used their pool facilites and even football field. I think he even has the high school's bumper sticker on his toyota pickup.

[@ToolofSociety]

@@automatedelectronics6062 You saw what the editor wanted you to see. Always keep that in mind when watching "reality TV".

[@user-ug6ti3op3x]

When I grow up I wanna be like Jamie and Adam .

[@erictaylor5462]

They bickered like that because they could barely stand each other.

[@arigato2281]

Mythbusters is my ASMR.

[@BarryHope-bj5um]

What about Kari? She started out working for free. Let us not forget Grant Immahara, the master robot warrior.

[@jrand2631]

This is a video specific about Jamie Hyneman, so why should they mention Kari, Grant and Tory?!

[@patickhallenbeck3542]

i have seen thoughs shoes

[@masonhamlin8239]

They really messed up by using Jamie’s actual shop for the setting. It ruined it all for him having all those people running around messing with his personal business and equipment.

[@SnorrioK]

No one mentioning how Hyneman and Savage really disliked each other is weird but maybe not pertinent to the video.

[@ramaroodle]

That's soo funny. Big fan of MB and Tested from the beginning. Never once (not that it mattered) occurred to me that they were gay.

[@davidmiles1741]

Absolute Madlibs life.

[@danr1920]

Try it in the neighbors garage. (Flame thrower!)

[@dizzolve]

00:28 MOST people start with no money

[@toma.cnc1]

WTH????? I have seen this before!

[@DavidJohnsonFromSeattle]

Jamie is the coolest

[@davedunn4285]

They tried the impossible and proved it

[@anjoLas]

wrong, google a bit, some of the myths have been proven right.

[@crazyjoe1952]

I Love that show and just about did stuff like that and that includs my anamatronic fursuits

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

Forget Elon Musk, Jamie Hyneman is the real life Iron Man.

[@privatesector0422]

Jamie was more like a robot while Adam was the human.

[@roentgenraygun7134]

I would wear a Hyman mask

[@dorkxhahax]

Jaime is Teddy Roosevelt

[@carlhartwell7978]

4:04 What IS Americas problem with walking???🤣

[@mariustetlimo5990]

Is he a fisherman?

[@carlhartwell7978]

Battle Bot's sounds lame, who in the heck were they marketing it to kids? I prefer our UK name for it. Robot Wars! Don't get me wrong, it was shown very much in a fam friendly time slot in the UK and I was _sort of_ a child!🤣

[@TheJpmuzz]

I never once got any "GAY" vibe from either of the host

[@Hellseeker1]

Man this one of them spam channels

[@michaelclatecki8157]

I'm a fan of both Jamie and Adams. Obviously huge difference of comparison. The two. I obviously you mentioned Adam is more of a social media whore lol. He likes the spotlight. And that kind of goes with his character. He's outgoing. Totally get Jamie's character. Well not character but you know lol. Him being in the background or antisocial fits his personality. And obviously we don't see what he has been doing because we see Adam on social media. At least we know James is doing good and doing a lot of good things and enjoying his life behind the camera where he is probably more comfortable. I do like the trio of the show but Adam and Jamie was obviously the best of the show. All five or six together was great as well. I'm glad that Jamie is using his talent for good stuff. And focusing on that and not being on social media. Don't blame him. Why need the stress on social media or being in front of a camera? Just focus on your work and life

[@Pr0toPoTaT0]

HEY, SETTLE DOWN. Jamie was good guy.

[@Vykk_Draygo]

Adam Savage didn't create Tested. And it was arguably a more interesting KZbin channel before it became Adam Savage TV. Not that it's BAD now.

[@ProfessorJayTee]

Interesting. I never once even considered they might be gay.

[@a2_games]

He will be memorised similarly to Nicola Tesla.

[@timeWaster76]

They were not experts

[@AreUmygrandson]

I always got the feeling the producers were trying to make them seem like a gay odd couple

[@HD-fc4ds]

So he was proveleged af. Didnt expect that

[@user-os4lj3pi4q]

Jamie

[@carlhartwell7978]

14:35 Maybe 'The Rest of The World' shouldn't have 'taken the piss' so much...With a nuclear power!

[@MrIronJustice]

Why do you need a text-to-voice AI to read this? That uncanny valley almost-realistic quality to the voice is so unnerving to me.

[@mikehawk8984]

Bwahahaha 😂 As a gay man I got ZERO vibes of them ever being gay and am astounded anyone else did. Boy did that one make me laugh 😅