I'll never forget scrolling through my cable TV channel guide back in 2003 and seeing the title for something called "Mythbusters." I immediately knew exactly what that meant and started watching. The episode that was on was the one about the pop rocks and soda, a myth I remember hearing a million times growing up in the 80's. I never stopped watching and Mythbusters remains my favorite show to this day.
years ago when I worked as a meat cutter I watched a fellow cutter drop a knife handle first . He instinctively reached out and grabbed it just missing the handle and as he squeezed his fist tighter trying to grasp the blade the tapered blade just kept sliding downward faster and harder as he squeezed harder and harder. Happened in a millisecond but seemed like it took minutes as time slowed down. He never held a knife again , couldn't make a fist anymore with the tendon damage. I learned an important lesson that day
@@stevel5771 Just reading that made me physically cringe and ball my fists up. My family owned an HVAC company and I grew up in the sheet metal shop. I learned early on that falling pieces of metal also have no handle - but often have many razor sharp barbs left by tin snips.
that's unprovable. You' re saying this because you've watched this in your mid 20's to mid 30's and this was a good show at that time. People in that age range right now are watching something else and to them it will be the best thing ever in 10 years when it's over.
@@xl000 I've watched the shows that try to fill this sort of void and they suck stan is right and it doesn't matter what age a good show is a good show and Mythbusters was great. It will not be equaled at least not for some time
@@xl000 I mean yeah, *all* opinions are unprovable. Doesn't mean it isn't a fantastic show that touched alot of people and inspired a generation or two of craftspeople. It's a household name for a reason, and he ain't wrong for thinking it's the best
DUUUUUUUUUUDE The not even being able to finish the thought is too true! First time I ever really got myself with a blade, exactly as the "Man this is dumb" hit me, so did the boxcutter.
that's exactly what I thought! I literally LOLed at that. I was cutting towards myself with a dull pocket knife, forcing it through a zip tie (breaking all three rules) when I thought to myself, "I know I shouldn't be cutting towards myself, but it should be fi..." as I stabbed my opposite palm. It sucked, lessons learned.
@@tbird81 Jesus bro are you kidding me? Obviously nonsense, it took 2 seconds of looking that up to see its obvious bullshit. She’s clearly deranged and wants a buck, and if this wasn’t an ironic comment please reconsider everything.
@@tbird81 The issue with all the ones you said above is that there is actual evidence for their allegations, while those against Adam Savage come completely without any form of evidence from an already non-credible witness with a history of bad-faith claims.
The problem with his personality. ... you feel like his friend. Like it you see him in a store you should say hi. He's an old friend so why not. I've read a lot of reviews about him that he might take badly, but it's how you would talk to someone you generally care about.
Adam this is my favorite video so far, I wish I had known your knife tips earlier (56 stitches in my right hand) but I learned about the importance of a sharp knife through trial and error.
I will say though, the one advantage of a dull blade is that you don’t cut yourself as badly if you do make a mistake. It’s probably the main reason why I have plenty of scars, but have never needed stitches.
@@mr.nerd3.142 when cutting anything with a dull blade you will need to exert more force on the cutting mechanism to get through the desired material, the issue arises when the cutting edge slips through the material and now you have a lot of uncontrolled force behind a blade. human skin is not very resilient against cutting edges and even a dull blade will cut your skin with a moderate amount of force. Also the cuts made by sharp blades heal faster and can be cleaned up faster by medical professionals compared to lacerations made by dull blades.
@@charlie98378 I know that sharp blades make cutting easier and therefore easier to control. But they don’t however fix me being inept sometimes. Although one of the rules that I’ve always followed with knifes is to always cut away from myself.
At one point, I was using a pocket knife to open cardboard boxes that were taped shut. The knife was so sharp, and the boxes were so tight, that the blade kept wandering onto the cardboard, instead of sliding down the gap between the flaps. In that one case, a dull tool such as a carkey probably would have worked better.
The clenching up thing is so true. That was a huge problem for me when I started learning to TIG weld, I'd get so nervous about it some days that my hands would shake, and then when I got behind because I had crappy welds from shaky hands it just kept snowballing into this vicious cycle of anxiety. Sometimes you just gotta get out of your own head.
It's very true in music too... I've played guitar for nearly 25 years, and occasionally a moment of doubt, or self-consciousness will creep into my head and I'll tense up and start crapping out, or my hand starts to cramp up. Which becomes that vicious cycle because then you're anxious the next time you play that song, or that passage. It's like having someone constantly saying "don't mess this up" to you while you're doing it, and as a consequence you can't relax, so you do mess it up... Takes time to get out of that funk, but you can once you figure out what's causing it.
Same for scientific applications. Just started a new job where I'm constantly pipetting. Done it countless times but being in a new place got me all nervous and I messed up my first assay. Realized I knew for a fact I just had to get out of my head and so far my tests are looking a lot better.
Adam's advice about letting go of tension is a key point in Dan Millman's "Warrior Athlete" (book from 30 years ago). Same for the advice to not be as loose as a wet noodle.
Since they have different build styles, strategies and backgrounds, it would be cool seeing a competition style show between them and how they build or invent things.
Jamie would not do that. He said several times in multiple episodes that he didn't like doing competitions, but it was obvious that was what the producers wanted, or maybe Adam? Adam certainly seemed to enjoy it.
"Adam Vs Jamie": Each episode, a random build challenge is drawn from amongst hundreds of fan suggestions. Producers recruit 9 builders/makers/specialists (different each episode) Adam and Jamie pick three members each for their team to help them build their design. Designs are competed against each other to best achieve the goal(s). The three unpicked guest-builders do flavour-commentary _and serve as the judges_ for any subjective criteria. (Ie, they judge "produced best result", rather than "went furthest/fastest".) Two final episode challenges. Penultimate episode: Bring back the 9 most popular guest builders, as judged by fans. Final: Bring back the worst 9... as judged by the other guest-builders.
