Myths Adam Regrets Tackling on MythBusters and Much, Much More

In this 90-minute live stream, Adam takes YOUR questions about his film and TV career, including MythBusters, his Billy Joel music video, and everything in between.

00:00 Start
02:26 What has the experience been like having a part on the new Ghostbusters set? Driving the Ecto-1? Seeing all the props?
7:21 You have mentioned many times how grueling the production schedule of Mythbusters was over the 14 year run of the show. During that time how did the whole production team stay resilient and keep up their morale? Given your experience in tv/film/production etc. what lessons about team morale and resilience have you brought forward into your work today?
15:45 Have you ever worked with or wanted to work with Walt Disney Imagineering? Having what they do be tangible in the real world seems to line up with how you prefer to make stuff.
17:16 Have you ever accepted a job (movie, commercial, theater) for prop building and instantly regretted it?
24:45 Did you think of myth busters as a job, or a fun hobby that you conveniently got paid for?
28:18 I know that you traveled extensively with MythBusters and touring what were some of the places that stand out or that you never could have imagined going to? Where would you go back to?
35:41 I'm rewatching MythBusters and in Season 1, you guys had a snake moving around during the blue print portion. I'm curious: whose snake was it?
37:40 Was there anything you filmed that did not make it to air?
42:46 How did it feel being in the water with sharks on the repellent myth?
47:40 How did you refocus in a quick turnaround after coming up with a system and methodology that looked great on paper but when in practice you had to scrap it and completely rework it especially when you're working under time crunches to get the episode wrapped.
51:44 What was working with Billy Joel like?
55:51 What was the most theoretically difficult myth to test? I mean physics, chemistry, the stuff usually done by PhDs in research.
1:01:30 Did you ever suffer from creativity burn out? What did you do to get un-stuck or get back your motivated?
1:04:31 Did your background working BTS in theatre and film influence how you interacted with the crews once you became on-screen talent?
1:08:42 People often ask about what myth did you wish you did but never could get done...I would love to know what myth you DID do that you wish you had just left alone.
1:11:50 What was your favorite movie to cover that had the best myths for Mythbusters?
1:17:10 What was the most memorable MythBusters project you worked on with Grant?
1:18:50 What was the most uncomfortable day on MythBusters?

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[glenngriffon]

I love the fact that Jamie and Adam are on record as not friends and don't really like the other's company outside of work and yet they have a phenomenal working relationship that has such a bond of mutual trust, respect and understanding of the other that they can do that silent communication and coordination like two parts of a well oiled machine.

They both know the other, the job, and they just work together seamlessly. That kind of relationship is rare to have with friends let alone people you don't get on with personally.

Pure professionalism.

[shackletainment]

I'm happy that Pyramid Power was tested. Yeah, it had no basis in science, and it had a known conclusion, but it was satisfying to see that BS disproven on TV in an era where there weren't a million videos on youtube debunking it. Mythbusters was a reliable, respected institution, and that episode gave us something to point to everytime something like Pyramid Power got brought in real life.

[daddynitro]

“Jamie owned a pet shop in high school”

Things were different in the 1840s.

[thomasalsum]

Something that is truly amazing about Adam is even if he’s complaining about something he’s completely respectful and still has to say nice things about it

[Evergreen]

Adam would be a great boss. And as I have watched these streams and episodes I have come to the conclusion that Adam is what the Buddhists call a bodhisattva. Or a great spiritual teacher. I say this because he has gained a lot of knowledge and he is very willing to share this knowledge with everyone. And he does it quite well. So thank you Adam.

[RedScarGaming]

I love that little story about Adam and Jamie communicating by motions. Any environment where your team can work precisely, quickly and efficiently by whatever form of communication is being used I always find inspiring.

[Dragnmastralex]

I still loved when Mythbusters covered myths from the show MacGyver. it was practical science that was given a Hollywood boost and it was nice to see how real Mac's little inventive ways to solve problems actually were.

[kittywampus]

Your last memory that you shared of working with Jamie was so moving and is how I like to imagine the two of you. It actually brought a tear to my eyes. Thank you ❤️

[spidersj]

Adam, your storytelling tangents you go are a marvelous thing to witness and be apart of. You have a captivating way of engaging with people.

