Was MythBusters Intended to Be Educational?

During our live stream on Nov. 9, Tested channel members asked Adam questions about MythBusters. In this episode, Adam answers the questions: "How intentional was the educational aspect of the show?" and "Do you think keeping up the 'role' of being Jamie's opposite affected your personality?" With thanks to Tested channel members Jordan Workshop and Fredrik Strömberg for their support and great questions!
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[@miguelsenriquez4288]

That Honesty though 🤖✔️

[@blitzkroger]

Mythbusters was my favorite show and I am only 11

[@SailorRalph]

This is so wholesome. Myth busters was a huge part of my childhood. I wouldn't give up anything for that raw experience of experiencing first and for the first time. I am jealous of the catalog that younger generations will have access to but also sad as it will be a mix of contemporary and history. Maybe that's the best though. Thank you Adam and please thank Jamie for me as well as everyone else. I will of course miss Grant Imahara, RIP my friend. You all show such a passion for what you do and that in of itself really makes it worth watching. I've lost so many celebs I've always wanted to meet. Adam (and Jamie and the rest of the crew) I would absolutely love to meet you in person. I know you get that all of the time. You all are truly wonderful people. Take care my friend!

[@SailorRalph]

@@blitzkroger never stop dreaming my friend. I am 31 and it's something that is hard to relearn. When life becomes real with adult responsibilities, don't forget about your dreams. You will meet like minded people and those who love and support you to help you see your dreams through. Take care little dreamer.

[@ET_AYY_LMAO]

How the fuck did you dumbasses not manage to cut through the roof of a car with half a tonne of thermite? You can literally cut a steel beam with less than a kilogram.

[@SofiaCavalcante]

Mythbusters saved my life at age 8 I was a child of a hard working and studying single mother, so i was home alone a lot. It was my mothers birthday and I wanted to make her a nice dinner before she came back home, as a surprise. So I put frozen fish fillet in a skillet full of hot oil and in a few seconds, BOOM a 3 feet tall oil fire. I was ready to put it out with water but then, because i was raised by the TV, I remembered a Mythbusters episode about oil fires and that putting it out with water would only make it WORSE. Fortunately there was a chemical extinguisher right outside my apartment and I maneged to rush to it and not have a single burn. EIGHT YEARS OLD, MAN

[@bzqp2]

Wow. I'm not sure I could manage a chemical extinguisher in my mid-20s O.o

[@craigoneill2216]

Imagine you did intend it to be educational

[@joermnyc]

Also a good idea to have a lid that fits the pan nearby, a few weeks ago my pan caught fire, and I had the lid on and fire extinguished before I could even think about grabbing the fire extinguisher (which was behind me in the kitchen.)

[@ilyaholt8607]

@@craigoneill2216 Then it would be less popular. The unfortunate reality is that when people (especially children) can clearly see that something is intentionally educational, they instantly lose most of their interest towards it. This is likely because any educational media is often associated with boring and low-budget content. Mythbusters was a successful educational show because it wasn't trying to be educational.

[@tolga1cool]

@@bzqp2 Pull the pin, aim and push the button. Not hard

[@Silver_Wolf-141]

Mythbusters is a large part of why i got into engineering! It had such a large impact on my childhood

[@mastercheif9703]

I am only 13 and mythbusters also has a reason why I love engineering. Keep up the good work Adam!!!!

[@nickojc850]

Mythbusters was educational for me as well. I’m fascinated about the documentation of the rare hyneman specie!

[@fortunetellers5262]

I’m 12 in Wisconsin and love mithbusters

[@Qwertydzn]

Currently doing a degree in engineering and I look back so often on growing up watching mythbusters. I always dreamed of being there during the tests. For anybody whos interested in engineering from a young age, let that intuition guide you, engineering is amazing.

[@explosivemallard8038]

Couldn’t agree more. I grew up watching mythbusters and it absolutely has to be large proponent of my life of science and now engineering.

[@juan_a_otero]

I absolutely love it when Adam stops mid-thought, runs through the Cave, and grabs something to show us!

[@rebelguy9487]

He's like a 6 year old running into his room while saying "Hey, look at this.....look at this " but in an adult body!

[@tested]

He does this to us ALL THE TIME.

[@daxriley8195]

With each passing day he becomes a little less Adam and little more Doc Brown :) I'd call him Doc Savage but I believe that name is already taken!

[@DanielAmos1]

I'm just impressed he can retrieve it so quickly. I'm sure there are things that enter the Cave, never to see the light of day again but when it comes show and tell, the artifact is always just a short rummage away.

[@psilorder86]

@@daxriley8195 Prof. Savage?

[@JFKeNn3dy]

Remember kids, the only difference between doing science and screwing around is writing it down.

[@auroraackley227]

That should be on a t~shirt

[@jaywerner8415]

@@auroraackley227 Yes, and i think it might be, id have to check.

[@derchesten]

This line is what made me a civil engineer. Fkn icons those two

[@laurencefraser]

Well, writing it down and repetition.

[@garysprandel1817]

Words to live by

[@armadillerff]

“Don’t talk down to children; treat them as peers” is exactly what Mister F. Rodgers believed and was the driving force of why Mister Rodgers’ Neighborhood was so successful.

[@g6qwerty]

Explains why I hated so many "Kid shows" when I was a kid.

[@bearlemley]

“Can you say neighborhood?”