There is also one other knife rule. A falling knife has no handle. Never try to catch a knife that slips from your grasp of falls from a surface. Just let it fall then pick it up.
True. I have no reflex to grasp them, but to kick them away. I have five stitches from the one time I had socks on (kitchen, not workshop; and a glass not knife).
I was a photographer for years and the instinct when you drop an extremely expensive lens is to "catch" it with your foot. It doesn't work as well with knives (from personal experience)
That's no joke. I have a bad habit when I drop things of trying to catch or cushion the object with my foot so it doesn't hit the ground so hard. Works well with a ball, not so well with a knife. I've dropped a knife before and had to actively suppress my instinct to stop it with my foot, and just let it fall.
It’s all over now. Adam is finished as part of the human species. It’s very unfortunate that Adam will not be able to contribute anything to society anymore or improve himself as a person. If I was Adam I would keep trying. Never give up Adam - come on man you can pick yourself up from this and become productive again.
@Adam Savage Adam, everyone loves Jamie, it's a fact. However, We love you too! Mythbusters would not have been what it was without your character and flare! The two of you made that show a winning combo of hard work, science and fun which inspired millions! I admire you both and thank you for being you!
For me this is more of a story about learning a large variety of skills that no matter how stupid they might seem like at the time, will in the long term be a very good skill set to have. Knowledge is one thing that is both transferable/expandable yet not something that can really be taken away.
I know you hear this all the time, but thank you for all you've done. Mythbusters was one of the first shows I discovered after I left the Marine Corps and returned home in 2004. After being away for most of 5 years, and in Iraq a lot, and because my little brother and sister are 7 years younger than me (and twins), we weren't very close when I first came home. But we all loved Mythbusters, and always watched it together, and those are still very fond memories for us.
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Hey Adam, my favorite videos are when you make containers, or organizers, for your tools. You have inspired me to make a few of my own. Have you every seen the Henry O Studley tool case? Somehow I have never seen this until just a couple of days ago and I fell in love with it. Its a tool case, for a piano maker, and a piece of art at the same time. Please check it out. I think it my inspire a future 1 day build video.
Just got that new Discovery +. First thing, Mythbusters S1E1. God! Seeing Adam back then, til now. Makes me feel old, knowing I've been a fan of his for this long
within the first 2 min i learned something. i realized today when i was welding my jaw always hurts afterword. (iv just started welding) never would have put 2 n 2 together with being nervous about messing up. guess i got to relax a bit more
I remember I loved the show as a kid when I was 8 and loved the science and the engineering. Now I’m a mechanical engineer. I get super happy hearing him talk about such an integral part of my childhood.
I could listen to Adam tell stories of the past all day. No really. Zero exaggeration. Adam’s enthusiasm is contagious and the way he lays out the information gives just enough detail to not be boring yet attention gripping. Also his impersonations are spectacular, especially any and all Jamie quotes. Wholesomely hilarious. Keep it up.
I repair musical instruments for a living, and I have gotten so many helpful tips from Adam over the last couple years of watching tested, from materials and tools, to techniques. The “is this dangerous?” Thought that doesn’t have time to process before the injury occurs is so true! Whether it’s with an Xacto blade or a tiny screwdriver, every time I’ve hurt myself has been during that thought. Cheers Adam, keep up the good work!
Can we just get an Adam podcast, I can listen to you talk forever! Always find myself learning something or just enjoying the peak you give us into your mind
It's so true that relaxing makes doing new things easier. I'm learning to fly, and I was grabbing the controls real tight and the flying was rough and turns were unstable. I asked myself what is it that makes my instructor fly so flawlessly - apart from experience. I realized it was him being relaxed. I relaxed my body and all of a sudden it felt like I'm just gliding through the air, nailed every turn, nice and steady...
I remember when I first saw Mythbusters on TV, my first thought was also, "That's a dumb name for a show". Oh well, it was successful and Adam and Jaime had a good schtick, and it stuck. I will agree that loosening up on a new endeavor is crucial. I don't know where I heard it from but I like the saying, "The hardest thing to do is to make something look easy."
Reminds me of the single most useful tip during my helicopter flight training. Landing a helicopter is really really hard, especially for a trainee, and while coming in I was completely wrapped up with concentration and focus, struggling with a problem that's getting increasingly harder. From the corner of my eye I saw the instructor was watching me closely. "You're strangling her. Relax the death grip" she said. I did. I relaxed. From that moment onward I could fly helicopters. It was my "death grip" that was holding me back.
Hey Adam! Frothychimp from MBFC from way back. I remember talking to Peter when we were out there about the beginning and it was basically confirmed by Jamie. What I thought was cool is that Jamie knew his limitations and knew he needed an Adam. It created one of the best on screen partnerships of any program. Having sat behind the scenes, the best part about watching the show was when you two would get on each other's nerves. I knew it was real, unlike every other "reality" show. Not that getting on each other's nerves was a good thing, but it was a real thing. When things like that come through it makes it more enjoyable because you all got to be who you really are. I shot a pilot for TLC six years later. It was not a fun experience since, as a reality show, it required manufactured situations and drama. We re-shot it like three times and finally told them no more, we're done. Watching you guys work building all the projects yourself with the film and sound crew standing up and shooting some footage of your work then sitting back down to watch RUclips videos was awesome! All these years later, you still da man!
If people are watching this and then voting this down then why watch in the first place? I’m subscribed and love this! I’ve seen other channels and didn’t care for them. I didn’t vote down because it may not be my cup of tea but could be someone else’s. Mr. Savage, know we makers love your videos and look forward to all you do! Thanks so much for everything!
I worked with this guy Steve on Rockos Modern Life and we went to lunch and asked him what he was going to do when the show ends. He told me he had an idea for a sponge and showed me a sketch on a post it note. I told him, I’m not sure that will work. You never know.
What would the cross-over pilot of that looked like? Spongey Idiot steals Rocco's Squirrel-friend? Does he get the Dragnet Pig to look into Bob's sketchy background?
