The Question Adam Savage Never Gets Asked (But Wishes He Did)

In this live stream excerpt Tested member @theoverwhelmedbrainpodcast asks, "Is there one subject you rarely get asked about but love to talk about?" Yes! What did you THINK Adam Savage was going to say?

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[wazupwolf]

You absolutely are a Teacher, you may not preform lectures or hand out homework but you've taught a lot of people

[JoeJaJoeJoe]

"I never hustled"

That's exactly what a hustler would say 😉

[Shrike]

The parting comment about pursuing one interest can lead you into a wider world certainly applies to me. When I was about 8-9 years old (I'm 65 now), I got interested in airplanes; nothing unusual there for a kid of that time. By the time I was twelve or so, I was reading about battles; nothing unusual there. But then I got interested in military campaigns, and that's when the world starts widening, because to understand military campaigns you need to understand strategy, and to understand strategy you need to understand politics, but to understand politics you need to understand culture. And that is the path to how I became a serious student of history.

[GraphicMill]

I could listen to your stories for hours. Such a great story teller and they are great stories. Even the loss of your dog. It beautifully ripped my heart out. I felt that pain.

[tackywacky]

As a fellow engineer. I love pool. It's so mathematical yet artistic. But the top players are machines of pure discipline

[lynnrogers]

My grandpa had a pool room which fascinated me even at an early age. He said he would teach me to play after I first learned the proper way to dress the tables. Little me standing on bar stools brushing the felt under his watchful eye. Listening to his favorite tales of impossibly great players and their antics. Best memories ever!

[joermnyc]

My cousin lost her father when she was young. Later in life his brother gave her his old fishing rod and portable cue, in sadly poor condition. She had both restored and dove into learning fishing and how to play pool and even got her boyfriend (now husband) into both as well.

[cintrond]

I think you would enjoy meeting my grandpa. He made his living going from town to town as a hustler playing pool for a few years. And he's a maker, mostly working with metal and engraving.

[brooos]

The pool cues for the movie "The Hustler" were made by Herman Rambow, who perfected the jointed two-piece cue. I still own the cue that Rambow custom made for my father in Chicago in the mid sixties.

[violinmiata]

My woodworking instructor in violin making school was a pool shark back in the day, that’s how he supplemented his income. He also was fanatical about golf. Talk about multitalented!

[Cartierusm]

Haa that's cool. I actually knew Robert Byrne and got many a lesson from him. I worked at Buffalo Billiards when they were still in Cotati in the early 90's when going to SSU. Robert was there all the time. Used to have one of his books signed by him, but lent it to one of the VPs of Broderbund (90's as well) and never got it back.

[ProfSimonHolland]

follow a passion and you want to learn all the hard stuff. learning to fly taught me about weather, geography, human biology . and about myself.

[joyl]

I only needed to learn one thing to get good at surfing: keep looking at the coast-line, not at the water, your body or the board.

[jeffbassett]

I grew up in an extremely competitive family. Had the ping pong table, pool table, bowling with my family and my father pushing us as kids to be extremely good at it all. If I took a shot playing pool and did not set up the next shot with the right english, my father would be right there telling me what I did wrong and making sure I knew what I should have done, as well to keep pushing me so I could run the table. Playing sports with my family, games and even cards was a task at times. But, I can really do all those things extremely well now. And I was a three time state champion in gymnastics in the 80's as well. So, Adam, if you ever make it in town, we need to play a few games. Jeff Bassett Tripoli on the RPF and most other prop forums. ;)

[glyph]

“Transcendence On A Pool Table” There’s a Book title there. Btw, this may possibly be my favourite ever Tested video now.

[bradb]

I grew up in a pool hall just a few hours north of you in CA. I was about 5 when I started playing and still play today and I'm almost 70. It's one of the great games because all great games are always better than an individual can be (endless challenge). I just set a new challenge to get my high run over 100 before I die. Fingers crossed.

[SDlETRICH]

I love pool so much and this warmed my heart!

[ArchDudeify]

I'm literally sanding a cue while I watch this
Yes bang on billiards and transcendence 🙇 thank you that's absolutely awesome 😎

[mistabone]

Adam and crew, I love the old Myth busters episodes where both are laughing hystericaly about the results that happened. It shows the "magic" that happened on set.