The Magic of MYTHBUSTERS

[@billiam]

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[@ThaBotmon]

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[@dontworrybout2664]

You probably lose your viewers that one time you went political.

[@dommoo2]

@@ThaBotmon lmao bro that is evil

[@SD-wp4bp]

wher los

[@rocksocar]

9/10 of these youtuber advertised finance platform flops big time and users lose their money. You shouldn't peddle these schemes that sound too good to be true

[@MikeV1018]

"Top Gear meets Bill Nye the Science Guy, with a sprinkle of Jackass." I have never heard the show described this way before, but that is so accurate.

[@derpderpin1568]

I don't really see or feel any of that at all.

[@loorthedarkelf8353]

Right? Gonna use that in conversation

[@k_rinabeena]

Adam's "Remember kids, the only difference between science and screwing around is writing it down" truly shaped me as a person

[@darkmyro]

"when the homies forklift certified anything is possible" made me laugh too much.

[@SimonVanliew26]

Would have made me laugh too if you didn’t spoil it in the comments

[@seaweed_tea]

@@SimonVanliew26your fault for looking before finishing bro you can’t wait 30 minutes to finish a video that’s a you problem lmao

[@darkmyro]

@@SimonVanliew26 I agree that's on you for reading comments first. It's also sorta a passing joke so there's a chance you could have missed the bit entirely. In the case that KZbin just showed the comment as a top comment, I can't really help if people liked the comment, never expected people to like it that much. 😕 Sorry you read the comment.

[@d.sadster5684]

​@@SimonVanliew26 cmon man that does not count as a "spoiler"

[@bronsontolliver9027]

​@@seaweed_teaComments pop up under the video frame on mobile and scroll through different ones over time. I saw this inital comment without browsing.

[@lamenting-losers-laughter]

"People aren't dumb, the world is confusing" was the most comforting thing I have ever heard

[@pedrovallefin8406]

It is a hopeful thought, but im lead to believe is something more along the lines of "people can be really dumb and the world being so confusing doesnt help with that". One cant sorely blame this strange planet for the sheer stupidity humanity shows on a daily basis. Chalking it up to general ignorance sounds more realistic. Which is also the reason why shows like this that manage to entretain and educate at the same time have a permanent place in the collective unconscious.

[@ao1778]

Those two things aren't mutually exclusive. The average IQ is in the double digits. People are _objectively_ dumb.

[@derpderpin1568]

But really it's both. People are absolutely super dumb.

[@lamenting-losers-laughter]

wow, thanks for letting me know

[@RedTail1-1]

​@@lamenting-losers-laughterif that comforts you... You might be dumb..

[@bigchez2855]

I forgot how much Mythbusters fit my vibe of "growing up watching people make cool shit that motivates me to make cool shit throughout my life"

[@RipperTips]

Adam and Jamie planted the seeds that grew into the maker community

[@mindwipe8788]

Two Mythbusters quotes that I will never forget: “I reject your reality and substitute my own” and “Jamie want big boom”.

[@cindymichel4870]

"Am I missing an eyebrow?".

[@MemesToa]

“I kinda like it in here. It’s private.” Also, “Quack, damn you!”

[@ezroid7791]

Whether in doubt, C4!

[@lawnmowerdude]

“I fart on you”

[@TriWaZe]

“Well that was a whole lotta nothin”

[@nikidelvalle]

I think the saddest thing about Mythbusters ending is that there's just nothing else like it, and I felt like I could've kept watching it forever. To this day, I would give almost anything for more of it.

[@EzaleaGraves]

They've tried a couple times here and there to bring it back, but it just never hits the same

[@stabbybastard464]

I fill this void with KZbin creators like @IDidAThing @thebackyardscientist @nilered @williamosman

[@deathsyth8888]

Lightning in a bottle. A moment in time when the stars aligned and everything was good. But people changed, some wanted to move on to other things or got tired of the whole process. Sometimes it's good for things to end. A finite point in the past, present and future. On a more cynical take; higher ups wanted to milk the product to make clones and dilute the show's identity so much without taking into account what made the original run so great. I'm ok with the show not being on it's 28th season or whatever. Let the next generation find their own voice from what inspired them to then inspire the next generations onwards.

[@levydeat]

@@deathsyth8888this comment is far too philosophical and wise wtf

[@UnknowinglyDerpy]

The closest I think you could get to that “feeling” is watching one of the more loosey goosey engineering channels here on YT.

[@Lilcutiepie95]

That’s incredible that the show saved that lady in the underwater car’s life.

[@chrisblake4198]

She was one of many and if that were the only thing the show ever did, I think they could consider their lives well lived.