Mythbusters will go down as one of the greatest shows of all time. The world is better off because of what all of you did together. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I am retired in my 70's, but my experience the best teamwork is people with different personalities and ways of looking at problems are the most successful. They don't have to like each other just so they listen to each other.
Absolutely Adam! Stanislavski used relaxation to focus the actor. I used to do poorly on tests because I was so nervous/tense that my bladder would suddenly feel full. As my acting coach used to say, “Relax your shoulders”. My nieces can’t believe how much I can do & have done, but, your skill stack exceeds mine by a mile. Keep it up, we enjoy your inspiration. Sincerely, CW
Not tensing up is great advice. I started playing bass around 18 years ago, and it frustrated me. I twas hard making progress... until someone told me "you're way tense, relax." It's not magical, but it makes progression that much easier. You tell yourself you'll be fine and it doesn't have to be perfect immediately :D
I remember seeing the commercials for Mythbusters and seeing that first show. I was 17 or so. That was one show I would get excited about seeing every week. Junkyard wars was another. What a glorious time.
There were so many myths and urban legends along with not much access to information back in the 90's, Myth Busters was a perfect show to appear back then.
I know you might get burnt out on Mythbusters questions and retelling stories and all that. But just know that soo soo many of us get such enjoyment and derive and share such pleasure in living those memories with you while you tell them. Honestly if you had a channel talking about random stuff that happened during the years of Mythbusters when the camera was off, or more likely still on but just never utilized and released as part of the storytelling saga. That to all us creator fiends and Myth junkies it means the world to us and we derive joy and inspiration and courage from them. So please continue, I wish you luck. I can't wait to see what's next for Adam
Thanks for talking about learning new skills. I am watching this on the day that I start training flights to work towards my tailwheel endorsement. I knew that relaxing is an important part but watching your video really put me into learning mode!
Was practicing major scales while watching and when Adam mentioned the tendency to tense up I realized I was doing that very thing. I relaxed and what do you know, everything felt more natural and easy.
I couldn't get enough of Mythbusters when it first came out. These were the days before RUclips, NetFlix etc when TV was a wasteland of boring, derivative crap. I stumbled across Mythbusters on SBS in Australia, mostly because I was sick of the main commercial channels and their adverts every 5 minutes philosophy. And I was hooked for several years. I always wanted to say thank you to you guys for such an honest, real and fascinating show.
One time I was cutting a piece of thin metal and basically as I was saying "careful, this is going to have a sharp edge" to someone else I cut myself very badly with it. I probably should have had stiches but I just superglued it, I still have the scar.
That first segment about relaxing is some of the best artistic advice I've ever heard, I'm an artist that works with New Media is all the time and I'm always struggling with this it was awesome to hear it put into words so well 🥰 next time I'm working on something new and I'm tense I'm going to remember you Adam 😘💙
SOOOO right about the tension!!! Been doing leatherwork for 35 years and it was one of the hardest lessons to learn but its so important. Relax and your work is so much better. 😁
regarding the knife safety... always practice knife safety. learned the hard way in grade 4 cub scouts, playing with knives as carving pumpkins and one bounced off the face of a pumpkin. landed in my hand and sliced my middle finger tendon right thru. They stitched it up fine and ive got 95% use of it, but i still don't quite have full mobility of the left hand smaller 2 fingers... always live with that reminder!!
Excellent advice. I have been practicing this for years, in all phases of my life. I lose the practice from time to time. Thank you for bringing this back to mind. I am always impressed by your videos. Everyone I watch, increases my respect for you.
I was 11 and my big sister had just left the house for collage and me and my mom just moved into a new house and I just started 6th grade Mythbusters really helped during the dark times ND the holiday marathons bonned me and my family so much!
One of the hardest things I have to teach people is how to relax. Welding, grinding, cutting steel.etc. Getting people to relax not hunch over and to relax their shoulders and feet takes forever. They tense up either because they're scared (usually working with grinders) or because they're concentrating too hard.
The last answer really goes well with the rule he's mentioned "There is no recipe for success, but the recipe for failure is that you think you know the recipe for success."
ya the tightness thing is true, i had to learn to relax when i was in welding classes in college, other wise my beeds would be crap, the more relaxed the better. same when i shoot my guns, tight is bad, but relaxed and slow breathing, i can hit the outside of the middle 9-10 times
On relaxing when learning a new skill: when I was learning to white water kayak, I had to learn a basic maneuver called a "peel out", where you transition from the calm water behind a rock or curved bank into the swift current, letting the differential current spin you 180 degrees. The instructor patiently let me wipe out five times in a row, which took a long time because I didn't know how to roll yet and had to exit the upside down boat and get back in. As I was setting up for my sixth attempt, she said, "This time, smile as you do it." "Why?" I asked. "Just do it." So I put a grin on my face and tried again, and to my amazement I had no difficulty at all. The instructor explained that I was capsizing because I tensed up as my boat entered the current. When you smile your body automatically relaxes. I've used that same trick many times over the years as I learn new skills, so that it's become a cue to my body to loosen up.
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'Never force' I officially learned why this is the case last week when I tried to use a knife to cut the seal off a bucket at work and buried it 1/16" into the flesh of my right hand.
While I didn't force the knife, I was using my Pop's filet knife to filet some fish. I had already fileted 3 of them and was working on the 4th when he walked out and with that, I proceeded to puncture the base of my thumb with the tip of it. "Thanks Pops!". I could certainly say that his previously unused knife was completely broken in. The good thing was it was the fleshiest part of my hand that got knifed. I sure miss him.
The Sony DCR-TRV10 came out in 2000 and cost $1800, the Powerbook G3 Pismo came also out in 2000 starting at $3499. For anyone interested :) How time flies..
Great video, the only gripe I have with it is that the t34 ( to my knowledge) was not designed with much barrel depression especially given the context of the tank's birth. Most Russian tanks designed and built in WW2 were designed a with specific and consciously made design, to crank them out to support the home front. For those who haven't seen the Russian countryside, it is F L A T. With this in mind, tank designers built their tanks with simplicity and ease of manufacturing in mind, and one ease of manufacturing was decreased barrel depression, and given the context of operation Barbarossa: a German attack on the Russian countryside, having a large depression angle makes no sense. Its not really that big deal to me, I was just bored and wanted to share some information.
