Ask Adam Savage: Old vs New Technology

Shot by Gunther Kirsch

Tested is:
Gunther Kirsch
Ryan Kiser

Thanks for watching!

[scottm]

This reminds me of my journey in woodworking. I used to think that I needed a shop full of specialized power tools to make what I wanted. What I have found is that hand tools are analogous to what pencil and paper are to you. They allow greater precision, the slower pace means mistakes get made slower and they are smaller and finally they give you that creative confidence you get from pencil and paper.

[Durrdalus]

Now I kinda want a One Day Build where Adam can only use CNC's, 3D printers and laser cutters. Even sketching must be done on a tablet or computer.

[happypig]

The Maker Faire channel has Adam's full talk starting at about at the 2h 16min minute mark. Search for "Maker Faire Bay Area: Sunday 5/20"

[davidrobie]

Omg. I would LOVE to see those sketchbooks!!

[Mythicalmage]

I wonder if the difficulties with the transition might have to do with the waist in modern fashion being far lower than the 'natural waist' which is a couple of inches higher. You can see this if you look at medieval/renaissance armor/sword belts/etc. and I only learned about it from watching Knyght Errant/Ian LaSpina.

[DavidDewis]

What happened to the longer versions of these talks? I preferred the 30-45 min versions than having them all cut up

[Gamedraco]

Love this so much. Nice to see some humble honesty here too.

[marceloc]

I aways change things in my sketchbooks but once they turn 3 years old, they are sacred

[jamespostlethwaite]

why isnt the whole ama just one video.

[zombieslayerpro]

P.S. it is only the gun part and it’s painted black but you can do whatever you want to it

[AirborneSurfer]

A great hacker once asked me what my favorite tool was, and I replied matter-of-factly: My calculator. I think the next runners up are my Skillcraft ball point pen and a spiral-bound notebook.

[vask]

Adam I think many people are missing the old Mythbusters. Can you guys like get back again together and do the show again, all 5 of you :D

[ers]

If everyone on earth had the work ethic of this guy, we'd have colonised mars in the 70's.

[zombieslayerpro]

And their is a piece missing from the pull back part I put tape over it and it works but you can still do whatever love stay cool🤗😍😌

[bubbercakes]

When technology helps all of humanity then it is good. When it does not, we need to reboot. Our planet is dying and we are killing it. Let’s focus our technology on that for awhile.

[jerryjohnsonii]

That is why i like pencils, because you can go back and fix your sketches. Also i'm a furniture maker and i can only cut once, So i don't cut my line off i can refine the wood to fit my project and make it fit.

[nicklang]

We should not need power tools but we do need kinetic tools. Kinetic tools are the missing solution to having more power than your hands allow without needing lots of electric machine power. Kinetic tools could have helped workers a lot throughout history. Inventors should still be thinking about how to invent tools that do not need electric machine power but are able to create more power than humans are able to produce themselves.

[ryaldeveau]

If you dont use your laser cutter, can I have it. I promise ill use it, as often as I have materals.

[theaztecwarrior]

Wow he’s like an older version of Raymond kenney

[Vinson]

Ok love adam and all of tested... but jfc... guys just put the whole video up of his talk...