[@shadowxxe]

@@g6qwerty That's why i grew up with youtube these educational kids science shows ugh i hated them i much preferred watching Vsauce and man did i love and still do love vsauce

[@Mirro18]

Or rather, don't talk to children like they are stupid. Meet them on an eye level. The issue is that most people have kids=stupid so ingrained in their head that they cannot stop themselves from explaining every obvious thing and kids feel extremely insulted by that. An issue some teachers also have and you see it in school. Source: I am becoming a teacher and boy some people i met when we did practical experience should not become teachers.

[@neruneri]

@@Mirro18 I agree. Thinking about it too, the most mind-boggling thing about it is how not only do "we" (as in many adults in society) treat children like they're stupid, "we" treat them like they're not worthy of basic social etiquette. It's not just that people internally think of children as stupid, they explicitly treat them as stupid. If people treated other adults the way we treat children, a lot more people would get punched in the face on a regular basis.

[@leeschumacher8285]

When you say "the five of us" my heart is just breaking ...

[@aliengranpa]

RIP Grant.

[@danielland3767]

Ikr...😭😭😭

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

RIP Grant Imahra gone but never forgotten. 😔

[@danielland3767]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 his death & Shad Gaspar where the 2 hardest hits to me in 2020

[@cpeezy3119]

F

[@tadlockje]

There were some funny Jamie moments, but the one that I always remember is him yelling at the duck “Quack, Damn You!!”

[@Bladedcloud6159]

"when in doubt, C-4"

[@thekidfromcanada]

"I like it. It's private in here."

[@jamesfogel7998]

"Jamie wants big boom."

[@Rileynjudkins]

"I'm standing in the death ray....and I am not dead"

[@kori228]

"I reject your reality and substitute my own"

[@spaghetticoconut658]

“Was mythbusters intended to be educational?” *Yes’nt*

[@alexadelaide]

No’f course

[@AnonyDave]

Australia Has the perfect terms, "Yeah, nah" and "Nah, yeah"

[@alexadelaide]

@@AnonyDave paradoxically though those terms are perfectly unambiguous haha

[@fatsuperfly]

Ha. It did inspire that’s for sure, so many talented ppl here, younger I didn’t realize it so much, i mean they are. But as i get older i look back and watch some episodes, its ver apparent on the talent working this show. Love it

[@wordforger]

They literally saved lives with their "trapped in a car underwater" episode. So whether it was intended to be educational or not, it ended up being very educational.

[@CaptNSquared]

Mythbusters: Never thinking of the children

[@Roberta_Trevino]

I feel like that's what made it interesting. Like Adam said, kids don't like to be talked down to so to see adults having fun with science and just telling us the process without oversimplifying it was really cool.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@Roberta_Trevino My best friend & I took her daughter (my Goddaughter) to the Australian museum here in Sydney Australia. For her 5th birthday because she was dinosaurs mad she knew just about. Everything about them including their scientific names. While we were looking at the dinosaurs her mother had to run off to the loo & she left her with me. A lot of people think she's my daughter when she's not with her Mum because she looks similar to me. While we were looking at a realistic recreation of a Velociraptor complete with feathers. An elderly museum guide came up to us & said to her. "Isn't it a pretty birdy." My Goddaughter turned to her & with all the distain that only a 5 year old can muster said: "It is *NOT* a birdy it is a Velociraptor. Although they are related to birds that's why they have feathers." She then proceeded to tell the attendant in great & graphic detail when & where Velociraptors lived. & more specifically how they killed & ate their prey. All the while she's doing this the poor woman (who had to be somewhere in her 80's) is getting this horrified look on her face. She turns to look at me & I just smiled at her & oh so sweetly said "Isn't it amazing what they get off of the Discovery Channel these days." The poor womans jaw just hit the floor & before I burst out laughing at her. I redirected my Goddaughter over to another exhibit. When her Mum came back & I told her what had happened she burst out laughing & said "Yes! That's *MY* child!" & the moral of this story is *NEVER EVER* dumb things down to a child because they *WILL* inevitably call you out for it.

[@journeyofawesome8473]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 I find it pretty easy to not talk down to kids. It's the adults I struggle with. 👼😈

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@journeyofawesome8473 I hear you my friend, I hear you. 🤜

[@clarabrandaog]

At the same time that's what got kids hooked. Been there.

[@CooroSnowFox]

Adam talking about dating and that moment "am I missing an eyebrow?" comes to mind

[@ClickClackMathRocks]

I so would love to know how that date went (obviously without any personal info)

[@MasumiSeike]

@@ClickClackMathRocks kinda same 😂

[@FlamingNinja]

@@ClickClackMathRocks apparently it went pretty well, iirc the woman he was dating is his wife still

[@obscureviolette9571]

OMG! Jajaja ❤️🤭

[@valiroime]

Explains a lot actually.

[@MrCineris]

Having Tested is such a privilege! Imagine not having a way to hear this man

[@flugelblarghen]

In the vain of being educational as well as Adam and Jamie's relationship I remember re-watching the first season not long ago and being super impressed with one situation. Adam had disagreed with Jamie over part of his plan, later in the episode he apologized not for disagreeing with Jamie but for the disrespectful way he expressed himself. He felt he had implied Jamie was stupid. I thought that would be a pretty great lesson for any kids watching seeing somebody with the maturity to recognise, admit to and apologise for doing something wrong

[@deinonychus1948]

I remember that bit, it was in the first Chicken Gun episode if I recall correctly

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

not vain, vein*

[@Javierm0n0]

As i was a kid during the early days of mythbusters i must say, thank you for "not thinking of the children". The moment anything started to treat me like an imbecile i stopped reading/watching/engaging with it.