Mythbusters was a great name. I liked the title and it does the job in one word. Its okay to be wrong, but you really made the show awesome. Jamie and anyone else wouldn't have been as good. Some of my favorite parts were when you excitedly suggested blowing something up either as a myth or at the end of debunking and Jamie would "mustashe-non-smirk" and agree.
I got so used to cutting towards myself with my hobby knife that I just can't do it any other way, and after a few bad cuts I just started wearing rubber secretary thimbles on my thumb, and it's worked so far.
ROFL "We can come up with a better name" Well THAT SURE DIDN'T AGE WELL ROFLOLOLOL Love the show. Love rewatching the episodes. Love the energy the team had. Still haven't gotten over Grant.
Hah! I know right? Who'd watch these two guys for more than a season and be sad when they announce its finale? Certainly not me, I'm not jonesing for more MythBusters whatsoever
I remember waking up early one morning back in '03-'04 and turning the TV on with the volume on mute (people were sleeping nearby) and I watched most of the Tree Cannon episode ON MUTE and was like "I need more of this". Was hooked on Mythbusters ever since.
The knife anecdote had me in stitches ( no pun intended). I have literally done the whole "I could cut myself doing this" thought process and immediately done that very thing. And the 'never again' experience never sticks. I think I'll be damaging myself even when I'm a drooling heap in a care home.
when I'm welding something critical I usually like to "warm up" before I do the work. certain tasks are more akin to meditating when you need it done right.
The problems with muscular tension and new skills applies to illustration in general. The primary problem facing new illustrators is this tension which causes them to press their utensil way too hard into the page. Not only does it remove line thickness/darkness control, but also increases the likelyhood that lines will be jagged and jerky.
@@wwaxwork Never try to catch any falling tool. I once tried to catch a drill that I accidentally knocked off the bench while walking past and it pierced a nice little hole into my finger with the counter sink bit that was chucked in. Never made that mistake again.
adam you touched on a note i know way to well involving my hands...im super cautious now that i lost most of my right hand and had to re learn how to do everything even how to write my own name again...i had 37 staples in my right forearm and over 120 stitches in my hand to reconstruct what was left
Regarding knives, and how knife mishaps are always your fault (due to any of the three rules you listed), a favorite quote by Anthony Bourdain: “You know that surge of pain you get when you plunge a knife into your thumb? That’s really your brain telling you that you’re an idiot.”
I'll never forget scrolling through my cable TV channel guide back in 2003 and seeing the title for something called "Mythbusters." I immediately knew exactly what that meant and started watching. The episode that was on was the one about the pop rocks and soda, a myth I remember hearing a million times growing up in the 80's. I never stopped watching and Mythbusters remains my favorite show to this day.
Mythbusters and Topgear - best shows ever.
@@divisiona3974 Those two summarise my childhood perfectly
@@divisiona3974 Aaaaamennn 😃
My first episode was the hair gell in a fighter jet. A friend introduced us to me while we were on vacation.
Omg pretty much the same! 27 now and discovered it in 2003 loved it till the end!
you forgot the last rule of a knife, a falling knife has no handle
But it has a very sharp point (no matter how dull it is) and knows EXACTLY where your foot is.
years ago when I worked as a meat cutter I watched a fellow cutter drop a knife handle first . He instinctively reached out and grabbed it just missing the handle and as he squeezed his fist tighter trying to grasp the blade the tapered blade just kept sliding downward faster and harder as he squeezed harder and harder. Happened in a millisecond but seemed like it took minutes as time slowed down. He never held a knife again , couldn't make a fist anymore with the tendon damage. I learned an important lesson that day
What about rule #9?
@@stevel5771 Just reading that made me physically cringe and ball my fists up. My family owned an HVAC company and I grew up in the sheet metal shop. I learned early on that falling pieces of metal also have no handle - but often have many razor sharp barbs left by tin snips.
I thought the last rule was if you play Five Finger Filet you will always stab yourself if you don’t sing the song.
I miss Grant so much. Mythbusters had the best crew of all time. There will never be a better show or a group of people.
that's unprovable.
You' re saying this because you've watched this in your mid 20's to mid 30's and this was a good show at that time.
People in that age range right now are watching something else and to them it will be the best thing ever in 10 years when it's over.
@@xl000 I've watched the shows that try to fill this sort of void and they suck stan is right and it doesn't matter what age a good show is a good show and Mythbusters was great. It will not be equaled at least not for some time
@@xl000 I mean yeah, *all* opinions are unprovable. Doesn't mean it isn't a fantastic show that touched alot of people and inspired a generation or two of craftspeople. It's a household name for a reason, and he ain't wrong for thinking it's the best
@@xl000Bro let the man sing his praises jesus.
@xl000 can you prove your statement please
And now comes the big question: When and where CAN WE SEE THAT DEMO-TAPE?!
I think this is the only public copy
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Here is another small part in "high quality"
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@Suq Madiq God damnit.
@Suq Madiq HOW DID I NOT SEE THE FUCKING URL FIRST?!?!???? Damn you
@Suq Madiq you are evil sir...
DUUUUUUUUUUDE
The not even being able to finish the thought is too true!
First time I ever really got myself with a blade, exactly as the "Man this is dumb" hit me, so did the boxcutter.
U feel you, just without a boxcutter:)
is that how you got your name?
@@exerminator2000 haha. I didn't even notice that
that's exactly what I thought! I literally LOLed at that. I was cutting towards myself with a dull pocket knife, forcing it through a zip tie (breaking all three rules) when I thought to myself, "I know I shouldn't be cutting towards myself, but it should be fi..." as I stabbed my opposite palm. It sucked, lessons learned.
Adam is so personable on camera. I bet he's a blast to hang out with in person.
