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Being a geek is all about learning the inventories of things.

~Adam Savage

Topics: About Being Geek Learning Things

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Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

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In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a 'failed experiment.' Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.

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Topics: Any Data Experiment Failed Really Science Spirit Test Thing Valid Yields

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New York State is giant and has some of the most beautiful landscape on the Eastern seaboard. There is so much history in New York State, from the Erie Canal to the Catskills, the birth of American stand-up comedy.

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Topics: American Beautiful Birth Canal Comedy Eastern Giant History Landscape Most Most Beautiful Much New New York Some Stand-Up Stand-Up Comedy State York

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That aesthetic of the Star Wars universe: the do-it-yourself, hotrod ethic that George Lucas exported from his childhood, is exactly the same kind of soul behind what we do and build for the show. It may not look pretty, but it gets the job done.

~Adam Savage

Topics: Aesthetic Behind Build Childhood Do-It-Yourself Done Ethic Exactly Exactly The Same George Gets His Job Kind Look Lucas May Pretty Same Show Soul Star Star Wars Universe Wars

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We're not leaving here without Buster, man. Leave no crash-test dummy behind!

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Topics: Behind Buster Dummy Here Leave Leaving Man Without

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We didn't set out to be educators or even scientists, and we don't purport that what we do is real science but we're demonstrating a methodology by which one can engage and satisfy your curiosity.

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Topics: Curiosity Demonstrating Educators Engage Even Methodology Out Real Satisfy Science Scientists Set Which Your

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The fact is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century - it was actually mummified, skin and all - but in a fit of space-saving zeal, they actually cut off the head and they cut off the feet and they burned the rest in a bonfire.

~Adam Savage

Topics: Actually Bonfire British Burned Century Collection Complete Cut Fact Feet Fit Had Head Museum Off Rest Skin Specimen Until Up Zeal 18Th Century

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I had saved a few hundred photos of dodo skeletons into my 'Creative Projects' folder - it's a repository for my brain, everything that I could possibly be interested in. Any time I have an Internet connection, there's a sluice of stuff moving into there, everything from beautiful rings to cockpit photos.

~Adam Savage

Topics: Any Beautiful Brain Connection Could Creative Everything Few Had Hundred Interested Internet Moving Photos Possibly Projects Rings Saved Skeletons Stuff Time

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Audiences of critical thinkers are my favorite kinds of audiences. There are jokes I tell in the show that don't get laughs unless I am in front of an audience of critical thinkers. Put me in front of a crowd of science teachers or astronauts! The guileless aren't our audience - it's the critical thinkers we love.

~Adam Savage

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Entertainer

Born: July 15th, 1967

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