[@foamer443]

Precisely why as a kid I never, not even once, (not as an adult either) did or have gone to McDonalds. I was thoroughly insulted by their advertising with all the idiot characters and toys. There were lots of other fast food places that didn't stoop to such a low level, not that I had much fast food anyway, but made a point of saying no to McD's. Reflecting on that has made me realize I have tended ever since to question things and view with a critical eye. People have called me ornery and difficult and I guess I owe that to McD's crappy advertising.

[@ericbrown1101]

That was the way my parents raised/disciplined me. For the majority of my life, if I acted like it, I was treated like a peer instead of a child. It was the biggest incentive to behave and learn maturity that they could've given me and I'm eternally grateful to them for that.

[@crissto8591]

For as long as i could remember, I was arguing with their methodology and conclusions. Kid or not, I still believe that sometimes they got it wrong

[@beautifulsubmissive5190]

@@foamer443 you sound like so much fun , lol

[@alalalala57]

@@foamer443 You lost out on some of the best toys on the planet tho. Loved them.

[@alexadelaide]

Adam has the most genuine, thoughtful and respectful way of speaking that I wish was more common. You can clearly see him thinking as he speaks. He never talks negatively of others even when you can tell he has thoughts maybe he could not or should not say, but doesn’t shy away, he finds a common ground or another way to explain and get his real thoughts across in the most positive way. I just love that

[@Zefrem23]

Yeah and it's great we get to see the thought process unedited. So many people are afraid of appearing unprofessional and edit their YT shows to ribbons to get rid of pauses for thought. I prefer the warts-and-all approach.

[@mscbijles1256]

@@Zefrem23 And actually, I always consider such cuts, and small sudden changes in what their faces look like etc. FAR worse then watching some thinking.

[@nealsterling8151]

Indeed, he is the antithesis of modern people.sadly.

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

Well that's part of being on camera for freaking ever. Yeah I agree though Adam does have a way with words, a certain showmanship, he is a class act, along with Jamie.

[@captainbishop]

I never thought of Mythbusters as reality TV. That's strange to me.

[@wormspeaker]

I know right? I mean, that's where it would be classified, but even compared to something like American Chopper or Monster Garage (that were mentioned) or especially Pimp My Ride or Pawn Stars, Mythbusters doesn't really feel like reality television. It feels like a more rough and tumble Mr. Wizard to me.

[@laurencefraser]

Probably because it was less divorced from reality than most "reality" television.

[@mscbijles1256]

@@laurencefraser indeed, this was ACTUAL reality 😃

[@brocktechnology]

To me it's well inside the genre of documentary, especially after the manufactured drama was eliminated in later seasons.

[@TylerWitucki]

In other words, unscripted but in some ways planned. The show was about the subject matter, not really the characters nor their conflicts; so it's not really a drama or reality tv.

[@psivewri]

When I was about 7 years old my dad showed me an episode of Mythbusters that his mate had recorded onto a VHS tape. It's fair to say it sparked a life long interest in working out how things work and a fascination with taking things apart :)

[@hailstormtrenhaile114]

I reject your reality, and substitute my own.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@Zachzedzach Agreed. Followed only by "Am I Missing An Eyebrow?"

[@namffuak]

I like it in here, it's private.

[@jacquelynchin5513]

“When in doubt... C4”

[@ianjimenez9769]

I needed to see this thread today.

[@feeltoofree]

Jamie wants big boom 😂

[@djHVNTER2]

Can confirm, Mythbusters undeniably helped keep me interested in science (and made me hate math a little less) as a kid. It also really reinforced the scientific method to me, and the idea of your original idea or belief (aka hypothesis) can be wrong simply because you don't know until you try (or test) it. And so until you test and know, you can't be mad at yourself for being wrong. Might be a weird analogy or parallel teenage me created, but the reinforcement of the concept actually helped me just as a kid dealing with growing up. Shoutout to you, and everyone who helped make Mythbusters what it was.

[@skollrum]

I would describe Mythbusters as "Jackass for smart people" when trying to turn people on to it. I think 3rd season everyone already knew them

[@ForeverDegenerate]

So... "Smartass" then?

[@juancitoplasma1404]

@@ForeverDegenerate with a lot o explosions and ballistic gel

[@peeper4life315]

@@ForeverDegenerate goated

[@barahng]

Ironically a lot of stunts on Jackass required quite a bit of engineering to pull off (relatively) safely.

[@xarvous]

I would buy a DVD of Mythbusters extras that was just Savage and Hyneman telling each other to go f*@$ off.

[@Dimondminer11]

Where can I find this magical DVD extra set?

[@Connor-wv6ln]

“The only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down”

[@jaywerner8415]

one of MANY grate quotes.

[@mscbijles1256]

Am I missing an eyebrow?

[@mscbijles1256]

Quack damn you

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Holy Crap Run! & This is why we can't have anything nice.

[@joermnyc]

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!”

[@bmelloyello]

To this day, Mythbusters is still my favorite tv show, of all time. My kids will be watching your show when they're old enough.