@@tbird81 lmao that was all false but pop off jerk wad
@@tbird81 Jesus bro are you kidding me? Obviously nonsense, it took 2 seconds of looking that up to see its obvious bullshit. She’s clearly deranged and wants a buck, and if this wasn’t an ironic comment please reconsider everything.
@@tbird81 shut up
@@tbird81 The issue with all the ones you said above is that there is actual evidence for their allegations, while those against Adam Savage come completely without any form of evidence from an already non-credible witness with a history of bad-faith claims.
The problem with his personality. ... you feel like his friend. Like it you see him in a store you should say hi. He's an old friend so why not. I've read a lot of reviews about him that he might take badly, but it's how you would talk to someone you generally care about.
Adam this is my favorite video so far, I wish I had known your knife tips earlier (56 stitches in my right hand) but I learned about the importance of a sharp knife through trial and error.
Same here, my brother die understand why I change my blades regularly, he will when he learns the hard way
I will say though, the one advantage of a dull blade is that you don’t cut yourself as badly if you do make a mistake. It’s probably the main reason why I have plenty of scars, but have never needed stitches.
@@mr.nerd3.142 when cutting anything with a dull blade you will need to exert more force on the cutting mechanism to get through the desired material, the issue arises when the cutting edge slips through the material and now you have a lot of uncontrolled force behind a blade. human skin is not very resilient against cutting edges and even a dull blade will cut your skin with a moderate amount of force. Also the cuts made by sharp blades heal faster and can be cleaned up faster by medical professionals compared to lacerations made by dull blades.
@@charlie98378 I know that sharp blades make cutting easier and therefore easier to control. But they don’t however fix me being inept sometimes. Although one of the rules that I’ve always followed with knifes is to always cut away from myself.
At one point, I was using a pocket knife to open cardboard boxes that were taped shut.
The knife was so sharp, and the boxes were so tight, that the blade kept wandering onto the cardboard, instead of sliding down the gap between the flaps.
In that one case, a dull tool such as a carkey probably would have worked better.
The clenching up thing is so true. That was a huge problem for me when I started learning to TIG weld, I'd get so nervous about it some days that my hands would shake, and then when I got behind because I had crappy welds from shaky hands it just kept snowballing into this vicious cycle of anxiety. Sometimes you just gotta get out of your own head.
It's very true in music too... I've played guitar for nearly 25 years, and occasionally a moment of doubt, or self-consciousness will creep into my head and I'll tense up and start crapping out, or my hand starts to cramp up. Which becomes that vicious cycle because then you're anxious the next time you play that song, or that passage. It's like having someone constantly saying "don't mess this up" to you while you're doing it, and as a consequence you can't relax, so you do mess it up... Takes time to get out of that funk, but you can once you figure out what's causing it.
@@bluesrocker91 Same on the drums for sure. Speed up on rolls no bueno.
Same for scientific applications. Just started a new job where I'm constantly pipetting. Done it countless times but being in a new place got me all nervous and I messed up my first assay. Realized I knew for a fact I just had to get out of my head and so far my tests are looking a lot better.
I dont clench. i hold my breath!
Adam's advice about letting go of tension is a key point in Dan Millman's "Warrior Athlete" (book from 30 years ago). Same for the advice to not be as loose as a wet noodle.
I want to see Adam and Jamie work together again....not Mythbusters style but like the paintball painting style builds
Since they have different build styles, strategies and backgrounds, it would be cool seeing a competition style show between them and how they build or invent things.
I'd love to see it too, but I have a strong impression that Jamie's had enough of being on camera.
Sadly, Adam said they'd never work together again. They don't like each other very much, though they respect each other's work and skill.
Jamie would not do that. He said several times in multiple episodes that he didn't like doing competitions, but it was obvious that was what the producers wanted, or maybe Adam? Adam certainly seemed to enjoy it.
"Adam Vs Jamie":
Each episode, a random build challenge is drawn from amongst hundreds of fan suggestions. Producers recruit 9 builders/makers/specialists (different each episode) Adam and Jamie pick three members each for their team to help them build their design. Designs are competed against each other to best achieve the goal(s). The three unpicked guest-builders do flavour-commentary _and serve as the judges_ for any subjective criteria. (Ie, they judge "produced best result", rather than "went furthest/fastest".)
Two final episode challenges.
Penultimate episode: Bring back the 9 most popular guest builders, as judged by fans.
Final: Bring back the worst 9... as judged by the other guest-builders.
Thank goodness for RUclips. It provides us with the stories like this, that make us appreciate what we had in our earlier days.
There is also one other knife rule. A falling knife has no handle. Never try to catch a knife that slips from your grasp of falls from a surface. Just let it fall then pick it up.
Just try to avoid getiing it on your feet.
True. I have no reflex to grasp them, but to kick them away. I have five stitches from the one time I had socks on (kitchen, not workshop; and a glass not knife).
I was a photographer for years and the instinct when you drop an extremely expensive lens is to "catch" it with your foot. It doesn't work as well with knives (from personal experience)
I work with massive (3 by 6 meters) panes of glass, we have similar rules for that :p
That's no joke. I have a bad habit when I drop things of trying to catch or cushion the object with my foot so it doesn't hit the ground so hard. Works well with a ball, not so well with a knife. I've dropped a knife before and had to actively suppress my instinct to stop it with my foot, and just let it fall.
It makes me humble that you actually appreciate what you’ve learnt, you’re not just someone who was doing it for a paycheque, I respect you a lot
God, I was amazed by MythBusters at the age of 10...its amazing to be able to still watch you online, Thanks Adam.
Man, you've had a hell of a life!
So far!
Has*. Don't kill the man before he's dead.
It’s all over now. Adam is finished as part of the human species. It’s very unfortunate that Adam will not be able to contribute anything to society anymore or improve himself as a person.
If I was Adam I would keep trying. Never give up Adam - come on man you can pick yourself up from this and become productive again.