[ronaldjacobs]

To Adam: I think I've seen all episodes of Mythbusters, and many of these episodes several times, I was a big fan and I still am.
However, the most beautiful thing I have seen is what you have told at the end of this question and answer session, at the end, where you talk about the wordless communication with Jamie, where it is about maneuvering with the forklift and where you felt very comfortable with a man you know through and through, and also because you knew it would be very safe because you knew you were working with a person you could and should trust completely, still can and may trust, and that this very thing made up for what had gone wrong in the wet cold hours before.
What an honorable man you are and what a treasure of a person you are.

[cphrpunk]

Prospective employer:

“So, it says on your resume you can drive a tactical course, backwards, in high heels and at a rather fast pace, let’s discuss that one”.

[prjndigo]

PCO (pest control operator) here. Mice and rats CAN taste the artificial sweeteners but they don't cause the extended chemical reactions our bodies experience, they simply don't taste like simple-carbohydrates or fats to rodents like sugar does. So rats/mice don't actually taste the "sweet" of the sugar the way we do. Our much much broader and less bred-out omnivorous habits cause us to be able to discern about 200x as much flavor resolution as rodents. If you taste sweeteners and then taste sugar you can instantly taste the difference - like that horrid green label sugar+stevia Coca-Cola crap. A mouse/rat would not taste sweet at all and probably wouldn't register the stevia but would know the drink had some energy value. Their sense of taste is more like a simple check-list. Humans can generally tell all the artificial sweetners apart and tell they're not sugar/honey/corn syrup/agave and can even discern natural sugars like cane, beet, sorghum and maple sap apart even if they've been thoroughly filtered and washed. A rat doesn't have a care to need to tell the difference between honey and Aunt Jemima.

[MaryAnnNytowl]

Listening to you talking about Grant Imahara, and working with him was so ... emotionally charged for me! He was such a brilliant man, and could have gone so far, done so much! He is and always will be missed so much! Such a sudden, tragic loss for all of you at Mythbusters, so much more so than the fans. Even though we were crushed by his death, you guys had to have been destroyed!

Great video, Adam! Thanks for sharing all of this with us!

[Wrightflight]

Adam, your your stories about the Ol’ Mythbusters Days is alway such a great nostalgia dose for me. You and Jamie and the whole crew were a HUGE inspiration for me in my childhood. While kids my age were watching Cartoon Network, I was always wanting to watch Mythbusters, Steve Irwin, and Jeff Corwin. ❤

[JustinTOsburn]

Oh man that Robin Williams story got my all teary. I grew up with his films and his family. My entire family adored him and he died on my birthday. I never got to meet him, but boy his passing broke my heart. Thanks for those stories

[ryanwilliams]

This video felt like a therapy session, thank you. I, too, was one of those bottom 3 kids in the social hierarchy of every class, and I didn't end up going to college but I'm a welder now in a shop with more kinds of machines than I can name. Still not making big money, but 14 year old me would be proud of where I ended up after all those lunches eaten alone at school ❤️ Mythbusters was a huge part of my childhood, and helped train me to question everything around me and want to learn how things work. I saw you and Jamie at the Fox Theater in Atlanta when you guys were on tour, and the finale of bringing out a paintball-caliber AA gun has to be the coolest thing I've ever seen happen on a stage. I really can't thank you enough for all the knowledge, entertainment, and life lessons I've learned from watching you work. Wishing you and your loved ones nothing but the best

[salsal]

Thank you Adam for being such a great human being and an amazing teacher

[isaacnagel]

"It is such a pleasurable experience, to do something big and dangerous, in a way that you know is safe because you're working with someone you trust." - That is probably the absolute best way to describe the camaraderie during some of the darkest/best times I had in the Army. I know darkest/best doesn't make sense but I can't think of a better way to say it. I think any vet will know what I mean.

Thank you for so perfectly describing that feeling. I've been trying to figure out a way to put it for years.

[stephanie.stanton]

My favorite part was Norm trying to get things done while Adam banged around in the background

[guitarmeggedonit]

I miss seeing Jamie. Hope he is doing well. Loved all the stories!