[@linkspokemon4114]

All come on just let them watch it

[@thewackykid]

same... it is still my all time fav tv show too...

[@DobraEspacial]

Mythbusters constructed a big part of my passion for science. I even got a tattoo in honor of the show!

[@LifeIsntHealthy]

Oooh what is it?

[@madster663]

Mythbusters caused my fascination with science, and I could not be happier at what Mythbusters caused for me as a young girl going into the STEM fields🤍

[@MostlyPennyCat]

I always loved seeing Jamie get ticked at Adam making a mess. Leaving his lathe covered in salami. "God love him but that's a 30,000 dollar lathe, _sigh whiskers whiskers whiskers"_

[@crunchyfrog555]

Adam's statement that kids don't like be spoken down to I absolutely agree with. So much so that it's hw I brought my kids up, and my two daughters are fabulous not just from my say so, but I'm continually complimented on them. It makes one HELL of a difference. It's not difficult really - kids are people too. I've never understood this buillshit of"speak when you're spoken to" or "why must you do something? Because I say" all that sort of nonsense helps nobody.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

Old cultural thing that persisted up until the 1990's and Boomer parents' (somewhat understandable) "need" (desire) to train their children to be the "best" (all to maintain their lifestyle or rise from it)...

[@crunchyfrog555]

@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 Ah, I think that was more an American thing? I mean, I've certainly heard of it before, and yes, it was a fucking stupid idea. China have a somewhat similar idea with their kids, and all it does there is create a load of self-entitled brats. I'm British, so we didn't see it, or at least if we did, to that extent.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

My best friend & I took her daughter (my Goddaughter) to the Australian museum here in Sydney Australia. For her 5th birthday because she was dinosaurs mad she knew just about. Everything about them including their scientific names. While we were looking at the dinosaurs her mother had to run off to the loo & she left her with me. A lot of people think she's my daughter when she's not with her Mum because she looks similar to me. While we were looking at a realistic recreation of a Velociraptor complete with feathers. An elderly museum guide came up to us & said to her. "Isn't it a pretty birdy." My Goddaughter turned to her & with all the distain that only a 5 year old can muster said: "It is *NOT* a birdy it is a Velociraptor. Although they are related to birds that's why they have feathers." She then proceeded to tell the attendant in great & graphic detail when & where Velociraptors lived. & more specifically how they killed & ate their prey. All the while she's doing this the poor woman (who had to be somewhere in her 80's) is getting this horrified look on her face. She turns to look at me & I just smiled at her & oh so sweetly said "Isn't it amazing what they get off of the Discovery Channel these days." The poor womans jaw just hit the floor & before I burst out laughing at her. I redirected my Goddaughter over to another exhibit. When her Mum came back & I told her what had happened she burst out laughing & said "Yes! That's *MY* child!" & the moral of this story is *NEVER EVER* dumb things down to a child because they *WILL* inevitably call you out for it.

[@pijnto]

Yes I remember a interview about violence in cartoons the adults were coming over all horrified, the young children's take on it, it is ok because it is "not real", maybe life would be a lot simpler if we (adults ) took heed to their thinking.

[@crunchyfrog555]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Oh boy - I LOVE that.

[@StarSong936]

One of my favorite Jamie lines was "When in doubt, C4." My favorite Adam line was "I reject you're reality and substitute my own!" There are a lot of other lines I loved but those are the 2 standouts for me.

[@monsterguyx6322]

As a viewer, I would say that the "loving work atmosphere" contributed to the show's appeal more than any sort dramatic conflict between the cast members. The onscreen chemistry of the team was a big part of why it worked. We tuned in to watch seasoned professionals using their skills to solve interesting problems, and It always felt like we were watching people who genuinely enjoyed their work. And the fact that you responded to viewer requests and queries made it feel like the show really had a special connection to the audience.

[@pinkcupcake4717]

The mutual respect between everyone was palpable, it gave the show a sense of comfort and ease that constant fighting would never get. Arguing a lot would have too stressful to watch!

[@DuperMate]

Love Mythbusters, I still watch the show. I wish there were still new episodes.

[@krisgee9553]

There's Mythbusters Jr. that's been pretty fun to watch.

[@DuperMate]

@@krisgee9553 I find the show to be a little awkward.

[@tparadox88]

Is the reboot already cancelled?

[@JordanWorkshop]

Thanks for taking my question! Also, I hope you have an appreciation for the number of people you have positively affected with the show and other projects. Intentional or not, your enthusiasm makes the leaning process feel much more exciting and interesting.

[@kyonnnapflueger1852]

I LOVED myth busters growing up. It was something we could all agree on to watch in my house growing up ❤

[@emilyb4583]

Favorite Mythbusters memory: in college, a bunch of my friends met up to go out for the night. One of the guys was watching Mythbusters while waiting for someone else to finish something. They blew up a cement truck, and it was such an amazing explosion that everyone got sucked in and we stayed in and watched Mythbusters for the entire night.