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I imagine, like most people with storied lives, it was often precarious in the early days.
@Adam Savage
Adam, everyone loves Jamie, it's a fact. However, We love you too! Mythbusters would not have been what it was without your character and flare! The two of you made that show a winning combo of hard work, science and fun which inspired millions! I admire you both and thank you for being you!
For me this is more of a story about learning a large variety of skills that no matter how stupid they might seem like at the time, will in the long term be a very good skill set to have. Knowledge is one thing that is both transferable/expandable yet not something that can really be taken away.
Adam I'm 27 and grew up watching you. These videos are great and also nostalgic as heck!
I'm starting to think Adam would be great for audiobooks or telling scary stories. Adam if you're listening, please consider this 😁
I know you hear this all the time, but thank you for all you've done. Mythbusters was one of the first shows I discovered after I left the Marine Corps and returned home in 2004. After being away for most of 5 years, and in Iraq a lot, and because my little brother and sister are 7 years younger than me (and twins), we weren't very close when I first came home. But we all loved Mythbusters, and always watched it together, and those are still very fond memories for us.
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Could to try reviewing Hacksmith’s light saber?
Hey Adam, my favorite videos are when you make containers, or organizers, for your tools. You have inspired me to make a few of my own. Have you every seen the Henry O Studley tool case? Somehow I have never seen this until just a couple of days ago and I fell in love with it. Its a tool case, for a piano maker, and a piece of art at the same time. Please check it out. I think it my inspire a future 1 day build video.
Addition to my prev post about the Studley tool case. Here is a video of Norm Abrams checking one out www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rozw1
Why did you stop making mythbusters
Are you still in touch with jamie
Just got that new Discovery +. First thing, Mythbusters S1E1. God! Seeing Adam back then, til now. Makes me feel old, knowing I've been a fan of his for this long
Really like these questions.
within the first 2 min i learned something. i realized today when i was welding my jaw always hurts afterword. (iv just started welding) never would have put 2 n 2 together with being nervous about messing up. guess i got to relax a bit more
In regards to the thumbnail image used... when I see Adam at that age, all I can hear is "did I lose an eyebrow?!"
@Duner250R you got the point
I teach tig welding. Getting students to relax is the hardest part of it. Relaxing is key to welding and just about everything.
Was it really in 2002? Holy crap time flies
2020!!!!!
I know, look at that hair, man!
@@nelz2012 That checks out. I graduated in 2003, which was totally, like, 2 years ago.
I remember I loved the show as a kid when I was 8 and loved the science and the engineering. Now I’m a mechanical engineer. I get super happy hearing him talk about such an integral part of my childhood.
it's so weird that there are now adults that were born after mythbusters went into production
I was smiling and nodding the whole time when you were recollecting your story about how jamie invited you to join myth busters. Thanks for sharing!
I could listen to Adam tell stories of the past all day. No really. Zero exaggeration. Adam’s enthusiasm is contagious and the way he lays out the information gives just enough detail to not be boring yet attention gripping.
Also his impersonations are spectacular, especially any and all Jamie quotes. Wholesomely hilarious.
Keep it up.
6:36 that impersonation of tory brought me back
I repair musical instruments for a living, and I have gotten so many helpful tips from Adam over the last couple years of watching tested, from materials and tools, to techniques. The “is this dangerous?” Thought that doesn’t have time to process before the injury occurs is so true! Whether it’s with an Xacto blade or a tiny screwdriver, every time I’ve hurt myself has been during that thought.
Cheers Adam, keep up the good work!
Can we just get an Adam podcast, I can listen to you talk forever! Always find myself learning something or just enjoying the peak you give us into your mind
Just Google Still untitled.
Dude, he has had a podcast going for 8 years. Still Untitled, happy listening :D
HisTory imitation is spot on.
Dude! It totally was
his Jamie is great too.
It's so true that relaxing makes doing new things easier. I'm learning to fly, and I was grabbing the controls real tight and the flying was rough and turns were unstable. I asked myself what is it that makes my instructor fly so flawlessly - apart from experience. I realized it was him being relaxed. I relaxed my body and all of a sudden it felt like I'm just gliding through the air, nailed every turn, nice and steady...
I remember when I first saw Mythbusters on TV, my first thought was also, "That's a dumb name for a show". Oh well, it was successful and Adam and Jaime had a good schtick, and it stuck.
I will agree that loosening up on a new endeavor is crucial. I don't know where I heard it from but I like the saying, "The hardest thing to do is to make something look easy."
Reminds me of the single most useful tip during my helicopter flight training. Landing a helicopter is really really hard, especially for a trainee, and while coming in I was completely wrapped up with concentration and focus, struggling with a problem that's getting increasingly harder. From the corner of my eye I saw the instructor was watching me closely. "You're strangling her. Relax the death grip" she said. I did. I relaxed. From that moment onward I could fly helicopters. It was my "death grip" that was holding me back.
Glad you decided to do mythbusters back then it is such a good show and you are a awesome person!!!
I'd love to hear more of your beginnings of Mythbusters as well as the convos that lead to the other great members joining. Your fan, Dave
Mythbusters feels to me like a show that's just always been around, like peanut butter or Keanu Reeves
Hey Adam! Frothychimp from MBFC from way back. I remember talking to Peter when we were out there about the beginning and it was basically confirmed by Jamie. What I thought was cool is that Jamie knew his limitations and knew he needed an Adam. It created one of the best on screen partnerships of any program. Having sat behind the scenes, the best part about watching the show was when you two would get on each other's nerves. I knew it was real, unlike every other "reality" show. Not that getting on each other's nerves was a good thing, but it was a real thing. When things like that come through it makes it more enjoyable because you all got to be who you really are. I shot a pilot for TLC six years later. It was not a fun experience since, as a reality show, it required manufactured situations and drama. We re-shot it like three times and finally told them no more, we're done. Watching you guys work building all the projects yourself with the film and sound crew standing up and shooting some footage of your work then sitting back down to watch RUclips videos was awesome! All these years later, you still da man!
