# Adam Savage on Reddit (u/mistersavage)

Part of Celebrities on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-06. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/celebrities-on-reddit/adam-savage

Adam Savage: Maker and co-host of MythBusters.

- Reddit account: [u/mistersavage](https://www.reddit.com/user/mistersavage/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2016 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/48tkhu/i_am_adam_savage_cohost_of_mythbusters_and/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (108), r/videos (17), r/mythbusters (4), r/pics (4), r/sanfrancisco (4), r/maker (3)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2026
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Savage

## Moments

### u/mistersavage in r/IAmA, Jul 7, 2015 · Advice

Replying to a redditor:

> 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.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3cfqzf/i_am_adam_savage_cohost_of_mythbusters_ama/csv3nfd/ · 1,819 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/mistersavage in r/videos, Mar 21, 2022 · Behind the scenes

Replying to the post "One of my all time favorite mythbuster moments as a kid - A rocket powered sled ramming into a small car".

> Mr Savage here. True story about this EXACT frame (which happens in the video at 1:15). Witnessing something accelerate to the speed of sound right before my eyes was so incredible, I actually freaking drooled. Then I realized of course that the camera was still rolling, and I had a job to do.  The thumbnail is the instant I'm bringing my hand up to try and handle my drool because there's absolutely no second take for this one. The glitz! The glamour! Seriously tho, this was one of my favorite moments. I loved heading to film at New Mexico Tech. Great school.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/tj46xd/one_of_my_all_time_favorite_mythbuster_moments_as/i1jr5b5/ · 311 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/mistersavage in r/videos, Jul 13, 2015 · Behind the scenes

Replying to the post "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!"

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/3d4loz/adam_savage_and_astronaut_chris_hadfield_walk/ct1xebp/ · 2,297 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/mistersavage in r/IAmA, Mar 3, 2017 · Funny

Replying to the post "I’m Simone Giertz, self-proclaimed Queen of Shitty Robots and DIY astronaut".

> WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WORK WITH ADAM SAVAGE?
> Sincerely, Somebody else than Adam 😎

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5xbdu8/im_simone_giertz_selfproclaimed_queen_of_shitty/degr5f0/ · 13,798 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/mistersavage in r/explainlikeimfive, Jun 10, 2016 · Behind the scenes

Replying to the post "ELI5: What are the physics behind bulletproof glass?".

> On Mythbusters the bullet resistant material we used was called Lexguard. Lexguard is an inch-and-a-quarter thick and is comprised of two layers of 1/2" thick acrylic, laminated together and laminated between two 1/8" thick layers of polycarbonate, or Lexan.
>
> I have a beautiful 6" square of the stuff on my desk, with a .45 caliber slug in it. From what I see the properties of both plastics are used in concert to stop the bullet by spreading it's energy as widely as possible. The acrylic layers shatter, they spread a lot of energy. I can see the widest shockwave from my slug is in the centermost layer. But the polycarb layers don't shatter, they streeetch, (and I think) harnessing the energy spreading outwards from the acrylic layers. The shockrings produced by the stretching laminate layers is super cool. I've got a photo somewhere...

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nbe0q/eli5_what_are_the_physics_behind_bulletproof_glass/d43agxp/ · 5,300 points as of Nov 6, 2026