[@loorthedarkelf8353]

I think once the advice is proven to save lives, it qualifies as a PSA I hope Mythbusters joins Bill Nye as common Substitute Teacher Day classroom fare

[@SwellStuff483]

These guys are basically the real life Phineas and Ferb

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

They are what Phineas and Ferb become as Adults

[@VidelxSpopovich]

Except Adam and Jamie weren’t actually friends in real life.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

​@@VidelxSpopovich brothers are different from friends

[@VidelxSpopovich]

@@PsRohrbaugh They aren’t brothers either. Not even close. It was boss/employee relationship. Post show Adam burned all the bridges anyways by welching online about how awful he thinks Jamie is.

[@SeanA099]

Fun fact. Adam and Jamie actually have a cameo in Phineas and Ferb Star Wars as a couple of office working storm troopers

[@nattmazzoni]

I will never forget the running on rain episode, literally every time I get caught on rain, I just keep walking instead of running, because of them

[@randomrepairs4676]

THIS!!!! I got my friends to do it too

[@MonochromeObserver]

I've learned that from Brainiac, a british science show with typical absurd british humor. One of more reasonable experiments they did, lol. They put entertainment above science though. It was so long time ago though, I don't remember details. And I don't know what episode that was. Two guys were strapped with sponges all over their body (or were they sponge suits?) and were made to do laps in simulated rain conditions. Afterwards, they removed the sponges to squeeze all water into measurement cups or a transparent bucket? The point is Mythbusters weighted the wet suits, whereas in Brainiac, they measured the amount of water. It might've been rigged, because the distance was the same, but the running guy, by doing more laps, technically covered more distance, therefore absorbed more water. I think other people were throwing buckets of water at them for the joke as well. The truth is: it depends on the intensity of rain and the wind. Walking vs. running may be relevant in light rain with weak wind, but it ultimately makes no difference in downpour. Just take an umbrella, or a rain coat.

[@evanwilliams8185]

@@MonochromeObserver Brainiac was on Spike TV... or was it G4? I remember watching that several times.

[@henlex6424]

Omg same!!

[@lukeh2556]

But the amount of extra rain was so minimal when running that you could easily save more by running and getting out of the rain quicker. They say that in the episode.

[@AmySay]

THANK YOU for not falling into the trap of equating “adam and jamie weren’t friends outside of work” with “they disliked each other”!!! they had perfect tv show chemistry, and clearly respect each other!!

[@sophieschaefer01]

Fr! They seemed to enjoy each other as coworkers or at least enjoyed doing the show, they probably spent a lot of time together filming and building stuff off camera too, so super understandable that they didn’t hang out outside of work.

[@obeseperson]

REAL 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@v8bitecho]

I was searching for the obligatory "Yeah i could never see the show the same way again when I found out they actually hated each other" comments, cause Adam Savage has been very clear on this in multiple Q&As and live streams in that its not that they hated each other, its that they were professional colleagues whos interests meant they didnt hang out a lot outside of work, and given theyd film 8 -10 months of the year I think thats completely valid. I dont hang out with anybody I know from work outside of work because I like to keep that stuff seperate as do most people

[@KaleidosXXI]

They respect each other, but also Jamie did *explicitly* dislike Adam on a social level and they did argue a lot behind the scenes and rarely interacted off-camera as a result. They weren't friends, they weren't even on very good terms, but they didn't outright hate each other.

[@VidelxSpopovich]

@@KaleidosXXI I don’t know how much of Adam’s word we can take at face value. I’ve seen him talk about it and he comes off like he’s exaggerating in the same way jilted lovers do.

[@skilledwarman]

It is really funny how Billy dismiss the cellphone gas ignition one out of hand. At the time that was actually a really common myth. Infact you can still find gas pumps that have "No Cellphones" warnings on them for exactly that reason. This episode debunking that was genuinely a noteworthy thing and a great proof of concept for the show

[@VulpesHilarianus]

Cellphones back in the day had open contacts on them because we used center positive chargers to charge the batteries. You could legitimately shock yourself if you handled it incorrectly, say with wet hands or by touching the barrel while inserting it into the socket. That, along with wanting to deny third party chargers that would eat into profits, is the reason why after about 1994 or so you started seeing all those crazy proprietary charger shapes. It'd still be almost impossible to start a fire with one, but people accidentally shocking themselves because of poor design on phones like the Motorola 3200 was where that myth started.

[@ridhosamudro2199]

Oh I thought that's for attention stuff, like how you aren't allowed to use cellphone during takeoff and landing

[@Etherman7]

There were also a lot of fire department “example” videos where they start a fire by shocking the gas pump handle. They never actually used a cell phone but it was enough to spook people into believing it was a real threat.

[@korva_puusti]

​@ridhosamudro2199 that's not true anymore either

[@bronsontolliver9027]

I see people smoking at gas pumps all the time. They're not the tinderbox people assume.

[@hannaberga7063]

I remember a myth about separating two phone books with the pages interlayed that they declared busted because they could pull it apart with military tanks.

