Maker and co-host of MythBusters
We retrieved 17 posts and 139 comments from u/mistersavage, dated 2012 to 2026, most often in r/IAmA, r/videos and r/mythbusters.
On “I am Adam Savage, co-host of MythBusters. AMA!”
What would you say are the most important skills to learn for model and prop making? What would old Adam tell yourself at a younger age that would have helped out the most?
One should learn that sewing, carpentry and welding are all actually the same skill: joining planar forms under unique sets of rules. That was a sea-change for me.
One of my all time favorite mythbuster moments as a kid - A rocket powered sled ramming into a small car
Adam Savage and astronaut Chris Hadfield walk around Comic-Con disguised in 2001: A Space Odyssey spacesuit replicas
About the Uggs. The original 2001 boots are Tebbutt & Hall 60's firefighter boots. With a suede finish. They're beyond rare. Bizarrely Uggs are darned close. It's very fun to email an astronaut and say "Be sure to bring Uggs!"
I’m Simone Giertz, self-proclaimed Queen of Shitty Robots and DIY astronaut
HEY THANKS FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS! I have to wrap up because my hands are starting to feel like two tiny hamster paws, and also I need to edit DIY Astronaut EP 2. Pick your social media poison if you want more shitty robots: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube. See you soon…
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WORK WITH ADAM SAVAGE? Sincerely, Somebody else than Adam 😎
ELI5: What are the physics behind bulletproof glass?