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I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

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I have some ideas on how to fix that. They're not very good ideas, but at least they're ideas!

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I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody's going to take care of you. That you have to do the heavy lifting while you're here. And when you don't, well, you suffer the consequences.

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Back when I was a professional model-maker at Industrial Light & Magic, my specialty was hard-edged construction - spaceships, miniature sets, and architectural stuff. These objects were sometimes just 12 inches across yet needed enough detail to fill a movie screen.

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I like to work fast. I despise not having the right tool or, worse, knowing I have it but not being able to find it. It's a pointless delay that wrecks my pace - and mood.

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Don't work for fools. It's not worth it. Getting paid less to work for people you like and believe in is much better for you (and your career) in the long run.

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I believe that rules do not make us moral; loving each other makes us moral.

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I find that your basic Internet chat board is way too vitriolic for my taste.

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There are women who are wishing that they were that piece of tape right now.

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I think the whole thing that Jamie [Hyneman] and I have in working together is that we are constantly simplifying each other's designs, and we both appreciate that the quickest and the dirtiest solution is usually the most elegant, the least expensive, and the fastest.

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How hard can it be to blow up a room full of gasoline?!

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The only thing that differentiates you and me from a couple of fourteen year old pyromaniacs is balistic glass!

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Firemen have the coolest toys ever!

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The main trend with the theme episodes is that anywhere there is a misconception about the way the physical world works, we're finding fertile material. Whether it's in a phrase like "going over like a lead balloon" or "a needle in a haystack," or tackling movie myths or even a genre, like MacGyver or James Bond, we're finding that all these things can lead to people believing the world works in a certain way. It might not be correct, but we can test out if it's true.

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Technology is usually there to let some process go on hidden in the background. For us on 'MythBusters,' we're always trying to make the process apparent. So, we have learned to try and never rely on a technological solution when an analogue one is in front of us.

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Fractals, the theory of relativity, the genome: these are magnificently beautiful constructs.

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Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

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I would have to say that looked like it hurt.

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Let's get on our knees and pray. I don't know to whom. Is there a patron saint of ballistics gel?

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Isn't television glamourous?

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