[@mr.personhumanson6871]

I think the graphic artists and the narrator is the unsung hero of the show. They make things more clearer than just watching and listening to Adam and Jaime's explanations and experimemts

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Adam strikes me as the guy who everyone thinks. Will be the one at a party telling dirty jokes. But actually blushes when he hears one. Whereas Jamie strikes me as the guy everyone thinks is prudish. But tells jokes so filthy they'd make the Devil blush. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Also Adam's statement about not dumbing down things to children reminded me of an incident that happened many years ago with my Goddaughter. My best friend & I took her daughter (my Goddaughter) to the Australian museum here in Sydney Australia. For her 5th birthday because she was dinosaurs mad she knew just about. Everything about them including their scientific names. While we were looking at the dinosaurs her mother had to run off to the loo & she left her with me. A lot of people think she's my daughter when she's not with her Mum because she looks similar to me. While we were looking at a realistic recreation of a Velociraptor complete with feathers. An elderly museum guide came up to us & said to her. "Isn't it a pretty birdy." My Goddaughter turned to her & with all the distain that only a 5 year old can muster said: "It is *NOT* a birdy it is a Velociraptor. Although they are related to birds that's why they have feathers." She then proceeded to tell the attendant in great & graphic detail when & where Velociraptors lived. & more specifically how they killed & ate their prey. All the while she's doing this the poor woman (who had to be somewhere in her 80's) is getting this horrified look on her face. She turns to look at me & I just smiled at her & oh so sweetly said. "Isn't it amazing what they get off of the Discovery Channel these days." The poor womans jaw just hit the floor & before I burst out laughing at her. I redirected my Goddaughter over to another exhibit. When her Mum came back & I told her what had happened she burst out laughing & said "Yes! That's *MY* child!" & the moral of this story is *NEVER EVER* dumb things down to a child because they *WILL* inevitably call you out for it.

[@weirdguybr]

Oh, you are absolutely correct - look for the video of Adam talking about Jamie in Wootstock and you'll have confirmation of that :P

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@weirdguybr Which one? There are so many of them, could you give me a link please. Thank you.

[@Harabaz726]

That's absolutely brilliant! If I ever have kids I hope they're as intellectual as your kid.

[@MrEazyE357]

Why are you writing with all the periods?

[@tested]

You're on to something, because Jamie, as Adam has said before, told the dirtiest jokes. But also, he's just really really funny.

[@milissaellan6805]

One of my absolute favorite Jamie quotes is when he held up the duck and said to it, so calmly, "Quack, damn you."

[@Rico_71]

"Jamie wants big boom" is another one

[@frankxia8082]

"I stopped dating. I cleared that part of my head away" Why do I just think of the moment when a good portion of your hair burned off...

[@SoldierJedi]

“...am I missing... an eyebrow?!”

[@martinjohnston1907]

It made me think of George Costanza.

[@albinekb]

Grew up watching Mythbusters weekly, really learnt a lot! Thanks :)

[@ryanwilson1369]

This just brought up a whole sad feeling that I had when I first heard that Mythbusters was having its last episode. I was so sad. Thanks for continuing filming your process for anything and everything you make. You changed my life with the content you made and are making. Thanks.

[@AonghasMcTavish]

As a child growing up mythbusters was my favorite show, it was always my go to if it was on all the way till it was 16 when the series ended, it helped define who I was and how I thought. I got to thank you for the work you all did,and still do today. Thank you.

[@andrewjackson5741]

Amazing. I’m close to the end of the mythbusters series’s on prime! Still finding episodes I haven’t watched. Thank you Adam (and Jamie) for years of entertainment and recently months of back to back entertainment. Much love from the U.K.

[@belzar007]

To me Mythbuster's most memorable part was "Gentlemen, THAW your chickens". :)

[@ncot_tech]

To me it was watching the first series being full of them phoning places and saying “we’re doing a tv show and need some chickens?” and having to explain what was going on. By the third series they’d just ring up and say “it’s mythbusters, can we come and blow things up on your bomb range?”

[@georgenewlands9760]

Yep, The Chicken Cannon...best ever and “definitely educational”😀😀😀

[@ryandowney8743]

I'm sure that the rivalry between Jamie and Adam on the chicken cannon episode was a case of the producers working them up against each other.

[@vickielawson3114]

What the hell are "chinkens"?

[@benjiwayne4295]

Mythbusters was a HUGE part of my childhood, taco Tuesday at my grandfathers house we would all huddle around and watch a recorded episode after. Each of us young and old fascinated with it. Some of my best memories.

[@anchorbait6662]

I'm going through some stuff in my life right now so I don't expect anyone to share my experience, but the answer to that question was beautiful. I have the video paused just before 6mins and am sitting here with tears in my eyes. Thank you for sharing yourself with the world, I don't think I could do it even if I was graced with the conditions to allow it.

[@lestercopeland6885]

I always enjoy listening to his stories and one day builds.

[@lordperezident]

He could talk for hours and i would listen to these type of stories

[@zjenji]

Mythbusters is like Shawshank Redemption, you always stop to watch it.

[@NatesFilmTutorials]

Couldn’t agree more! Haha

[@Fuzzems]

Isn't it because you kinda know how it ends? Eventually watching loads of Mythbusters will increase your knowledge without a doubt!

[@frankiebluethgen4291]

adam always gives such fantastic answers to every question. i went to his panel at nycc last year and it was absolutely phenomenal. such pure passion and genuine care in everything he talks about and says

[@erra7552]

I know it had to have been crazy. the workload, the requirements - but you all did such a great job. I think that's why the success of it hasn't quite been repeated. You were all perfect for it. Even on tough days, and maybe days when people didn't get along - there was still the combined intelligence. and viewers will still so enamored with the teaching that was being done, and the crafting that was being done. So many episodes left me in awe of what you and Jaime could build from seeming nothing, but a workshop of parts in drawers everywhere. Again. I know it was crazy. but i hope you know how much we appreciated it, and enjoyed it. and learned from it.