[@WlatPziupp]

Goes to show how powerful friction over many points of contact really is. I actually used that knowledge in my job once when I had to carry a bunch of pretty hefty metal tubes. I thought "why am I lifting this with my hands when I could use my whole arm?", coiled my arm around the tube and it felt like a fifth of the weight. Now I always use as much of my body as I possibly can for any heavy labor, makes everything so much easier

[@MountainFudgecake27]

similarly they wanted to see if you can shop down a tree with bullets, they busted it by using a giant Gatling gun Like they’re right but come on

[@benw7616]

If the myth doesn't specify an upper limit then bringing it to the most powerful thing you can to get it done is still valid. You cant seporate 2 interlaced phone books: busted (doesn't set an upper limit so using 2 tanks is valid) You cant seporate interlaced 2 phone books with human power: plausible (if you can get enough people to pull it should be doable (using pulleys in this situation would be valid but not vehicles))

[@Unhappytimeaper]

To be fair, often times they would say "under normal circumstances yes it doesn't work but we wanna see how much it takes to do what the myth implies." It's about showcases what limits need to be broken for something to actual work to get results for a myth if there isn't a limitation on what the myth says it has to be which is why certain myths have more constraints than others.

[@Appletank8]

They do say they make two experiements: 1 using the commonly stated scenario, 2nd to replicate the result using any means necessary. So for the phone book, they demonstrated it's impossible for 1 person to pull it apart, but if you got about 2000 HP it was feasible. Some myths, even the second part wasn't possible.

[@averyjeanne]

I saw Mythbuster’s live when I was 13. I had an amazing time UNTIL my theater class nemesis got to go on stage and meet Adam. I was so mad. This was definitely part of my villain origin story.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

Adam is really active on KZbin. I hope he sees this and invites you to do something.

[@lawbutdead7806]

i still remember when i found out grant imahara died, i loved him in the show

[@Sixx0Two]

I still remember that day myself, made he horribly sad.

[@davibrelazdealbuquerque5766]

😢

[@roonkolos]

It still hurts man, but he will live on both with Robot Wars & Mythbusters It doesn't take away the pain but it eases it a little

[@BirdBrainHarus]

@@roonkolos Yeah it's good to remember that. It will always be a tragedy, but he really helped foster scientific curiosity for a whole generation of kids and young adults

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

WAIT, HE DIED???

[@ottozeman3260]

i *regularly* cite the mythbusters thing on how, while it isn't a replacement for sleep, lying down can still be more beneficial than not doing so, when my friends pull try to pull all nighters

[@voikukka3565]

Me too! It definitely has helped maaaany sleepless nights ^^'

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Its helped me relax on nights where I have to work in just a few hours. I can keep myself up just thinking sometimes or overbook myself and be anxious I only have a little time, but comfort myself by laying still with my eyes closed for SOME benefit 😅❤

[@loorthedarkelf8353]

Was a hard pill to swallow, but that ep was definitely part of the critical mass that got me to block out a daily time to sit my butt down and rest. I am the person who has a beloved friend who reminds me to go to bed when they see me online past midnight ❤

[@finmiles965]

That Christmas Rube Goldberg episode is SUCH a core memory for me. I made my family wait to eat Christmas dinner because I NEEDED to see them succeed, and somehow everyone else got so curious about it that we ate in the living room and shared the moment together, which was rare back then with all of us

[@Radcatcreations]

The episode where they partnered with deadliest catch has saved me so so many sleepless nights. If I couldn't fall asleep or I was going to bed kind of late, I would end up being up all night with stress because all I could think about was how little sleep I was getting and how bad the next day would be. Well turns out, you're better off for just laying down and closing your eyes for 20 minutes, even if you can't fall asleep, then if you just stay awake. And just knowing that little benefit has made it so much easier for me to fall asleep. Like knowing my sleep isn't completely ruined, makes it easier.

[@sylviapage61]

Wait... THAT'S WHERE I LEARNED THAT? I totally forgot where I heard it but it's done the same for me, wow.. thanks mythbusters

[@Cawendaw]

Yes! I use this wisdom nightly and spread it wherever I can.

[@joelm3281]

My mom used to say, "If you can't sleep, just rest." And it made wonders on my sleepless nights stress.

[@finnhaverkamp]

I'm curious. Please expand.

[@lucasLSD]

Didn't knew about that, experienced something similar before when I was very sleepy because I had insomnia the previous night, rested my eyes laying down for what felt like half an hour, and even though I didn't actually nap, I still felt good after.

[@grfrjiglstan]

This show was the epitome of what cable television should be. The people were passionate and knowledgable, the stories they tested were interesting, and the budget was high enough to go some really astounding places. It could’ve run for 30 seasons, and we’d still be sad to see the last of it.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

I came here to write this comment. Mythbusters was everything good about Cable. I was a sophomore in high school when it premiered, and after every episode that's what all my friends would be talking about the next day.

[@korva_puusti]

why did it end?

[@PsRohrbaugh]

@@korva_puusti Because cable TV fell off. The amount of cable subscribers is down by over 50% compared to 2004, despite the population growing. TV networks just don't have the budgets they used to.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

@@korva_puusti try 2 - my first comment was censored. Because cable TV fell off. In 2005 everyone had cable. Networks like Discovery had tons of money. As everyone shifted to streaming, networks and shows couldn't keep up.

