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.'"

another myth busted

[digitalderbs]

I guess this busts the myth that they're the same person.

slow news day.

Re:What about...

[Unknown_monkey]

I agree. They should fire the rest of the team and hire more like Keri. And have more myths about bikinis. And nudist colonies. And release a Mythbusters Red-headed Women Uncensored DVD.

Re:Beard as personal wall

[Anonymous Coward]

Their show is far more educational and entertaining than most of the shit that is on TV. But the educational value it does provide is quite petty, and often quite bad, as it misinforms the viewer.

But all of that is made up for when they blow up cement trucks.

Re:Beard as personal wall

[bunions]

> It is well known that one reason people grow facial hair is to build a personal "wall" between themselves and the world.

Another reason: to look fucking awesome! http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/ [worldbeard...nships.com]

Re:Something else...

[Anonymous Coward]

He was a production assistant assistant? Very cool.

With such a high-paying gig like that, I'd love to watch over his shoulder when he enters his PIN number at the ATM machine.

I saw Adam one time...

[myth_of_sisyphus]

I was at a San Francisco restaurant at lunchtime waiting for a friend to arrive near the Metreon off of Market St. I needed a cigarette so I stood in the alley off of 4th St. I was just kind of lazily pacing back and forth puffing on my delicious cigarette and I turned around. Adam Savage walked by on 4th street and happened to look down the alley at me. I just said "Hey Mythbuster!" and stared at him like a stunned monkey. (It was just an odd place to see someone I had seen on TV the night before.)

He replied "How's it goin'?" And I didn't say anything. I just stood there.

I think he was referring to me in that article. People who say "Hey" and nothing else.

Not an exciting story but what the hell...

Re:Moo

[bunions]

Also, one is a Leo and the other is a Capricorn, so you know there'll be some friction, but overall when the two signs get together, they are very powerful.

Re:The Christian Science Monitor??????

[LindseyJ]

This site is going down ...

If your post is any indication...

Re:Beard as personal wall

[BadAnalogyGuy]

When all you've got is a hammer, sometimes it's just a lot of fun to swing it wildly and see what falls over.

Re:Does it make anyone else feel a little dirty?

[Lord Kano]

But... Christian Science Monitor... isn't Christian Science an oxymoron?

No.

LK

Re:I saw Adam one time...

[6]

hey

Darkroom?

[Anonymous Coward]

You have to remember that I'm a guy who is happiest in a dark room just thinking

Just thinking, yeah right!

Re:Moo

[StoatBringer]

Insightful? Don't you know it's bad luck to be superstitious?

Good scientist, bad scientist

[yoz]

"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'.

One's a clean-cut professional cop who plays it by the rules. The other's a wild rookie who'll use every trick in the book to get to the truth!

Re:Something else...

[WilliamSChips]

Explosions bring everyone together!

Re:Rubbish

[ZombieWomble]

I have a PhD in chemistry, and I have learnt stuff from mythbusters. I now know that the terminal velocity of a penny is lower than that of a human, and that high velocity rounds shatter when they are fired into water.

Clearly, this is why you should have set your sights higher. Say... a degree in Physics.

Re:Rubbish

[crawling_chaos]

Says the person who settled for Physics because he couldn't handle pure Mathematics.

Homeschooled child with poor social skills above!

[FatSean]

See? See how he lashes out at those who question the creepy way in which he was raised? Total freak-job. Probably has all sorts of weird kinks (not that there is anything wrong with that) and will end up desiring a sex-change before his 40th birthday.

But other than that, home school is great! You'll never have to worry about scoring with the hot girl in your science class 'cause she's your sister.

Re:Does anyone get the impression....

[Dun Malg]

Indeed... he might just be *gasp* shy and anal. God forbid such people should exist and not have some sort of "condition".

Oh no, that can't be it. My skill at maintaining a network, but inability to get along with people is clearly Asperger's. The notion that I am simply a very skilled and intelligent jackass is simply not possible. See, I have a condition which makes me act like a dick...

Re:Does anyone get the impression....

[Afrosheen]

Yeah it's high time we had some new psychological conditions and creative names to go with them.

  1. Basement Dweller Syndrome (BDS): Lives in parent's basement despite making nearly 6 figure salaries. Addicted to WoW or FPS games. Characterized by pale skin and almost always either overweight or underweight. Argumentative and caustic when confronted online, pushover in real life. Contact with females infrequent and awkward. Generally high IQ although rampant fanboyism leads one to doubt it.
  2. Curmudgeon Coder Disorder (CCD): Loves to program difficult software. Is happiest when working on complex, multi-layered problems. Socially inept by choice but strangely, gets along well with development teams. Level of expertise allows for many personality quirks to be overlooked. See 'Robot guy' from the movie Grandma's Boy. For some mysterious reason people afflicted with CCD somehow end up married with children.
  3. Profit.

Turn in your card on the way out the door

[Anonymous Coward]

Please turn in your nerd card on the way out the door. Obviously you got it under false pretenses if you don't know what "Mythbusters" is.