How did you meet each other?
Jamie: Adam was one of many young people that I've gotten into the business – he had some experience in theatre and with his own art when I met him, and I saw great intelligence and energy in him. He has turned into one of my best guys. Now he's getting kind of cocky though and he's becoming more of an irritant. He doesn't clean up after himself and he's always on his cell phone. But he's still really bright and a fast worker. I just have to follow him around with cleaning and repair equipment.
Adam: Jamie had this charming chateau in the south of France – oh wait, that's my ex-wife.
Do either of you fear anything?
Jamie: I am afraid of people who are boring, but require too much attention to ignore.
Adam: Wasps, tapeworms and any job that requires me to wear a name-tag.
Who are your idols/greatest influences/mentors?
Jamie: I’ve had some good bosses that have been very supportive. I would say that there are a lot of engineers out there that I hold in high regard because I have taken things they have designed apart and can see right into their brains. There is so much wonderful and creative stuff that exists that most people aren't aware of. An engineer’s or designer’s creativity is inside things that you use every day and you don't even know it’s there.
Adam: Marcel Duchamp, Artist; Richard Feynman, Physicist; Dean Kaman, Inventor; Rene Magritte, Painter.
Since you’re both involved with toy-prototyping, what's the coolest toy you've created?
Jamie: The coolest toys I've created are too dangerous to actually sell.
Adam: I was a manager of research and design for a discontinued toy called ZOOB. It was a building toy based on ball and socket joints. I hope to help resuscitate it again someday.
Is there anything either of you CAN'T do?
Jamie: I can't catch things very well or jump very high. But I'm unusually strong.
Adam: I cannot see through walls and I've never woven a basket.
What happens to everything you create for the show?
Jamie: I throw it all out. I already have too much stuff and don't want more. We do strip the creations and reuse parts for other projects.
Adam: We have most everything we've built for the show here at the MYTHBUSTERS studio in San Francisco. Much of it is re-useable from show to show.
Next, the guys discuss their inspirations and their lives outside of work >
Note: Questions and Answers were compiled from chats held in March 2006 and November 2004 and a press conference call held in March 2007.
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