[@markholland9278]

One of my favorite episodes is the one where either Adam or Jamie would get to ride in a specialty high altitude plane, where it's so high you can see the curvature of the Earth. Jamie decides to back out and allow Adam to go b/c he knows just how much of a geek he is about that kind of thing (I think Adam even had a replica of a high altitude flight suit or something) and understands just how much more it will mean to Adam to experience it. I remember getting pretty teary-eyed during that one lol. Adam and Jamie may not have been friends per se but their professional respect for one another was inspiring and at times, touching.

[@samsignorelli]

That was Adam in a U-2....flying around 70,000 ft, IIRC. Full pressure suit required (because above 63,000 ft, if you lose suit pressure, you're dead.

[@ProfSir1]

I hope Adam Savage sees this.

[@Zachattk]

Omg hi Professor

[@PongoDaMan]

he died

[@bingonight1504]

I hope Adam Savage sees this too

[@FirstDayson]

​@@PongoDaMan he's still kicking, you can literally google it and find out, don't be a freak and spread misinformation

[@AJ1770s]

Na we demand a reaction

[@luishinojosa4595]

Imagine making a machine deemed "too dangerous" in a competition that allows a swinging buzzsaw with a flamethrower on the end 😂😂😂

[@AmySay]

fun fact, the reason blendo was too dangerous was because it was throwing robot parts into the audience. it was less a danger to the robots and more a danger to the viewers.

[@Touma134]

​@AmySay people afraid of a little excitement. And a little potentially lethal injuries.

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

I worked next door to where MYTHBUSTERS was filmed in San Francisco. It was cool to see experiments being filmed in the empty dirt lot next to their shop.

[@jmatt440]

wow thats impressive, living literally next to MYTHBUSTERS

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

@@jmatt440 It was fun experience to work next door to them.

[@ZellyTheFangirl]

My favorite episodes will always be the Crimes and Mythdemeanors specials, especially everything about the air vent climb. "Why, Thor, the God of Thunder, is trying to enter my building!" still lives rent free in my head to this day.

[@EzaleaGraves]

One of my favorite childhood memories is watching TV with my mom and that episode was on. The two of us laughed so hard at Adam and Jamie trying to sneak through these air ducts

[@kezia8027]

Thor, the God of Thunder, is trying to enter my building! makes me howl with laughter every time I think of it. Plus Jamie's gleeful acknowledgement just adds so much childish delight to the scene.

[@whossoul]

When he said comment your favorite Mythbusters moment that was exactly the one I thought of too!

[@KeiraLunar]

god yess that was my personal favorite it was so loud and stupid all you could do was laugh and feel sorry for ones hearing in there

[@jarrodedson5441]

To bad they don't have those episodes of Mythbusters on max, I wonder why they couldn't get all episodes

[@gabrieltetreault317]

My favorite had to be the water heater rocket for the simple fact of "if you disable EVERY safety device, it can be turned into a rocket"

[@MyChannel773]

i also have fond memories of them struggling to disable every failsafe on that old elevator so they could test it falling

[@furrymessiah]

"I reject your reality and substitute my own," is something i still frequently say in my every day life.

[@janedoe2859]

MythBusters quite literally without exaggeration helped me pass every physics class I've ever taken. I binged Mythbusters instead of studying once for my physicals final back in high school thinking there was no way I'd pass, so why study? I ended up passing with a C because of the knowledge I learned from binging that show. Thank you Adam and Jamie.

[@jarrodedson5441]

U passed with a C, oh yes u clearly passed, C for clearly

[@novelezra]

"I tried to convince my then girlfriend to go to MythBusters live instead of their prom" Billiam 😭

[@melbapeach162]

I would totally have said yes that's waay more fun than prom 😂

[@Strawberryflavored0]

Man I loved this show, Grant was a huge inspiration for me. One of the few Asian representation on TV at the time. RIP

[@emjayee]

Truly amazing guy and awesome representation for so many

[@jarrodedson5441]

​@@emjayee agreed

[@brycevo]

What's best about them is they didn't just bust the myths and talk down to us, they instead show how it would have to go to confirm it. They're so awesome

[@redkingrauri3769]

The funniest part of the show as a whole is Mythbusters is the scientific method in action each episode. Observation, research, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion. And they're having so much fun along the way. I miss this stuff.

[@szabotudor]

Grant is a legend. He will never be forgotten. He has always been my favorite mythbuster, and the news of his early passing hit me hard when it happened. An incredibly talented engineer, and amazing entertainer, his contribution to the world is immeasurable, undoubtedly being an inspiration for many people who watched the show as kids. Words cannot express the loss that the world suffered when it lost him. "I never really wanted to be, I don't want to say, an average engineer. I always wanted to do something different, something more exciting." - Grant Imahara His dream was, in my eyes, and in the eyes of many others, achieved.