If people are watching this and then voting this down then why watch in the first place? I’m subscribed and love this! I’ve seen other channels and didn’t care for them. I didn’t vote down because it may not be my cup of tea but could be someone else’s. Mr. Savage, know we makers love your videos and look forward to all you do! Thanks so much for everything!
I worked with this guy Steve on Rockos Modern Life and we went to lunch and asked him what he was going to do when the show ends. He told me he had an idea for a sponge and showed me a sketch on a post it note. I told him, I’m not sure that will work. You never know.
What would the cross-over pilot of that looked like?
Spongey Idiot steals Rocco's Squirrel-friend? Does he get the Dragnet Pig to look into Bob's sketchy background?
Such a good storyteller
Mythbusters will go down as one of the greatest shows of all time. The world is better off because of what all of you did together. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
The first rule about knives is actually "you don't talk about knives", which is coincidentally also the second rule
1:50 i appreciate Adam taking the time in the middle of the video to organize his tools.
I am retired in my 70's, but my experience the best teamwork is people with different personalities and ways of looking at problems are the most successful. They don't have to like each other just so they listen to each other.
Absolutely Adam! Stanislavski used relaxation to focus the actor. I used to do poorly on tests because I was so nervous/tense that my bladder would suddenly feel full. As my acting coach used to say, “Relax your shoulders”.
My nieces can’t believe how much I can do & have done, but, your skill stack exceeds mine by a mile. Keep it up, we enjoy your inspiration.
Sincerely,
CW
Not tensing up is great advice. I started playing bass around 18 years ago, and it frustrated me. I twas hard making progress... until someone told me "you're way tense, relax."
It's not magical, but it makes progression that much easier. You tell yourself you'll be fine and it doesn't have to be perfect immediately :D
I remember seeing the commercials for Mythbusters and seeing that first show. I was 17 or so. That was one show I would get excited about seeing every week. Junkyard wars was another. What a glorious time.
There were so many myths and urban legends along with not much access to information back in the 90's, Myth Busters was a perfect show to appear back then.
I know you might get burnt out on Mythbusters questions and retelling stories and all that. But just know that soo soo many of us get such enjoyment and derive and share such pleasure in living those memories with you while you tell them. Honestly if you had a channel talking about random stuff that happened during the years of Mythbusters when the camera was off, or more likely still on but just never utilized and released as part of the storytelling saga. That to all us creator fiends and Myth junkies it means the world to us and we derive joy and inspiration and courage from them. So please continue, I wish you luck. I can't wait to see what's next for Adam
Thanks for talking about learning new skills. I am watching this on the day that I start training flights to work towards my tailwheel endorsement. I knew that relaxing is an important part but watching your video really put me into learning mode!
Was practicing major scales while watching and when Adam mentioned the tendency to tense up I realized I was doing that very thing. I relaxed and what do you know, everything felt more natural and easy.
I couldn't get enough of Mythbusters when it first came out. These were the days before RUclips, NetFlix etc when TV was a wasteland of boring, derivative crap. I stumbled across Mythbusters on SBS in Australia, mostly because I was sick of the main commercial channels and their adverts every 5 minutes philosophy. And I was hooked for several years. I always wanted to say thank you to you guys for such an honest, real and fascinating show.
Totally relate to the sharp blade and cuts! I still have a scar form when I was 6.
One time I was cutting a piece of thin metal and basically as I was saying "careful, this is going to have a sharp edge" to someone else I cut myself very badly with it. I probably should have had stiches but I just superglued it, I still have the scar.
That first segment about relaxing is some of the best artistic advice I've ever heard, I'm an artist that works with New Media is all the time and I'm always struggling with this it was awesome to hear it put into words so well 🥰 next time I'm working on something new and I'm tense I'm going to remember you Adam 😘💙
SOOOO right about the tension!!! Been doing leatherwork for 35 years and it was one of the hardest lessons to learn but its so important. Relax and your work is so much better. 😁
regarding the knife safety... always practice knife safety. learned the hard way in grade 4 cub scouts, playing with knives as carving pumpkins and one bounced off the face of a pumpkin. landed in my hand and sliced my middle finger tendon right thru. They stitched it up fine and ive got 95% use of it, but i still don't quite have full mobility of the left hand smaller 2 fingers... always live with that reminder!!
"Never force" is a critically important bit of advice!
Excellent advice. I have been practicing this for years, in all phases of my life. I lose the practice from time to time. Thank you for bringing this back to mind. I am always impressed by your videos. Everyone I watch, increases my respect for you.
I was 11 and my big sister had just left the house for collage and me and my mom just moved into a new house and I just started 6th grade Mythbusters really helped during the dark times ND the holiday marathons bonned me and my family so much!
One of the hardest things I have to teach people is how to relax. Welding, grinding, cutting steel.etc. Getting people to relax not hunch over and to relax their shoulders and feet takes forever. They tense up either because they're scared (usually working with grinders) or because they're concentrating too hard.
Paraphrasing: "I have 70 stitches, in just my hands alone".
honestly that doesn't surprise me for Adam at all. For a regular person yes, but not for Adam hahah
My eighth grade English teacher introduced me to mythbusters i remember watching the first few episodes in class
The last answer really goes well with the rule he's mentioned "There is no recipe for success, but the recipe for failure is that you think you know the recipe for success."
ya the tightness thing is true, i had to learn to relax when i was in welding classes in college, other wise my beeds would be crap, the more relaxed the better. same when i shoot my guns, tight is bad, but relaxed and slow breathing, i can hit the outside of the middle 9-10 times
On relaxing when learning a new skill: when I was learning to white water kayak, I had to learn a basic maneuver called a "peel out", where you transition from the calm water behind a rock or curved bank into the swift current, letting the differential current spin you 180 degrees. The instructor patiently let me wipe out five times in a row, which took a long time because I didn't know how to roll yet and had to exit the upside down boat and get back in.
As I was setting up for my sixth attempt, she said, "This time, smile as you do it."
