A character in MythBusters
Played by Adam Savage
MythBusters · 556 quotes
Most-quoted character in MythBusters: in 283 of its 556 quotes
Most scenes with: Jamie Hyneman (64), Rob Lee (25), Kari Byron (12)
...there's a chance that maybe Adam will let [Jamie] forget about it.
Adam[imitating Jamie] It's not about winning or losing, it's about proving the concept. [normal voice, slightly giddy] But I won!!!
...But unlikely.
AdamSo, we need you guys's help. Um, we wanna focus on the large-scale experiment, and we want you guys to do the bench tests for us; the small-scale experiments.
Aye, aye, captain! Whatcha need?
[Adam has just lit a panel of cotton. It is burning extremely slowly in contrast to the rapid destruction of the Hindenburg.]
AdamWe don't need a high-speed on this, we need a time-lapse.
[Cue time-lapse of the panel burning.]
Anything you say, Adam.
[Adam had just ignited the hydrogen under a skin sample covering a wooden box, which explodes violently.]
AdamWHOA! (in quiet voice) Okaaaay... is everybody okay?
Eh... fresh underwear for Mr. Savage, please.
AdamSo, can you clearly communicate what clever canine conundrum you're currently concocting?
What?!?
AdamWhat's the myth?
[Jamie is about to shoot an oven door with a shotgun.]
Adam(with British accent) All right, Jamie, here's your motivation: this oven door 'as run off with your wife, [Jamie laughs] and you've decided to gear up and get even. So go for it!
[Jamie shoots oven door couple of times. Adam starts laughing at the second shot.]
I guess the moral is: don't elope with Mrs. Hyneman.
AdamIt’s a key component on the belt of Nocturnal-Echo-Locating-Flying-Mammal-Man.
Batman?
AdamYes. Shhh!
You all set, Batman?
AdamI'm all set, Boy Wonder.
AdamAre you planning to be buried in something very similar to this?
I'm not gonna get buried.
AdamNo?
No!
AdamJust get your ashes scattered into space or something?
Mulch!
AdamMulch?!?
Yeah!
AdamYou'll feed yourself into a wood chipper?!
Yeah!
AdamAh!
AdamSo, how are we going to get this mouse to those elephants over there?
Slingshot!
Adam[about conspiracy theorists] What do you think?
I think they're crazy.
[While interleaving two phone books together...]
AdamDoes this remind you of when you used to count money for the mob?
I was a hitman; I wasn't a money counter.
[After Adam destroys the course while driving blindfolded]
That was great!
AdamWas it?
You nailed that! Every single one of them!
[Adam laughs hysterically]
[While drunk.]
What is red and smells like blue paint?
AdamI don't know. What?
Red paint.
[Jamie slaps Adam in the face.]
AdamAH! Holy crap! Holy bleeping bleepity bleep!
Can I do that again? That was fun.
AdamNo, that made my head ring!
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