[@PassTheMarmalade1957]

The UK kind-of equivalent of Mythbusters was called Braniac: Science Abuse, hosted by Top Gear's Richard Hammond. Discoverer of such priceless bits of knowledge as "People can walk on custard like Jesus walking on water."

[@lucash741]

I can't remember which channel you could watch brainiac mythbusters and robot wars back to back. My tiny nerd brain loved that

[@CJJC]

Jon Tickle walking on custard is a powerful image.

[@zoe_astra]

Omg I just commented the exact same thing before I saw your comment, I still remember the swimming pool full of custard

[@RockNRollHorrorshow]

Watching Braniac on G4 back in the day was always a good time.

[@Oshroth]

Brainiac was similar but they seemed to care more about entertainment than science. e.g. Brainiac "proved" the brown note was real. Brainiac has a YT channel where they have uploaded the series

[@A_N1ne]

MB was and is my all time favourite show. Also shout out to Christine, Scottie, and Jessi the hosts who are often forgotten but are in some of the best MB episodes

[@ArloMathis]

I was just looking for someone talking about them! I was confused when the video ended and there wasn't any mention of them.

[@levischorpioen]

RIP Jessi Combs

[@n1kolodian]

The airplane conveyor belt myth was always a favorite of mine. It opened my eyes to how many really don't understand the physics of airplanes. What amazed me the most, was the pilot not believing it. I bet Adam and Jamie had a long discussion with him when the cameras where off.

[@DrewLSsix]

Ha! I just mentioned this a minute ago, the difference between air speed and ground speed is a pretty basic and fundamental part of flying, it's actually kinda disturbing that the pilot didn't understand the issue. I suppose ground speed isn't usually a point of concern for most small plane pilots, but still, knowing the difference can keep you from falling out of the sky.

[@joeldipops]

I didn't understand it for a long time, and I think people tend to overexplain it. At least that's what held me back. For me, the explanation was as simple as "The wheels just spin freely, they aren't connected to a motor on takeoff".

[@tommarsdon5644]

​@@DrewLSsixI think the main part is that people don't really understand that the engine changes the air speed. People instead see it simply as the speed relative to the ground plus the wind. So when the plane is on the ground without there being wind, people just think they are equal.

[@jbearclowater]

This video could have just been called "Billiam gushes about Mythbusters for 37 minutes" and I'm totally here for it.

[@luli25433]

I legit started watching Mythbusters again lastnight for the first time since childhood I cannot believe the timing

[@pate7179]

"hehehehe... we should get out thats mercury vapor" still live in my head rent free for some reason

[@benrith2751]

I loved watching these guys bust back in the day.

[@tyedye367]

I hate and love this comment

[@NayrAnur]

🤨

[@MikeV1018]

Cant decide which quote to use, so I'm gonna use both: George Takei - "Ooohhh Mmmmyyyy!!!" Sterling Archer - "Hey, Phrasing!"

[@coleminee]

The experiment that has permanently stuck with me every since I saw it was the one proving that you get less wet walking through the rain vs running

[@MrArti2012]

Most useful for me was episode where they tested if you would be more wet running or walking under the rain

[@melbapeach162]

I think about that episode ALL the time when it rains

[@jordanscott4543]

YES! Thank you so much

[@Fluffyfoodog]

"Jamie was Adams Boss" Ooooooooh, that explains their relationship so much lol

[@garryschmidt]

No mention of Jessi Combs? She was part of the early days and came back for a bit while Kari went on baby leave. Jessi passed away right before Grant in 2019 chasing a land speed record.

[@wesss9353]

That's news to me. RIP Jessie

[@NotTheGrimmReaper]

Yeah i was wondering why she was left out

[@thejunkman]

She was known more for her time in Xtreme 4x4 and other shows on TNN/SpikeTV

[@crying2emoji5]

Oh my god I had no idea! I really liked her! She lived a short, but full, life

[@basementdwellercosplay]

​@NotTheGrimmReaper probably cause she was on for a fair short time of the show. She was great and she does deserve to be remembered as a fun and good member of the team

[@NoobPTFO]

You putting Halo music over the B-Team’s shenanigans is just peak late 2000s! Around the time I was watching this show I was just getting addicted to Halo 3 and then Reach. Perfect nostalgia mix!

[@MrSaturn012]

I still have to re-explain airplanes taking off while on a treadmill to myself every now and then. The reality of it is surprisingly simple, but it's all the extra details and our familiarity with ground vehicles that gum up the expectations

[@solarmoth4628]

Even though physics and math ended up being my least favorite subjects when I got older, I loved myth busters. I have so many memories of watching Jamie’s walrus mustache after school. I watched each episode more times than I can count. Despite Adam and Jamie not being best friends, they work well together as collaborators. I mean most people aren’t best friends with their coworkers.

[@jdatlas4668]

i literally spent the weekend watching old episodes of this, are you in my walls or something

[@amelialonelyfart8848]

i am

[@chaschuky999]

That other person is lying, I’ve never seen them in here.