[@AtomicMadi]

It really touched my heart to hear you say "the five of us". I grew up watching Mythbusters and it's probably the main reason I fell in love with science and went on to study space science and astrophysics at university 💓

[@-JonnyBoy-]

"pissing in your ear"... Never heard that before and I'm British...

[@Jenny-sq2pr]

I heard it from an Australian woman once at a theme park in America.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@Jenny-sq2pr Mate I'm Australian & I've *NEVER* heard anyone use that phrase. The closest thing I've ever heard is the expression Taking the piss (outta someone.)

[@Bullfrog307002]

"pissingin your pocket" is a common saying i grew up with here in Australia.

[@Jenny-sq2pr]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 in fairness she said 'my brothers pissing in your ear. He's a wombat.' I had always assumed she was calling him a player but maybe I'm misunderstanding based on Adams definition?

[@daxriley8195]

@@Bullfrog307002 Definitely heard it here Oz. Pissing in your pocket means someone is feeding you some information that might make you feel warm and cozy, but at the end of the day what you have is a pocket full of urine.

[@Chezblarger]

Adam answering questions with stories, anecdotes, and humor is simply the best thing I’ve heard in quite sometime. Please do more of this. We all came because we love Mythbusters but there is much more here than that. Adam taking a question and running with it feels like a silk blanket over my anxious thoughts.

[@elwindil8566]

Adam, the way you and the rest of the cast of Mythbusters spoke to the camera, and to those of us watching reminds me, looking back at things, of how Fred Rogers spoke to us when we were kids. You treated us as if we were your equals, as if we were as knowledgeable as you were about the things you knew, which is what I appreciated about the show. Well, that and all the cool experiments and everything you did.

[@bats__]

I wouldn't be a design engineer if it wasn't for mythbusters. Watching you guys trying to figure things out inspired me, so thank you so much

[@Grievous-]

I never would have imagined that Adam Savage would become a KZbinr. 🤔

[@thekidfromcanada]

There's more educational television on KZbin than TV.

[@benanderson8294]

My dad and I watched every episode of Mythbusters together when I was young. I would be lying if I told you it didn't help inspire me to pursue mechanical engineering. Thank you Adam and Jamie!! You two have inspired so many of us to create, engineer, and think in new ways

[@johnpike8010]

It was always really difficult to get Dad interested in any tv. But he was always the most excited to turn on Mythbusters when it came on. Heaps of great memories watching you guys.

[@malcolmlawson7809]

I remember the earlier episodes when the two of you would get snippy with each other. I never liked it, it gave me anxiety. My season 2 you guys had a much more symbiotic relationship which I enjoyed much more.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Yah I hate the 'fake drama' that they had in season 1. I heard that the producer who keep stirring that pot was fired because of it.

[@Stettafire]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 I don't like watching people argue. Either genuine or faked

[@williamcolville4384]

Adam i think I'm one of your biggest fans!!! I was so pleased to come across your KZbin channel and have watched everything. You're intelligence and you camera presence is uncanny! Thank you for everything you are a true American talent i so many ways!!!

[@williamcolville4384]

@Maxx Kroes makes no sense

[@daxriley8195]

There was and is so much to love about Mythbusters and certainly one thing I appreciated is watching two people approach a task in different ways, discuss the merits of each, not agree on the optimal approach but respect each other enough to find a middle ground. The world could learn a lot from that and for all the horrible, destructive detritus on TV, this show's legacy will be one of inspiring others and lifting each other up to achieve a joint goal. Everyone involved should be justifiably proud.

[@firefreak122]

I just want to say the energy and dedication Adam has. It's very refreshing and makes me feel happy that there is a place I can go to see amazing things!!

[@HossBlacksilver]

When he said "drinking from the firehose", I'm sorry, my brain went straight to the movie UHF.

[@katfishzomby]

open wide!!

[@Zefrem23]

"Oh Joel Miller, you're a lucky lucky boy. Do you know WHY??? Because you found the marble... in the oatmeal! So now you get to drink from.... THE FIREHOSE!!!!!"

[@repletereplete8002]

I cant see or here the word spatula without thinking about Spatula World.

[@martinjohnston1907]

@@repletereplete8002 Spatula City! We sell spatulas and that's all!

[@repletereplete8002]

@@martinjohnston1907 oh yeah. I last saw it about 30 years ago and must have conflated Spatula City with PC World;]

[@finalbladecrisis]

Intented or otherwise, tge show taught me that the "traditional" way of doing something isn't the only way. Big help throughout life

[@stevengrice3105]

Great memories. Always start with people. All the people you meet on your travels through life. Mythbusters made that happen for you and Jamie. Made for a great show for so many years.

[@clairerichter2863]

My son introduced me to myth busters; he must have been around 8/9 years old. It was such a highlight for both of us as he grew up. Thank you! Thank you!

[@Jessie_Helms]

I love that thought, “kids can tell when you’re talking down to them.” When I was a kid I always felt talked-down to in church, and one of the first things that hooked me into ministry was when I decided to help at my current church’s kids program and saw how they (1-5th graders) were actually learning, being talked to like actual thinking humans and not just drooling babies. Of course we had rowdy kids, but I’ve never seen another place with 50+ kids that age that paid attention and seemed to actually remember what was taught.

