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The Mismatched 'MythBusters'
biohack writes "Most fans of the MythBusters would agree that the two hosts of the show, Adam and Jamie, are 'diametrically opposed in every aspect of their lives'. The Christian Science Monitor story about the MythBusters explores the connection between the backgrounds of the hosts (who knew that Jamie had a degree in Russian literature?) and their creative differences on and off camera." From the article: "It took Hyneman a of couple years to feel comfortable talking in front of a camera, let alone to strangers on the street. 'You have to remember that I'm a guy who is happiest in a dark room just thinking,' he says. 'I'm not a sociable person. I don't like to talk.' Savage, on the other hand, is outgoing. They're clearly the Oscar and Felix of myth busting ... 'Jamie is all about total, complete, and utter control. Thinking first and then acting. Adam is about acting first and then thinking.'"
First post bitches!
You can really feel the anti-social vibe that Jamie gives off even with a single viewing of the show. His science is stellar, but he sometimes seems to be a little too aloof. Other times he seems to want total control and gets a little pissy when Adam gets spontaneous.
Is it any wonder, then, that Jamie would grow facial hair? It is well known that one reason people grow facial hair is to build a personal "wall" between themselves and the world. Behind this wall, they can smile, frown, grimace, snicker, and otherwise run the emotional gamut without revealing themselves to others.
Jamie is probably borderline sociopathic, though I'd expect that Adam is one step away from being an outright psychopath.
... and this is what happens when they let the editors of US run Slashdot for a day...
I never noticed but it is kind of like watching two different people if you stand upside down and squint your eyes.
You have a thoughtfull scientist + a crazy man. The only reason that Adam is there is to introduce chaos and to be the "x factor" that attracts viewers. Jamie is there to lend credibility to their dubious experimentation.
A lot of the time though the experiments Jamie creates are very crude and not optimal solutions. For instance the cat burglar thing. He used gigantic permanent magnets to climb the ventilation that made a ear shattering thud each time they connected to metal. Much less the fact that his design relied on metallic ventilation systems. The design constraints for ventilation do not include magnetism. However Adam's solution involved vacuum pressure. A ventilation system is designed around good airflow which usually involves smooth surfaces aside from odd instances where a precisely textured surface reduces friction, not likely in ventilation systems.
Adam, the idiot protagonist, had a better design because his exploit involved an unavoidable property of ventilation. Jamie just tried to do something different or was brain-dead and used a coincidental, though widespread, property of the medium.
Why is this on slashdot anyway?
I mean, the article is about a show I love and about a pairing that works really well, and so might be interesting.
But... Christian Science Monitor... isn't Christian Science an oxymoron?
downward spiral. In ra relatively
Who the f*** cares?
Come up editors, if I want this kind of "news" I'd read cosmopolitan.
People who think in terms of "OSHA compliance" being forced on you tend not to have former co-workers who are blind of missing hands.
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I think it is irresponsible for Hyneman to use saws and metal grinders with just his frameless polycarbonate specs.
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