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

Where did ya see them? I've been wanting to rewatch Mythbusters for years

[@jdatlas4668]

@@thesymbiotenation.4552 the company that currently owns the rights put a ton of full episodes on KZbin :3

[@WlatPziupp]

@@thesymbiotenation.4552 There's a whole bunch, maybe the whole bunch, on their channel. Mythbusterstvshow

[@mckmitte]

I will always love how this show teaches science, while so many go from the angle of labcoats and the abstract, mythbusters brings a grounded, blue collar methodology that made it easy to grasp

[@roonkolos]

The one thing that shocked me and many others but made sense in hindsight was the fact Adam & Jaime werent friends But despite that, they still managed to work super well with each other. They respected one another enough to do so which i think is just as important

[@Vitorio582]

Jamie said that the editors of the show focused more on Adam's silliness than on science but honestly I think their different personalities was what made me and many other kids fans of the show. We'd laugh at Adam's goofiness while also learning about a lot of other stuff with Jamie

[@OrbObserver]

@@Vitorio582 Jamie was also very self serious and never fully accepted that their job was to make an entertaining product not do legitimate scientific study. Adam was just trying to have fun with science, which was the point of the show.

[@roonkolos]

​@@Vitorio582 absolutely agreed They were a perfect dichotomy. If both were goofs or both were serious, I doubt it would have lasted 14 seasons

[@Chord_]

There's a great story Adam tells of how, even though they weren't 'friends,' they were still engineers at heart. They were working on one of the myths, hitting their heads against a wall, when Jamie finally cracked it, and he went to find Adam purely so he could see and appreciate the solution to the problem they had. I highly suggest you try and find the story I'm talking about, as I've totally butchered it in the retelling, and it really is a beautiful story that encapsulates their relationship.

[@ze3503]

Theres moments where Jamies on the hood of a car - his life and spinal health are actually at risk, and Adam is driving. And you just hear Adam say « now lets get into character » with a cockney accent. Like 😂😂😂😂 I cant with Adam.

[@garrettcarter5622]

I love the bit where Adam makes a reference to an obscure fantasy/sci-fi movie and NOBODY knew it was a quote until a random KZbin stumbled upon the scene more than a decade later.

[@lokilover1315]

The hot water heater episode still freaks me out to this day. Everybody has one.. 2 little malfunctions and an attempt for someone who doesn't know the heater needs to realise its own pressure so they weld the tap shut, and BOOM!

[@gunier.j.kintgenanimations]

I was about 8 when MythBusters ended, Having something so near & dear to me end really stung. I remember bawling my eyes out when I saw an ad for "The Series Finally". I ran up to my mom, & told her the news. She said "Oh well there'll be more episodes later!" There were no new episodes after that.

[@mothmanafterdark5924]

Same here! Apparently I had cried for hours after watching the final episode

[@PsRohrbaugh]

The generational differences are really interesting. I was a sophomore in high school when Mythbusters premiered, and just kinda watched it less during college and working. But in high school 2003-2004 it was all my friends talked about.

[@borntoclimb7116]

Mythbusters is one of the best shows of the 2000s, funny moments with interesting science content and the tension between Adam and Jamie, even in my countrie Germany this show was a big Thing.

[@Crocogator]

I gotta pause for a moment. RIP Grant. We shared a name, and I always looked up to you and your terrifying robots. Miss you, man.

[@movieclipsvideos1781]

Honestly im glad for this, I loved mythbusters as a kid and my version of the roman empire is "noise to make you shit yourself" and "can we hit a mannequin with a truck so hard his socks come off"

[@ImagineTheDragon]

My dad recorded each episode as it aired on VHS tapes, and my whole family would sit down and watch them every week. The mythbusters were such an integral part of my childhood, and I genuinely don’t know who I would be if I had never watched them

[@TheDressageAddict]

I was just talking to some friends about Grant last night. One of them is an engineer and we all grew up on MB. Grant really inspired him.

[@g4mmalotus937]

As someone who's watched the whole series through many, many times I can say that, while Adam and Jamie weren't friends, they were definitely close. They disagree on methods a lot, but still work very well together once they're on the same page. They know how not to get in the others way, and can get stuff done together incredibly well at times. Best example that immediately comes to mind is the mini myth they did about rowing a barge with a excavator. They rowed a platform across a river with two excavators, Adam in one and Jamie in the other, and they very fluidly worked together to get it done. They had fun together, laughed, cried, and in the end were partners through and through.

[@chrisblake4198]

Their relationship taught me a lot about how you can still respect people you don't get along with, and that it's good to take the time to find out what they bring to the table even if you don't ''like' them right away.

[@apathybronson]

​@@chrisblake4198they got along fine. They just spend a lot of time in a power balance that precludes anti afterwork friendship. I doubt anyone would call a guy 'their mentor' if they hadn't gotten along fine.