[@weldscientist]

Watching Mythbusters and Monster Garage helped me become the Weld Scientist. Thank you❤️

[@nihilisticsloth6414]

Mythbusters is still one of my favorite shows. The hole team inspired me to be critical and creative thinker. It was you guys the help me to follow my natural love of Sciences, engineering, and model making. The impact you and the team had on me can not be understated, and I don't think I'll be able to ever pay that back. What I can do however, is say thank you, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

[@wayfairing_soul]

One of the best Ask Adam episodes yet. You're such an inspiration on so many levels, Adam.

[@copescale9599]

There will never be another show as good as Mythbusters and it really was you who made the entire show great Adam. You're a hero of mine and things I saw and learned on Mythbusters I carry to this day. Thank you. Jamie and the rest of the cast (RIP Jessi Combs & Grant Imahara) were good and all but but it was you who made that show memorable.

[@Pyracantic]

I love this man more than anything in the world including cement trucks going pewwwmmmmm!

[@explosivemallard8038]

Earlier this year I looked back on how important Mythbusters has been to me, and how I felt I should reach out and thank them, particularly Grant. This year has been a shock.

[@JamesFaction]

I learned so much from mythbusters, binge-watching all the seasons in my late 30s with my son, little bits and pieces of it come up in conversation for me all the time.

But Adam, What about the children?! Adam: "What children?!"

[@Lunarl4ndr]

Honestly I think myth busters helped me make less dumb "what will happen" choices.

[@alfiechung]

I love mythbusters. One of the best shows ever, truly. “When in doubt, C4”

[@Danandrea737]

Mythbusters forged and enforced my personality. When I was about 11, I was the only one I knew who spent all day building, disassembling, testings, soldering and experimenting with everything. Whatching you two doing all those amazing projects , I learned that it wasnt' just me being a child... but a mindset that makes who I am still to the present day. I now work in IT, building and testing networks, video-audio etc... fulfilling very specific solutions that doesn't exist... yet! I owe you for my job, and my happiness. Thank you Adam

[@garagemakerguy1808]

Engrossed in the conversation until Adam touches the miniature of the V-8 and now all I want is to know more about that...lol. Mythbusters was/is a great show and Adam's passion for (insert everything here) I interpret as: "everything a maker is, is what I strive to be". To bring that concept/idea/"way of thinking" to the table, and present it so that it can be understood by the masses is outstanding. Sharing knowledge is a fundamental attribute of the maker community and this is why I enjoy every episode. Thank you Adam (and everyone involved) for all of your experience that you share. Cheers, Jeff (Garage Maker Guy)

[@dburris718]

Most Chad moment: “So I stopped dating and cleared that part of my brain.”

[@ZenonLite]

"Jaimie is the greatest straight man" - Adam

[@rebelguy9487]

Jamie is probably the STRAIGHTEST straight man!

[@CotyWK]

He and Ron Swanson in a staring competition...

[@nonddd9222]

Sam Elliot arches an eyebrow

[@charleyedwards2121]

I just want you to know that I’m one of the men (guess I’m an adult now) that grew up watching you in tv. You were always the one person on tv who I looked upto, always asking the questions I wanted to know the answer too. Never being afraid to be judged as ridiculous, never afraid to try that one other thing even when it was obvious it wouldn’t work. You gave me courage as a kid to go out at try things, whatever it was to just try and see what happens. Now these KZbin videos make me feel genuinely loved, like I have a dad who cares and wants me to succeed. Thank you for being amazing, for being so special and loving and accepting of us. ❤️

[@michaelhazen8658]

What engaged me with mythbusters is, as you touched on, that I never felt talked down to, or had anything dumbed down. The What Why and How was always explained in a laymans terms without being patronizing. It was a big relief, without a doubt. Combining that with an infectious enthusiasm was a lethal injection of knowledge and understanding. It was putting the dry as dust classroom instruction into the hands of we autodidacts. I thank you and everyone else who contributed to that show.

[@tazmon122]

they tested AND AIRED the "myth" that pretty girls don't fart. if that isn't a nail in the "this is entertainment, not educational" coffin...idk what is.

[@kelzbelz313]

Kari has said that was one of her least favorite myths not just because it was a little embarrassing but because it was pointless.

[@tazmon122]

@@kelzbelz313 you don't need to be around a pretty girl to know the outcome of the myth before it was tested. just an extension of the early production personality rifts to stir up manufactured drama that Adam talked about....just more hamhanded and stupid and quick than dangerously shocking Adam in the Arc of God myth.

[@tymmezinni]

And the disdain for Pyramid Power and that kinda junk. I'm as glad as they were to be able to go away from that kinda crap.

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

Yeah the first few seasons had some real winners(Escape from Alcatraz) and some real losers like the Pyramid power. When they did away with that gypsy story teller the show got A LOT better IMO.

[@Trick_Pony]

Adam can you find the dustyest tool in your cave and tell us why you dont use it :D

[@ScrubsIsee]

There are no dusty tools in Adam's cave. He uses them ALL! And the one's he doesn't use ... are not dusty, but stored away in perfect condition. Alone his storage options ... man!

[@yeeto_bandito]

Mythbusters was such a huge part of my childhood, me and my dad would watch it and it would spring up ideas that I would want to try and would end up with me and him having another project. Great times!

