# Simone Giertz on Reddit (u/simsalapim)

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/simone-giertz

Simone Giertz: Inventor and YouTuber, the Queen of Shitty Robots.

- Reddit account: [u/simsalapim](https://www.reddit.com/user/simsalapim/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Her 2017 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5xbdu8/im_simone_giertz_selfproclaimed_queen_of_shitty/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/shittyrobots (25), r/IAmA (21), r/gifs (14), r/pics (2), r/videos (2), r/funny (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2015 to 2020
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Giertz

## Moments

### u/simsalapim in r/IAmA, Dec 1, 2016 · Funny

Replying to the post "I am Adam Savage, unemployed explosives expert, maker, editor-in-chief of Tested.com and former host of MythBusters. AMA!".

> WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WORK WITH SIMONE GIERTZ?
>
> Sincerely,
> Somebody else than Simone 😎

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5fxmiu/i_am_adam_savage_unemployed_explosives_expert/dante2x/ · 5,741 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/simsalapim in r/IAmA, Mar 3, 2017 · Personal story

Replying to a redditor:

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

> "ASKING FOR A FRIEND"

> No but seriously. I'm going to respond to this like it wasn't you asking:
>
> It's a huge honor. It sounds like such a cliché but Adam is such a genuinely great person, and having grown up as a huge MythBusters fan I'm sometimes convinced that working with him is just something I've made up and none of this is really happening.
>
> Just realized how fucked up it would be if none of this actually was real. Fricking unnerving. Why do I do this to myself.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5xbdu8/im_simone_giertz_selfproclaimed_queen_of_shitty/degrjgv/ · 7,403 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/simsalapim in r/gifs, Nov 11, 2015 · Hobby

**I have a hard time waking up in the morning so I built an alarm clock that slaps me in the face.**

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/3sf2wc/i_have_a_hard_time_waking_up_in_the_morning_so_i/ · 38,953 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/simsalapim in r/shittyrobots, May 21, 2017 · Funny

Replying to u/simsalapim:

> I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO SAY

> I don't do dates but eh... let's build something together??

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyrobots/comments/6cgw1w/how_to_properly_ask_out_the_queen_of_shitty_robots/dhus9e5/ · 4,523 points as of Nov 6, 2026