[@jasperjazzie]

yeah, it's weird how people think "they weren't friends" must mean "they hated each other" when you can easily like or get along with someone but just not spend time with them outside of work.

[@melbapeach162]

Honestly their relationship makes me think of brothers with totally different personalities, like yeah maybe you wouldn't choose to be friends with them and you don't always like them but at the end of the day there's a real bond there and you get each other

[@g4mmalotus937]

@@melbapeach162 that's pretty much spot on, yeah

[@Silverstonegamergirl]

My dad, brother, and I used to watch this show all the time when I was younger. During Covid I ended up rewatching a lot of this show as one of my ways to kind of cope. It felt comforting in a way.

[@bluewalnutt6859]

Rip grant. Broke my heart. Watched this show everyday growing up and always looked forward to seeing it after school. Even if I already had seen the episode. Every bit of this show was absolute gold in one way or another

[@kaitai7302]

The salsa escape episode was always one that stuck with me. Of course you can't forget the cement truck explosion, biggest bang they ever boomed.

[@mikerickson01]

I don't think the original cement truck was their biggest boom. I think the Homemade Diamonds was the biggest. Other than the final finale cement truck explosion, which is more a gimmick than a myth.

[@TheBiggestGame]

mythbusters was the only tv show that my entire family liked to watch together. it was so great, the energy was great, and i think i'm going to go rewatch some of it after this

[@dbloodymoon]

I LOVE Mythbusters! The Hinderberg Experiment and the Pirates/Ninjas/Cowboys Specials will always have a place in my heart!

[@chrisblake4198]

I think Mythbusters is flat out the best thing to come out of the cable TV era. It changed the cultural landscape and spawned an entire generation of Maker content creators on KZbin who use similar methods and modern tech to continue the kind of low budget reality tv ethos that made Mythbusters so good. Mark Rober, Smarter Every Day, Colin Furze, Stuff Made Here, Nile Red, Allen Pang, Slo-Mo Guys, Backyard Scientist, and dozens of others all draw from the same deep well the Mythbusters crew dug.

[@flipflop3285]

Just wanna let you know billiam that you are 100% in my top 5 youtubers I've watched almost all of your videos at least twice if not more and no matter how many times I watch them they are always fun to rewatch, thanks so much for what you do.

[@zeratul____1228]

I loved the particular Mths where you think "that can't possibly work, can it?", AND THEN IT FUCKING WORKS!

[@mannytheangel]

The fact that Busters daughter was launched in dry dock 2 at Mare Island in my home town of Vallejo, Ca make it soooo much sweeter. They filmed a bunch of myths out here. Even some for mysthbusters jr. Thanks for doing this!

[@ctusiard9755]

The funniest one for me is the one where they test Mission Impossible and Adam and Jamie have to climb an air vent. One of them takes magnets and the other says "it sounds like Thor God of Thunder is climbing the air vents!"

[@roonkolos]

Yoooo, thanks for giving a lot of love to Buster Hes just as much a part of the show and its mythos as the crew and the host all are

[@Kylieguestdraws]

37:05 minutes of pure bliss. RIP Grant, thanks for the memories and inspiration ❤

[@toko90s9]

Bruh Mythbusters was a huge part of my early teenager years.

[@duskoid7360]

mythbusters shaped my childhood and I look up to adam savage so much, I hope to some day meet him. I cried when I listened to every tool is a hammer so much. if i could give adam savage a hug I would. I would also thank him for making me realize that prop making is a job people could have and now I do it for theater productions as a hobby

[@petbird19]

One of the best shows ever to come out of Discovery. I was devastated when Grant passed away. It still makes me sad when I think about it.

[@MurdockCakeLie]

When I was a kid my family went to San Francisco on vacation and we found the Mythbusters’ garage. They had the animatronic shark they made for shark week mounted on the wall in the back. We didn’t see any of them but that’s one of my most vivid and treasured memories, because my family loved Mythbusters and seeing something we watched on tv constantly in person was legendary at that age. Now that I think of it, they are the only reason I had any interest in science, which means they are probably the only reason I graduated high school and college 🤔

[@melbapeach162]

I thought they destroyed that shark! 😅🦈

[@allielabr]

As a child my dream job was being a Mythbuster... I am now a mechanical engineer

[@IMIGHTBEJIM196]

this video has successfully convinced me to go rewatch a ton of mythbusters goodbye billiam

[@ohkaymo]

I remember being so excited about the Alcatraz episode as I'd visited the prison and done an audio-tour (headphones and numbers, so high tech for a young, soon to be elderly millennial), and thinking their observations about sounds there were so on point. I adore Mythbusters! And GNU Grant ❤ Edit to add: It's so odd to look back and realize how much I loved Mysthbusters but thought I also hated/was bad at science. Thanks internalized misogyny. I should be working for a special effects company with a fork-lift operator's license right now lol

[@facistdic]

Thanks man, I needed some positivity and this love letter to an amazing show was just what the doctor ordered

[@daleblanquita]