[@fairwitness7473]

Science respects no man, woman, or child but is available to all who seek to plumb the depths of its mysteries. I used Mythbusters to teach my daughter trial and error. That it was on to fail and just as ok to try it again. Failure is not shameful, it's just one way that doesn't work. Love you all. Rest in peace Grant. You are deeply missed.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

"Failure is always an option"...

[@SavageGreywolf]

when you talked about the 'exceptions' due to personnel issues my mind immediately went to the time the then-director pressured the build team into shocking you with an electric fence. I don't know if that actually was the "low point" of the Mythbusters work environment but most everyone who's talked about it seems to sort of view it as such.

[@MasumiSeike]

Okay wait what? How have I never heard of that?

[@TheForeverRanger]

@@MasumiSeike Yeah he was "conned" into touching this idol that was equivalent to an electric fence during a myth and did not sit well at all. That fence was made to fend away cattle and could have done some serious harm.

[@johannesmajamaki2626]

@@TheForeverRanger I touched those fences as a kid a few times, just because it was interesting. Really enough to "jolt" you, kind of bounce your finger back involuntarily, if I recall correctly. Felt like being hit with a BB ball of pure energy. For sure no fun being tricked into it.

[@MasumiSeike]

@@TheForeverRanger Okay ETF?!

[@tymmezinni]

@@MasumiSeike en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Battery#Media_tests_of_viability

[@giantpunda2911]

I wonder if one of the personnel issues that Adam was referring to involved that producer that was fired because of the idol/cattle prod prank thing they did to Adam

[@wuzzy41123]

I wasn't aware that that particular producer got fired. I think it was definitely called for. I even remember watching that episode as an early teen and just thinking "what the hell were they thinking?!". Electricity is not something to be played around with.

[@mightymacaque]

Mythbusters and how it's made were two shows I used to love watching with my millwright dad growing up. Fascinating shows that to me made understanding processes of creating something out of an idea possible and easier to comprehend. Still hold onto some of those memories to keep me moving forward in expressing my creative sense as a millwright myself. Thank you for being apart of that. My question to you if I may is: who helped you most along the way help you express your creative side?

[@mightymacaque]

That question is too anyone willing to share :)

[@casey1315]

My dad and I would watch mythbusters and discuss how we would build things differently, or about the methodology etc. I was 5 at the time. It was my favorite show! It's the reason I love science so much. I felt that rush you were talking about at a young age and it's pushed me into who I am today.

[@170makes]

What a thumbnail 👀

[@doriWyo]

Was Jamie’s “I don’t want to talk about it” his, or the producers?

[@chwade6065]

among all the shows from my childhood. Only two have made me come close to shedding a tear. One. Uncle Iroh singing on his sons birthday from avitar. Two the last episode of Mythbusters. Seeing all 5 of them on screen one last time. I will always remember the good times. I will always miss you Grant. RIP.

[@brycedunn7713]

The comment “we were never thinking of the children” just changed my childhood for ever lol.. you guys were awesome. Loved the show and would watch it again if y’all did it again. And love your content you make now!

[@colinstu]

I wonder who/what he means by personnel issues prior to season four/five? Who do you think it was?

[@kelzbelz313]

Most of the cast has insinuated that there were a few producers who intentionally tried to antagonize the cast against each other. Adam and Jamie became big enough after a few seasons where they got to call all the shots and they replaced those producers with people who focused more on the myths rather than interpersonal drama.

[@mnchls]

Look up Peter Rees for the real juicy stuff.

[@Loveportorchard]

First! Aha!! Adam you’re an inspiration! A man with a good heart and a sense of fun coupled with ingenuity and creativity!

[@jonathanbishop9456]

Nah Adam was first his comment is from 1 day ago.

[@Loveportorchard]

@@jonathanbishop9456 I’ll take second.

[@commandrogyne]

mythbusters was my favorite show as a kid, seeing adam's adhd passion was really inspiring as a restless adhd kid myself, and i entirely credit it with my fascination with science, engineering, and creating!

[@TobiasRieperGER]

I am from germany, here we had Mythbusters in TV, too. Adam, i miss this series. It was the best show for 15 years in TV.

[@XxAzraelGTxX]

Adam, you were thinking about the couch didn't you?

[@kiruppert]

I know which story you're thinking of, and I thought of it too.

[@SaltyPuglord]

Adam surely knew someone was going to dig up (one or more of) the times he told the story at W00tstock... *Edit*: My favorite version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5TdqZqlnZp5aK8

[@robinbennett1686]

Fact: People saying first have not watched the whole video.

[@zekel787]

Duh

[@thefuzzman]

Fact #2: people that do that are extremely annoying lol

[@zekel787]

@@thefuzzman explain?

[@thefuzzman]

@@zekel787 I just find it very annoying to see (usually multiple) people claiming "first" and besides, who really cares who is first? Do you win a prize or something?

[@zekel787]

@@thefuzzman i mean sure. And yeah I suppose that is fair. And what do we win? Nothing.

[@luissaldivar6089]

After 5 minutes and a half thanks for putting that bright light away! Of course i always enjoy your stories.

[@staticteg4953]

I was born in 95, I remember watching this show with my dad for years and years on the Discovery Channel and I definitely think this show helped me grasp the concept of technology and how to look at and think about things in every aspect of life in a mechanical and subjective and scientific way. Thank you M5 👍💪