How Grant Imahara Made Me a Better Maker
I first met Grant in early 2010 at a Discovery Channel event, and over the years we maintained a friendship, and I maintained a deep awe of his talents as a builder and as person.
I first met Grant in early 2010 at a Discovery Channel event, and over the years we maintained a friendship, and I maintained a deep awe of his talents as a builder and as person.
TV is a strange beast — what we watch usually seems so effortless and enjoyable, but many people don’t realize how much work never gets seen at all. And this isn’t just in footage that gets left on the editing room floor after squeezing weeks of shooting into a 30 minute episode (22 minutes with […]
After 14 great years, Mythbusters announces that this will be their final season. And that it will be freaking awesome!
As a MythBuster, model maker, and combat roboticist, I’ve hacked everything from R2-D2 to the Energizer Bunny.
When I think about all my builds over the years, I find there are a few components I use over and over again — kind of like my own personal Lego set.
At Comic-Con each year, Mythbuster and Make-friend Adam Savage likes to dress up in a geeky costume and challenges fans to find him in the crowds. This year, his costume was an amazing recreation of Admiral Akbar from Star Wars, and over at Tested, they’re showing off how it was built.
MythBusters host Adam Savage talks to KQED about the importance of fostering the instinct to make things by hand at Maker Faire.