Adam savage did a Q&A style talk at my university a handful of years ago, was really nice hearing him talk about how well he and Jamie worked as partners on projects even though they weren’t like the hang out over dinner type friends

[@RhiannonSmudge]

Watching the bits with Grant was hard, he was a friend to my parents and a genuinely great guy I didn't get to know him personally or see him often, but I did meet him a few times. I think I first met him in person around 2015 when he built a ringbearer robot for a family friend's wedding. The last time I saw him was in September 2019 in my living room hanging out with my parents, his girlfriend, and a couple other friends of theirs. I even snapped a picture with him so I could nerd out over the whole thing with my friends on Discord, but I didn't let myself stay in the living room for too long since I knew I'd be all red in the face and internally fangirling the whole time. It still hurts whenever I remember that he's gone, but it is heartwarming that people regard his legacy with love and support

[@cam_like_ham]

Adam and Jamie had a great Phineas & Ferb dynamic (respectively), but man, I just want to party with the build team.

[@x3dfritz0]

Mythbusters WAS my teenage years. RIP Grant Imahara, you are missed ❤

[@debo-starv]

Such a comfort show for me

[@magpiemailer3069]

I havent watched much Mythbusters, but I remember seeing the episode about closing the toilet lid when I was really really little and it's stuck with me my whole life

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

I remember when the B team connected a cattle prod to the Ark of the Covenant to "prank" Adam in the Baghdad Battery episode. One of the rare times when he was genuinely upset. The producer was fired for that and so was Scottie I think?

[@katiebirdie7868]

Scottie I think left more because she just didn't like being on TV, I remember watching an ep with her a while ago and she didn't seem that comfortable with the camera in the way everyone else was. And she wasn't any more involved with the prank than rest of the B Team, who didn't get fired, so I don't see why she would be fired when the others weren't. She's a dentist now apparently.

[@juliadagnall5816]

@@katiebirdie7868With Scottie it was definitely a ‘tried that, didn’t like it, moving on’ sort of situation. And props to her for that.

[@JeilyFan125]

Throughout the years I been purchasing Mythbusters episodes on KZbin until recently I got all the episodes available on KZbin besides the season without Adam and Jamie. And recently I have been showing my niece (6) and my nephew (9) the show and they love it. My favorite episode is definitely the Food Fables.

[@KamenSentaiMetalHero]

I personally remember this show for the Mentos and root beer experiment. When I was in 4th grade, my school had these special clubs not necessarily afterschool, but it was towards the end of the school day about once a week. I was in some science club where they did this very experiment. That's definitely one of my fondest memories.

[@iancuneo1820]

I did the same one for a science week in kindergarten. It was awesome

[@Spooky_Spookerson]

I miss this show so much. Rest in peace Grant and Scottie.

[@Squirr3lBoy300]

I wonder if he's gonna mention s4 e20 where B Team is noticeably stoned and has to redo the experiment

[@MrSkerpentine]

I can’t tell if that’s a joke or not lmao

[@Squirr3lBoy300]

@@MrSkerpentine go watch for yourself

[@ThorKillian]

S4.. Ep20... I see what you did there

[@Squirr3lBoy300]

@@ThorKillianhaha. But I guarantee you if you watch the episode there's several allusions to marijuana, and then Jamie and Adam make them redo the experiment because of like "outside variables"

[@panth753]

I loved Mythbusters when it was growing up, and still is. Like Bill Nye the Science Guy, it made STEM interesting, fun, and easy to understand

[@Xenolinguist19]

Dude that green light gun on the wall just unlocked a whole bunch of memories from my childhood. What a weird sensation

[@shaynalange7488]

Paintball time!

[@Cutepotatos]

Describing mythbusters as top gear, bill nye, and jackass is the BEST description I’ve heard for this show!

[@dudebroski9460]

I really liked their cameo as the army surplus dealers on The Darwin Awards movie. The jato rocket was the best scene of the entire movie

[@DustyTheDog]

I absolutely LOVED this show growing up. I remember entering 6th grade(2006) and really bonding with my science teacher because of this show. We'd talk about the new episodes and even try to think of ways to bring it up in class. I really enjoyed this time of my life. I never went on to do anything science in a career, but I still enjoy it a lot. I watch Adam on his Tested channel.

[@41dn]

Why do the B-team segments give 'spongebob took 40 benadryls' energy

[@TeamSoraPresents]

Oh my God, I was OBSESSED with this show in high school! I was still watching up until it sadly ended, and even went to a MB Experience at my local museum years ago.

[@jacobnorris3903]

Bustin' makes me feel good!

[@Boom12]

Mythbusters changed my life. I was a curious 13 year old when it first aired, and their trial and error scientific method expanded my mind forever. Didn't hurt that I was always laughing at the team's antics. "Thor, the God of Thunder is trying to enter my building!"

[@ratchetxtreme6591]

I wonder if they bust the myth of a group of people somehow surviving a plane crash on a mysterious island no one can see