Mythbusting with Adam Savage!

At the Las Vegas-based Amazing Meeting, Reason magazine's Matt Welch recently sat down with Adam Savage, co-host of the enormously popular and captivating Discovery Channel series MythBusters.

Each week, Savage and Jamie Hyneman, aided by a crew of demolition experts and special effects whizzes, delve into mysteries of the moment: Does anything that happen in a James Bond movie have a basis in reality?; was the moon landing faked?; is there such a thing as "beer goggles"?; and much, more more. As important, they explain the science behind many complicated phenomena and rarely miss an opportunity blow things up real good.

Savage talks about the genesis and success of the show, now in its eighth season, and discusses whether people are becoming more or less skeptical in an increasingly interconnected world. Does the faster flow of information mean the bad crowds out the good?

Approximately 8 minutes. Shot and edited by Dan Hayes.

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[DSAhmed]

"We're not going to run out of stories until people stop believing stupid shit..."

Awesome Quote.

[voltagedrop]

I want every show on television to be Mythbusters. When I see news shows trying fair presenting both sides I end up yelling at the screen "why don't you just test it and see who's right?!"

[Dewdaahman]

humanity = what if..

[Cryten1974]

5 people stopped believing stupid shit

[dopleris666]

i'm MD and i like Mythbusters so much !!!!

[nelson1tom]

whateer camera youre using is pretty sweet.

[Shaddow1966]

@kman32 I watched that episode, all the crying babies were hard to watch, and Adam trying to calm them all down

[kman32]

@hobojoe722

tonight's the night to see Jamie Hynemann stealing candy from a baby.

And it seems it's not that easy!

[Theweirdchainsawguy]

I've always hated how the show makes him look like an idiot.

[pineappleisawesome1]

i love adam, hes funny, but i like his classic look better : a buzz cut with big black glasses and a goatee

[weathercast100]

dude he look just like my uncle mark