"Why?" I asked.
"Just do it."
So I put a grin on my face and tried again, and to my amazement I had no difficulty at all. The instructor explained that I was capsizing because I tensed up as my boat entered the current. When you smile your body automatically relaxes. I've used that same trick many times over the years as I learn new skills, so that it's become a cue to my body to loosen up.
Soooooo good. Love the builds keep it up sir 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Oh god semaj why lol
I want to see that demo reel.
I think this is the only public copy
ruclips.net/video/LBXxVHc7EfI/видео.html
30 seconds are avilable on "high quality"
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Here is another 1min30 in "high quality"
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Tory sitting there being like “mythbusters! that’s going to be a hit.” Like Babe Ruth pointing towards the stands.
'Never force'
I officially learned why this is the case last week when I tried to use a knife to cut the seal off a bucket at work and buried it 1/16" into the flesh of my right hand.
1/16"? That's not very deep, only .0625". I have had cats claws deeper in my flesh.
@@tbird81 What?
While I didn't force the knife, I was using my Pop's filet knife to filet some fish. I had already fileted 3 of them and was working on the 4th when he walked out and with that, I proceeded to puncture the base of my thumb with the tip of it. "Thanks Pops!". I could certainly say that his previously unused knife was completely broken in. The good thing was it was the fleshiest part of my hand that got knifed. I sure miss him.
@@tbird81 haha. Right
"The craft person isn't tense, so don't be tense."
In other words: fake it until you make it.
The Sony DCR-TRV10 came out in 2000 and cost $1800, the Powerbook G3 Pismo came also out in 2000 starting at $3499. For anyone interested :) How time flies..
You’re such an awesome dude
Great video, the only gripe I have with it is that the t34 ( to my knowledge) was not designed with much barrel depression especially given the context of the tank's birth.
Most Russian tanks designed and built in WW2 were designed a with specific and consciously made design, to crank them out to support the home front. For those who haven't seen the Russian countryside, it is F L A T. With this in mind, tank designers built their tanks with simplicity and ease of manufacturing in mind, and one ease of manufacturing was decreased barrel depression, and given the context of operation Barbarossa: a German attack on the Russian countryside, having a large depression angle makes no sense. Its not really that big deal to me, I was just bored and wanted to share some information.
Mythbusters was a great name. I liked the title and it does the job in one word. Its okay to be wrong, but you really made the show awesome. Jamie and anyone else wouldn't have been as good.
Some of my favorite parts were when you excitedly suggested blowing something up either as a myth or at the end of debunking and Jamie would "mustashe-non-smirk" and agree.
Man, Tory. Of all the guys to call it out of the gate. I fucking love it.
all this time I had assumed mythbusters was Adam's idea lol
I got so used to cutting towards myself with my hobby knife that I just can't do it any other way, and after a few bad cuts I just started wearing rubber secretary thimbles on my thumb, and it's worked so far.
Those early Savage Films films would be amazing to see
I noticed that too. If you are straining to do something then if something slips you are gonna have a bad time.
ROFL "We can come up with a better name"
Well THAT SURE DIDN'T AGE WELL ROFLOLOLOL
Love the show. Love rewatching the episodes. Love the energy the team had. Still haven't gotten over Grant.
I love the instinctual tucking of fingers when he said point it away from yourself
As a former professional chef, those knife tips are 👌👌
Damn this answer to the opening question has some SOLID advice in it.
I am loving these short Ask Adam videos. I really hope they continue.
Mythbusters? ya silly name. They won't last an entire season.
Hah! I know right? Who'd watch these two guys for more than a season and be sad when they announce its finale? Certainly not me, I'm not jonesing for more MythBusters whatsoever
"Mithbusters is a terrible name for a show" live always make us eat our words.
Myth and life
I remember waking up early one morning back in '03-'04 and turning the TV on with the volume on mute (people were sleeping nearby) and I watched most of the Tree Cannon episode ON MUTE and was like "I need more of this". Was hooked on Mythbusters ever since.
I love that Tory loved the Mythbusters idea and then got to be on it
I always loved Adam's impression of Jamie, he didn't do the fingers thing to mimic his moustache but still.! 🤣
The knife anecdote had me in stitches ( no pun intended). I have literally done the whole "I could cut myself doing this" thought process and immediately done that very thing. And the 'never again' experience never sticks. I think I'll be damaging myself even when I'm a drooling heap in a care home.
when I'm welding something critical I usually like to "warm up" before I do the work. certain tasks are more akin to meditating when you need it done right.
the only rule I have gotten with knife handling is "Cut towards your buddy, not your body" 😂😂
The problems with muscular tension and new skills applies to illustration in general. The primary problem facing new illustrators is this tension which causes them to press their utensil way too hard into the page. Not only does it remove line thickness/darkness control, but also increases the likelyhood that lines will be jagged and jerky.
You missed the most important knife rule, a falling knife is like a runaway wife, let it go or your going to get hurt.
Never try to catch a falling knife.
I learned that when I was holding a katana by its scabbard upside down and it slipped out. Cut myself pretty deep 😅
my natural reaction to falling knife is jumping back, i didn't know someone would even try to catch it
@@ralph228 It was a quote from one of my my CQB instructors.
@@wwaxwork Never try to catch any falling tool. I once tried to catch a drill that I accidentally knocked off the bench while walking past and it pierced a nice little hole into my finger with the counter sink bit that was chucked in. Never made that mistake again.
Haha I love how during the knife safety talk, you touched your head with an xacto knife in that hand. LOL
adam you touched on a note i know way to well involving my hands...im super cautious now that i lost most of my right hand and had to re learn how to do everything even how to write my own name again...i had 37 staples in my right forearm and over 120 stitches in my hand to reconstruct what was left
Regarding knives, and how knife mishaps are always your fault (due to any of the three rules you listed), a favorite quote by Anthony Bourdain: “You know that surge of pain you get when you plunge a knife into your thumb? That’s really your brain telling you that you’re an idiot.”